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Places in Melrose

Melrose’s downtown: 324 places in a five-minute walk

878 places in Melrose: 73 places to eat and drink, 56 shops, 82 things to do and 2 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
878
30 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
73
2.5 per 1,000 residents
Shops
56
17 gifts · 3 antiques · 4 books
Things to do
82
29 outdoors · 10 arts · 12 landmarks
Places to stay
2
0.1 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Melrose have?

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

A real downtown324 places within a five-minute walk of Main St.A coffee town12 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 21 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages10 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.
★ What stands out · The map

Where Melrose gathers

324 of Melrose’s 878 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main St.

Main St
324places in a five-minute walk of Main St37% of Melrose’s places
Eat & drink

73 places to eat & drink

42 restaurants, 21 cafés & treats, 6 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 21 cafés & treats →
Things to do

82 things to do

31 fitness & sports, 29 parks & outdoors, 12 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 10 arts & culture →
Shops

56 shops

18 home & hardware, 17 gifts & boutiques, 4 books & music. Local spots first.

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See all 18 home & hardware →
Everyday

556 errands & services

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

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Health care 122Davis Chiropractic of Melrose · Melrose Family Optometry · Melrose Family DentistryOffices & pros 83The Beebe Estate · A Full Service Commercial Real Estate Company · Acktify Corporate HeadquartersHome services 79Little Sprouts · Supersuds Laundry Centers Melrose · Home InsteadHair & beauty 76Gloss · Fades Away Barbershop · Pond View Barber ShopBanks & insurance 38Santander Bank Branch · Bank Of America · East Boston Savings BankAuto & gas 37Mobil · RJM Motors Sales and Services · Randy's Car WashGroceries & convenience 14Bob's Market · Green Street Natural Foods · Shaw'sPets 10Dogwood Cottage · Melrose Animal Clinic · The Pristine PetOther services 97Melrose Internal Medicine · Alper Periodontics and Implants · Fitness Together
Community

109 schools, churches & public places

Where Melrose learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 35Roosevelt School · Hoover Elementary School · Melrose Veteran's Memorial Middle SchoolTown & public services 32Melrose Police Department · Melrose Public Library · Melrose City HallPlaces of worship 24St. Mary of the Annunciation Church · Seven Mile Road Church · First Baptist Church of MelroseCommunity groups 18Elks Lodge · Melrose Alliance Against Violc · SDM Foundation
Next door

Melrose and its neighbors

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

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Wakefield53Stoneham49Malden31Melrose30

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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.