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Places in Grimes

Coffee, cafés & 798 local spots in Grimes

798 places in Grimes: 78 places to eat and drink, 93 shops, 43 things to do and 7 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
798
49 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
78
4.8 per 1,000 residents
Shops
93
2 gifts · 2 antiques · 3 books
Things to do
43
11 outdoors · 2 arts · 8 landmarks
Places to stay
7
0.4 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Grimes have?

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The map

Where Grimes gathers

109 of Grimes’s 798 places sit within a five-minute walk of SE Main St. A second center gathers around SE Grimes Blvd.

SE Main StSE Grimes Blvd
109places in a five-minute walk of SE Main St14% of Grimes’s places
86around SE Grimes Blvd11% of Grimes’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

78 places to eat & drink

52 restaurants, 19 cafés & treats, 7 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 19 cafés & treats →
Shops

93 shops

31 home & hardware, 8 clothing, 4 outdoor gear. Local spots first.

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See all 31 home & hardware →
Things to do

43 things to do

22 fitness & sports, 11 parks & outdoors, 8 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 22 fitness & sports →
Places to stay

7 places to stay

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

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Everyday

511 errands & services

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

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Community

66 schools, churches & public places

Where Grimes learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Grimes and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Urbandale50Grimes49Johnston38

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Grimes neighbors.

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What’s missing?

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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.