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Places in Bloomington

Coffee, cafés & 4,611 local spots in Bloomington

4,611 places in Bloomington: 432 places to eat and drink, 617 shops, 289 things to do and 79 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
4,611
52 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
432
4.9 per 1,000 residents
Shops
617
98 gifts · 7 antiques · 21 books
Things to do
289
138 outdoors · 36 arts · 56 landmarks
Places to stay
79
0.9 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Bloomington have?

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

A coffee town42 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 101 with the sweet shops and chains.Galleries & stages36 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Gear up & get out33 outfitters, rentals, charters and gear shops.Seafood country7 seafood restaurants and fish markets.
The map

Where Bloomington gathers

647 of Bloomington’s 4,611 places sit within a five-minute walk of E Broadway.

E Broadway
647places in a five-minute walk of E Broadway14% of Bloomington’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

432 places to eat & drink

282 restaurants, 101 cafés & treats, 43 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 101 cafés & treats →
Things to do

289 things to do

138 parks & outdoors, 59 fitness & sports, 56 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 36 arts & culture →
Shops

617 shops

186 clothing, 98 gifts & boutiques, 74 home & hardware. Local spots first.

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See all 31 outdoor gear →
Places to stay

79 places to stay

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

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See all 77 hotels & inns →
Everyday

2,791 errands & services

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

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Offices & pros 609International Plaza · Bridge Realty · Gustave A Larson CompanyHealth care 448Oxboro Dental Care · One Agora Integrative Health Clinic · Friendship Village of BloomingtonBanks & insurance 422Wells Fargo · Wells Fargo · Casey CharlsonHome services 232Mini Mall Storage · KinderCare · Gill Brothers Funeral and Cremation ServicesAuto & gas 167Holiday Car Wash · Holiday Car Wash · Holiday Car WashHair & beauty 165Hair Club · The Fringe Salon · Flawless Skin & Brow BoutiqueGroceries & convenience 46Cub Foods · Haskell's · Otto's LiquorsPets 33Chuck & Don's Pet Food & Supplies · Dogtopia of Bloomington · France Avenue Pet HospitalOther services 669Axis Communications · Bitstop Bitcoin ATM · CSL Plasma
Community

403 schools, churches & public places

Where Bloomington learns, worships and gets things done.

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Schools & childcare 125Rasmussen University · Valley View Middle School · Hillcrest Community SchoolCommunity groups 111Portland Avenue UMC Bloomington, MN · Minnesota Society Of Cpas (mncpa) · Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist FellowshipPlaces of worship 88St Luke's Lutheran Church and Preschool · Oxboro Evangelical Free Church · Mount Hope Lutheran Church and Child Development CenterTown & public services 79Park 'N Go · United States Postal Service · Navy Recruiting Station
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Bloomington and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Edina71Burnsville56Bloomington52Eden Prairie50Eagan45Mendota Heights40Savage32Richfield29

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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.