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Places in Salem

Salem’s downtown: 138 places in a five-minute walk

431 places in Salem: 45 places to eat and drink, 58 shops, 22 things to do and 9 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
431
92 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
45
9.6 per 1,000 residents
Shops
58
9 gifts · 5 antiques · 1 books
Things to do
22
6 outdoors · 5 arts · 4 landmarks
Places to stay
9
1.9 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Salem have?

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

A real downtown138 places within a five-minute walk of W 4th St.A food town45 places to eat and drink, 9.6 per 1,000 residents.A coffee town8 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 11 with the sweet shops and chains.Antiques & vintage5 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.
★ What stands out · The map

Where Salem gathers

138 of Salem’s 431 places sit within a five-minute walk of W 4th St.

W 4th St
138places in a five-minute walk of W 4th St32% of Salem’s places
Eat & drink

45 places to eat & drink

29 restaurants, 11 cafés & treats, 4 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Shops

58 shops

10 home & hardware, 9 gifts & boutiques, 5 antiques & vintage. Local spots first.

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Things to do

22 things to do

7 fitness & sports, 6 parks & outdoors, 5 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

9 places to stay

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

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Everyday

231 errands & services

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

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Health care 37Salem Residential Care · Phelps Health · Walmart PharmacyBanks & insurance 35Willie Strader - Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance · Tax Masters · Progressive Ozark BankAuto & gas 29NAPA Auto Parts · Sinclair Gas Station · Sapaugh Classic JoyrideOffices & pros 24United Country - Salem Realty · Action Graphics · Action GraphicsHome services 22James & Gahr Mortuary · Blue Rhino Propane Exchange · Blue Rhino Propane ExchangeHair & beauty 19The Looking Glass Salon · Shear Edge Hair Salon · Elegant NailsGroceries & convenience 8Country Mart · Casey's General Store · Dirt CheapPets 5Dent County Veterinary Clinic · Mid Ozark Animal Health Center · T & M Pet EmporiumOther services 52ecoATM · Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Leah Nash · Salem Area Community Betterment Association
Community

66 schools, churches & public places

Where Salem learns, worships and gets things done.

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Town & public services 21Salem Community Center @ The Armory · Salem Public Library · Dent County Fire Protection DistrictPlaces of worship 19First Baptist Church of Salem · Grace Community Church · Oak Grove Baptist ChurchSchools & childcare 14SBU Salem Campus · Salem Senior High School · Salem R80 School DistrictCommunity groups 12His Place · Enrichment Services of Dent · Council for a Healthy Dent County

Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Salem 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.