
Newton’s downtown: 261 places in a five-minute walk
595 places in Newton: 68 places to eat and drink, 41 shops, 38 things to do and 7 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.
What kind of places does Newton have?
Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.
Where Newton gathers
261 of Newton’s 595 places sit within a five-minute walk of Spring St.
68 places to eat & drink
45 restaurants, 10 cafés & treats, 7 farms & markets. Local spots first.
38 things to do
14 fitness & sports, 9 arts & culture, 9 history & landmarks. Local spots first.
Brookside Terrace Apartments
Newtonian Gardens Apartments
Swartswood Gardens
Newton Town Centre
SCCC Student Government Association
The Paint Spot - Benjamin Moore Paints
41 shops
7 home & hardware, 4 books & music, 3 gifts & boutiques. Local spots first.
Medical Center Opticians
Annmarie Sciascia Photography
7 places to stay
7 hotels & inns. Local spots first.
356 errands & services
Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.
85 schools, churches & public places
Where Newton learns, worships and gets things done.
Talk & tips
Favorites, openings and closings from Newton neighbors.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Not on the map yet. It may just be missing.
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.