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Places in Bakersfield

Coffee, cafés & 14,895 local spots in Bakersfield

14,895 places in Bakersfield: 1,381 places to eat and drink, 1,141 shops, 503 things to do and 119 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
14,895
36 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
1,381
3.4 per 1,000 residents
Shops
1,141
177 gifts · 54 antiques · 43 books
Things to do
503
130 outdoors · 94 arts · 102 landmarks
Places to stay
119
0.3 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Bakersfield have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

The map

Where Bakersfield gathers

781 of Bakersfield’s 12,000 places sit within a five-minute walk of 19th St.

19th St
781places in a five-minute walk of 19th St7% of Bakersfield’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

1,381 places to eat & drink

998 restaurants, 250 cafés & treats, 96 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

503 things to do

177 fitness & sports, 130 parks & outdoors, 102 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 94 arts & culture →
Shops

1,141 shops

210 home & hardware, 177 gifts & boutiques, 173 clothing. Local spots first.

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See all 54 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

119 places to stay

113 hotels & inns, 6 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

7,705 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

1,151 schools, churches & public places

Where Bakersfield learns, worships and gets things done.

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Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Bakersfield neighbors.

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode. This page summarizes the first 12,000 listings.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.