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Places in Gainesville

Coffee, cafés & 4,231 local spots in Gainesville

4,231 places in Gainesville: 414 places to eat and drink, 379 shops, 209 things to do and 47 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
4,231
94 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
414
9.2 per 1,000 residents
Shops
379
48 gifts · 18 antiques · 13 books
Things to do
209
58 outdoors · 34 arts · 45 landmarks
Places to stay
47
1 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Gainesville have?

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

The map

Where Gainesville gathers

489 of Gainesville’s 4,231 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main St SW.

Main St SW
489places in a five-minute walk of Main St SW12% of Gainesville’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

414 places to eat & drink

301 restaurants, 75 cafés & treats, 29 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

209 things to do

72 fitness & sports, 58 parks & outdoors, 45 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 34 arts & culture →
Shops

379 shops

73 home & hardware, 48 gifts & boutiques, 40 clothing. Local spots first.

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See all 18 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

47 places to stay

46 hotels & inns, 1 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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See all 46 hotels & inns →
Everyday

2,804 errands & services

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

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Community

378 schools, churches & public places

Where Gainesville learns, worships and gets things done.

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Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Gainesville 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.

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.