With decor that fuses Asian teahouse and American coffeehouse and a menu that includes local coffee, a global tea selection, and specials like roasted Mediterranean vegetables and pesto on ciabatta, Selah...

Students love Marden’s—the self-professed “surplus and salvage” store with everything from groceries to furniture, fabric to shampoo. Because its stock comes from stores that have...

Pad Thai Too has been serving up curries, noodles, pad thai dishes, and more since 1999, say owners Dang and Tessie Thoopsamoot.

When the weather warms in the spring, and upon their return in September, students take the short walk down the hill to an old (circa 1960), locally owned mom-and-pop ice cream stand, Dairy Cone.

For students who left something at home and are working with a small budget, Ken-A-Set, a thrift store located in downtown Waterville, has odds and ends at the right price.

Big G’s, self-declared “Maine’s Best Deli” on the T-shirts for sale, specializes in sandwiches—BIG sandwiches.