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Places in Boston

Coffee, cafés & 30,822 local spots in Boston

30,822 places in Boston: 1,546 places to eat and drink, 862 shops, 1,043 things to do and 176 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
30,822
46 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
1,546
2.3 per 1,000 residents
Shops
862
171 gifts · 25 antiques · 56 books
Things to do
1,043
308 outdoors · 245 arts · 243 landmarks
Places to stay
176
0.3 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Boston have?

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

A coffee town168 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 312 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages245 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Breweries & tasting rooms20 breweries, wineries and distilleries among 175 places to drink.Antiques & vintage25 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.
The map

Where Boston gathers

1,649 of Boston’s 12,000 places sit within a five-minute walk of Boylston St. A second center gathers around Longwood Ave.

Boylston StLongwood Ave
1,649places in a five-minute walk of Boylston St14% of Boston’s places
1,303around Longwood Ave11% of Boston’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

1,546 places to eat & drink

1,013 restaurants, 312 cafés & treats, 175 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 312 cafés & treats →
Things to do

1,043 things to do

308 parks & outdoors, 247 fitness & sports, 245 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 245 arts & culture →
Shops

862 shops

234 clothing, 171 gifts & boutiques, 98 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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See all 25 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

176 places to stay

171 hotels & inns, 5 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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See all 171 hotels & inns →
Everyday

6,737 errands & services

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

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Health care 1,931Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy · Newbury Dental Associates · Hebrew SeniorLifeOffices & pros 1,136Foley & Lardner LLP · FedEx Office Print and Ship Center · FedEx Office Print & Ship CenterHair & beauty 641Fenny's Salon · Obsession Nail Spa · City Nails and SpaHome services 475A1 Automatic Transmission Service · Crispus Attucks Children's Center · Boston Water and Sewer CommissionBanks & insurance 435Citizens Bank · The Cooperative Bank · CitizensAuto & gas 210Central Automotive · Boston Volvo Cars · Madhouse MotorsGroceries & convenience 2037-Eleven · 7-Eleven · America's Food BasketPets 55The Boston Cat Hospital · Boston Veterinary Clinic · Boston Animal Care and Control ShelterOther services 1,651Bitstop Bitcoin ATM · ecoATM · ecoATM
Community

1,636 schools, churches & public places

Where Boston learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 559Kingsley Montessori School · Winsor School · Brooke Charter SchoolCommunity groups 389Community Servings · Metro Housing|boston · Blood Donor Center at Boston Children's HospitalPlaces of worship 346St Thomas Aquinas Parish · Union Church · Bethel AME ChurchTown & public services 342South End Branch of the Boston Public Library · Grove Hall Branch · Faneuil Branch of the Boston Public Library
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Boston and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Dedham62Cambridge56Boston46Newton39Brookline38Quincy35Winthrop Town28Revere25Milton25

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Boston 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. This page summarizes the first 12,000 listings.

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.