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Places in Lake Charles

Coffee, cafés & 5,778 local spots in Lake Charles

5,778 places in Lake Charles: 601 places to eat and drink, 618 shops, 294 things to do and 86 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
5,778
71 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
601
7.4 per 1,000 residents
Shops
618
91 gifts · 17 antiques · 19 books
Things to do
294
64 outdoors · 56 arts · 73 landmarks
Places to stay
86
1.1 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Lake Charles have?

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

A coffee town43 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 97 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages56 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Antiques & vintage17 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.Seafood country28 seafood restaurants and fish markets.
The map

Where Lake Charles gathers

291 of Lake Charles’s 5,778 places sit within a five-minute walk of Ryan St.

Ryan St
291places in a five-minute walk of Ryan St5% of Lake Charles’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

601 places to eat & drink

406 restaurants, 97 cafés & treats, 83 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

294 things to do

101 fitness & sports, 73 history & landmarks, 64 parks & outdoors. Local spots first.

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See all 56 arts & culture →
Shops

618 shops

117 clothing, 113 home & hardware, 91 gifts & boutiques. Local spots first.

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See all 17 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

86 places to stay

75 hotels & inns, 11 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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See all 75 hotels & inns →
Everyday

3,516 errands & services

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

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Health care 730Lefort Orthodontics · Raymond J Steiner DDS · Center-restorative DentistryOffices & pros 543Fastsigns · Derosier Law Firm · Sanchez Burke, L.L.C.Banks & insurance 402State Farm Insurance · GMFS Mortgage · Jackson Hewitt Tax ServiceHair & beauty 362Sport Clips · Bath & Body Works · SmartStyleAuto & gas 351Conoco · NAPA Auto Parts · Phillips 66Home services 266AAMCO Transmissions · Mini Mall Storage · Mini Mall StorageGroceries & convenience 877-Eleven · Kangaroo Express · Kangaroo ExpressPets 32Misha's Pets of LC & Self Serve Dog Wash · Hobo Hotel for Cats · Neighborhood Veterinary Centers - Lake CharlesOther services 743ecoATM · Collins Orthopaedics · Walmart
Community

663 schools, churches & public places

Where Lake Charles learns, worships and gets things done.

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Places of worship 217St Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church · Immaculate Heart of Mary Church · St Luke-Simpson United Methodist ChurchSchools & childcare 189Ships Ahoy Children's Academy · Covenant Grace Academy · Washington-Marion High SchoolTown & public services 154Consolata Cemetery · City Hall · National GuardCommunity groups 103Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Animal Services And Adoption Center · Graywood Golf & Racquet Club · Kappa Sigma

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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.