the palace diner exterior and cheeseburger
Palace Diner's cheeseburger and fried chicken sandwich were worth the hour-and-a-half wait for a counter seat on a Saturday morning.
  • I recently visited Palace Diner in Biddeford, Maine, which is nearly 100 years old.
  • I waited over an hour for a spot at the diner's 15-seat counter but thought it was worth it.
  • However, I had to return the next day to try a famous menu item that had sold out before I sat down.

On a road trip from Connecticut to Portland, Maine, I stopped off at Palace Diner.

The almost 100-year-old restaurant is famous for two things: its classic 1920s railcar interior and a chicken sandwich people travel for miles to try.