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Places in Brookline

Coffee, cafés & 2,373 local spots in Brookline

2,373 places in Brookline: 306 places to eat and drink, 118 shops, 230 things to do and 28 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
2,373
38 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
306
4.8 per 1,000 residents
Shops
118
26 gifts · 4 antiques · 16 books
Things to do
230
73 outdoors · 29 arts · 60 landmarks
Places to stay
28
0.4 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Brookline have?

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

The map

Where Brookline gathers

713 of Brookline’s 2,373 places sit within a five-minute walk of Beacon St.

Beacon St
713places in a five-minute walk of Beacon St30% of Brookline’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

306 places to eat & drink

214 restaurants, 66 cafés & treats, 16 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 66 cafés & treats →
Things to do

230 things to do

73 parks & outdoors, 68 fitness & sports, 60 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 29 arts & culture →
Shops

118 shops

26 gifts & boutiques, 16 books & music, 13 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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See all 16 books & music →
Places to stay

28 places to stay

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

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Everyday

1,375 errands & services

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

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Community

316 schools, churches & public places

Where Brookline learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Brookline and its neighbors

Its neighbors have more places per resident; Boston leads. Tap a town to see its places.

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Boston46Newton39Brookline38

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Brookline 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.