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Places in Lafayette

Coffee, cafés & 11,051 local spots in Lafayette

11,051 places in Lafayette: 1,065 places to eat and drink, 1,115 shops, 531 things to do and 144 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
11,051
91 per 1,000 residents · most nearby
Eat & drink
1,065
8.7 per 1,000 residents
Shops
1,115
176 gifts · 43 antiques · 35 books
Things to do
531
121 outdoors · 134 arts · 105 landmarks
Places to stay
144
1.2 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Lafayette have?

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

A coffee town88 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 166 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages134 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Antiques & vintage43 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.Seafood country39 seafood restaurants and fish markets.
The map

Where Lafayette gathers

530 of Lafayette’s 11,051 places sit within a five-minute walk of Heymann Blvd.

Heymann Blvd
530places in a five-minute walk of Heymann Blvd5% of Lafayette’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

1,065 places to eat & drink

759 restaurants, 166 cafés & treats, 123 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

531 things to do

171 fitness & sports, 134 arts & culture, 121 parks & outdoors. Local spots first.

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See all 134 arts & culture →
Shops

1,115 shops

221 clothing, 176 gifts & boutiques, 168 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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See all 43 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

144 places to stay

131 hotels & inns, 13 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

7,271 errands & services

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

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Health care 1,633T. Kirk Crane, DDS, · Park Place Surgical Hospital · Acadiana Vascular ClinicOffices & pros 1,359Lafayette Bar Association · The Glenn Armentor Law Corporation · Shipping EtcHair & beauty 727Salon Nivag · Lloyd's of Lafayette Hair Design · B Salon And SpaBanks & insurance 718Progressive Insurance - Claims · 705 Federal Credit Union · Lapointe & Sonnier BookkeepingAuto & gas 559Circle K | Gas Station · Circle K | Gas Station · Firestone Complete Auto CareHome services 541Doghouse Computers · The Prop Shop · C&R Quality CleanersGroceries & convenience 1797-Eleven · 7-Eleven · Circle KPets 63Bertrand Drive Animal Hospital · English Animal Clinic · Camp Bow Wow LafayetteOther services 1,492ecoATM · ecoATM · David and Eldredge ENT Specialists
Community

925 schools, churches & public places

Where Lafayette learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 331Gerami Academy Of Fine Arts · Sugar 'n Spice Academy of Dance · Woodvale Elementary SchoolPlaces of worship 214The Family Church · Our Lady of Wisdom Church · St. Elizabeth Seton Catholic ChurchTown & public services 194United States Postal Service · Greyhound Bus · United States Postal ServiceCommunity groups 186Acadiana Open Channel Community Media · AcadianaCares · Goodwill Acadiana Ambassador Store
Next door

Lafayette and its neighbors

Lafayette has the most places per resident of the 4 towns around it. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Lafayette91Broussard72Scott54Carencro41

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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.