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Places in Council Bluffs

Coffee, cafés & 2,892 local spots in Council Bluffs

2,892 places in Council Bluffs: 295 places to eat and drink, 259 shops, 209 things to do and 53 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
2,892
46 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
295
4.7 per 1,000 residents
Shops
259
30 gifts · 12 antiques · 8 books
Things to do
209
72 outdoors · 23 arts · 54 landmarks
Places to stay
53
0.8 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Council Bluffs have?

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

A coffee town30 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 57 with the sweet shops and chains.Antiques & vintage12 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.Gear up & get out13 outfitters, rentals, charters and gear shops.Galleries & stages23 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.
The map

Where Council Bluffs gathers

294 of Council Bluffs’s 2,892 places sit within a five-minute walk of W Broadway.

W Broadway
294places in a five-minute walk of W Broadway10% of Council Bluffs’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

295 places to eat & drink

182 restaurants, 57 cafés & treats, 49 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Shops

259 shops

47 home & hardware, 31 clothing, 30 gifts & boutiques. Local spots first.

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Things to do

209 things to do

72 parks & outdoors, 60 fitness & sports, 54 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

53 places to stay

50 hotels & inns, 3 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

1,743 errands & services

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

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Health care 323Walgreens Pharmacy · All Care Health Center · Children's PhysiciansOffices & pros 221Cox Store · IowaWORKS · Heartland PropertiesAuto & gas 217Tires Plus · Edwards Motorsports · Mad Hatter Auto RepairHome services 196Cutler-O'Neill-Meyer-Woodring Funeral Homes & Crematory · Outdoor Recreation Center · U.S. CellularBanks & insurance 193Hayes and Associates · New Freedom Insurance · First National Bank of OmahaHair & beauty 134Serenity Massage & Energywork · Hair Co · SmartStyle Hair Salons - Council Bluffs 18794Groceries & convenience 35Hy-Vee · Brewski's Beverage · TA Truck ServicePets 27The Animal Clinic · Council Bluffs Veterinary Clinic · Midlands Humane SocietyOther services 397Octapharma Plasma · ecoATM · ecoATM
Community

333 schools, churches & public places

Where Council Bluffs learns, worships and gets things done.

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Places of worship 96Saint John Lutheran Church · Southside Christian Church · The Refuge ChurchSchools & childcare 85Thomas Jefferson High School · Titan Hill Intermediate School · Edison Elementary SchoolTown & public services 79Council Bluffs Recycling Center · Walnut Hill Cemetery · United States Postal ServiceCommunity groups 73The Salvation Army Of Council Bluffs · Habitat for Humanity Council Bluffs ReStore · AmeriServe International
Next door

Council Bluffs and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Omaha53Council Bluffs46Carter Lake29Bellevue28

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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.