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Places in Waukee

Coffee, cafés & 1,017 local spots in Waukee

1,017 places in Waukee: 108 places to eat and drink, 56 shops, 95 things to do and 5 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
1,017
35 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
108
3.7 per 1,000 residents
Shops
56
2 gifts · 3 antiques
Things to do
95
17 outdoors · 7 arts · 23 landmarks
Places to stay
5
0.2 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Waukee have?

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

A coffee town10 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 21 with the sweet shops and chains.
The map

Where Waukee gathers

166 of Waukee’s 1,017 places sit within a five-minute walk of SE Laurel St.

SE Laurel St
166places in a five-minute walk of SE Laurel St16% of Waukee’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

108 places to eat & drink

66 restaurants, 21 cafés & treats, 18 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 21 cafés & treats →
Shops

56 shops

19 home & hardware, 4 outdoor gear, 3 antiques & vintage. Local spots first.

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See all 19 home & hardware →
Things to do

95 things to do

48 fitness & sports, 23 history & landmarks, 17 parks & outdoors. Local spots first.

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See all 48 fitness & sports →
Places to stay

5 places to stay

5 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

661 errands & services

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

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Health care 139True Life Wellness · UnityPoint Clinic - Express (Waukee) · Medicap PharmacyOffices & pros 100Ballard Law Firm · Blue Frog · Holmes MurphyHome services 79StorageMart · StorageMart · Tradition's Children's CenterAuto & gas 60Firestone Complete Auto Care · NAPA Auto Parts · United Fleet Automotive Repair ServicesBanks & insurance 56Wells Fargo · Michael Banks American Family Insurance · The Iowa Clinic Orthopaedic Surgery - South Waukee CampusHair & beauty 44Chic Nails and Beauty Bar · It's All About You Nail and Spa · The Kissed PeachGroceries & convenience 18Kum & Go · Kum & Go · Waukee Liquor & Food MartPets 12It's A Ruff Life Doggy Daycare · Unleashed Pets · Waukee Bark AvenueOther services 153Bitstop Bitcoin ATM · Auto Addictions · Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Chad W Hansen
Community

92 schools, churches & public places

Where Waukee learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 43Waukee High School · Waukee Innovation and Learning Center · Guidepost MontessoriPlaces of worship 22Hilltop Church · Waukee Christian Church · Point of GraceTown & public services 17Waukee Police Department · Waukee Public Library · City of WaukeeCommunity groups 10Stephanie Grzybek, MSW · VFW Auxiliary Post · Waukee Area Chamber of Commerce
Next door

Waukee and its neighbors

Its neighbors have more places per resident; Clive leads. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Clive80West Des Moines71Van Meter36Waukee35

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Waukee 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.