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Places in Salem

Coffee, cafés & 2,536 local spots in Salem

2,536 places in Salem: 310 places to eat and drink, 266 shops, 284 things to do and 35 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
2,536
57 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
310
6.9 per 1,000 residents
Shops
266
91 gifts · 11 antiques · 17 books
Things to do
284
88 outdoors · 70 arts · 76 landmarks
Places to stay
35
0.8 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Salem have?

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

A coffee town41 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 82 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages70 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.A real downtown858 places within a five-minute walk of Washington St.Seafood country14 seafood restaurants and fish markets.
The map

Where Salem gathers

858 of Salem’s 2,536 places sit within a five-minute walk of Washington St.

Washington St
858places in a five-minute walk of Washington St34% of Salem’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

310 places to eat & drink

182 restaurants, 82 cafés & treats, 41 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

284 things to do

88 parks & outdoors, 76 history & landmarks, 70 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 70 arts & culture →
Shops

266 shops

91 gifts & boutiques, 34 home & hardware, 27 clothing. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

35 places to stay

33 hotels & inns, 2 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

1,389 errands & services

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

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Health care 260Bay State Physical Therapy · Smiles of Salem · Burba Dental PartnersOffices & pros 204Muggeo & Associates · MassHire North Shore Career Center · Casey Lundregan Burns, P.CHair & beauty 141Salem Ink Tattoo and Art Gallery · Hair Avenue · Badabing Barbershop and Shave ParlorAuto & gas 127Irving Oil · Speedway · SpeedwayHome services 115Young World Preschool & Daycare · Salem Community Child Care · Prime StorageBanks & insurance 115TD Bank · John J Walsh Insurance Agency · Finer Wealth ManagementGroceries & convenience 46Circle K · Steve's Quality Market · Crosby's MarketplacePets 24All Creatures Veterinary Hospital · Feline Hospital · Hawthorne Animal Health CareOther services 357Salem Dental Arts · DiLisio Golf Range · Bill's Auto Clinic
Community

252 schools, churches & public places

Where Salem learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 79The Greenhouse School · North Shore Training Center · Witchcraft Heights Elementary SchoolTown & public services 73Salem Police Department · Essex Probate and Family Court · Essex County Superior CourtCommunity groups 56The Salvation Army North Shore · Disability Resource Center · Kernwood Country ClubPlaces of worship 44Wesley United Methodist Church · Saint James Church Hall - Mary, Queen of the Apostles Parish · St Anne Parish
Next door

Salem and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Danvers76Beverly59Salem57Peabody51Marblehead48Swampscott38

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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.