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Places in Irvine

Irvine’s downtown: 85 places in a five-minute walk

177 places in Irvine: 9 places to eat and drink, 17 shops, 12 things to do and 4 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
177
65 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
9
3.3 per 1,000 residents
Shops
17
4 gifts · 2 antiques
Things to do
12
2 outdoors · 5 arts · 3 landmarks
Places to stay
4
1.5 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Irvine have?

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

★ What stands out · The map

Where Irvine gathers

85 of Irvine’s 177 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main St.

Main St
85places in a five-minute walk of Main St48% of Irvine’s places
Things to do

12 things to do

5 arts & culture, 3 history & landmarks, 2 parks & outdoors. Local spots first.

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Eat & drink

9 places to eat & drink

7 restaurants, 2 cafés & treats. Local spots first.

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Shops

17 shops

4 gifts & boutiques, 4 home & hardware, 2 antiques & vintage. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

4 places to stay

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

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Everyday

96 errands & services

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

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Community

39 schools, churches & public places

Where Irvine learns, worships and gets things done.

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Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Irvine neighbors.

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What’s missing?

Not on the map yet. It may just be 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.