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Places in Aurora

Coffee, cafés & 6,564 local spots in Aurora

6,564 places in Aurora: 681 places to eat and drink, 803 shops, 395 things to do and 27 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
6,564
36 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
681
3.8 per 1,000 residents
Shops
803
122 gifts · 20 antiques · 19 books
Things to do
395
146 outdoors · 56 arts · 63 landmarks
Places to stay
27
0.2 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Aurora have?

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

A coffee town40 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 128 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages56 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Antiques & vintage20 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.Gear up & get out16 outfitters, rentals, charters and gear shops.
The map

Where Aurora gathers

454 of Aurora’s 6,564 places sit within a five-minute walk of W Downer Pl.

W Downer Pl
454places in a five-minute walk of W Downer Pl7% of Aurora’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

681 places to eat & drink

481 restaurants, 128 cafés & treats, 60 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

395 things to do

146 parks & outdoors, 130 fitness & sports, 63 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 56 arts & culture →
Shops

803 shops

212 clothing, 132 home & hardware, 122 gifts & boutiques. Local spots first.

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See all 20 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

27 places to stay

27 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

4,001 errands & services

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

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Health care 877Walgreens · Walgreens Pharmacy · Walgreens PharmacyOffices & pros 565Belle Salle Banquets · Vermeer Midwest · Porro Niermann Law Group, LLCBanks & insurance 461Konen Insurance Inc. · PNC Bank · Bank Of AmericaHome services 383Smurfit Westrock Aurora · Terminix · KinderCareAuto & gas 366Firestone Complete Auto Care · NAPA Auto Parts · SpeedwayHair & beauty 310Gentleman's Parlour · Pink Door Salon · Styles & Smiles Mary's Hair Salon and Barber ShopGroceries & convenience 1057-Eleven · Prisco's Family Market · Supermercado CarreraPets 33Indian Prairie Animal Hospital · Bark-A-Lounge Pet Salon · Aurora Animal Care & ControlOther services 901Insurance Auto Auctions · Octapharma Plasma · Planned Parenthood
Community

657 schools, churches & public places

Where Aurora learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 217My Dance Hub · Reba O Steck Elementary School · Hall Elementary SchoolPlaces of worship 192Resurrection Evangelical Lutheran Church · Saint David's Episcopal Church · St Paul Lutheran Church & SchoolTown & public services 129Aurora Public Library District West Branch · Aurora Fire Department Station 8 · Aurora Township Youth CenterCommunity groups 119Amvets Post 103 · Aurora Quad County Urban League · Family Focus Aurora
Next door

Aurora and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Warrenville65Naperville60Batavia55Naperville Township51Oswego42North Aurora38Aurora36Sugar Grove33Montgomery27

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Favorites, openings and closings from Aurora 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.