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Places in Allentown

Coffee, cafés & 5,160 local spots in Allentown

5,160 places in Allentown: 588 places to eat and drink, 419 shops, 294 things to do and 21 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
5,160
41 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
588
4.7 per 1,000 residents
Shops
419
66 gifts · 16 antiques · 20 books
Things to do
294
77 outdoors · 73 arts · 58 landmarks
Places to stay
21
0.2 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Allentown have?

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

The map

Where Allentown gathers

594 of Allentown’s 5,160 places sit within a five-minute walk of Hamilton St.

Hamilton St
594places in a five-minute walk of Hamilton St12% of Allentown’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

588 places to eat & drink

412 restaurants, 96 bars & breweries, 68 cafés & treats. Local spots first.

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Things to do

294 things to do

86 fitness & sports, 77 parks & outdoors, 73 arts & culture. Local spots first.

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See all 73 arts & culture →
Shops

419 shops

94 home & hardware, 66 gifts & boutiques, 44 clothing. Local spots first.

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See all 16 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

21 places to stay

20 hotels & inns, 1 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

3,221 errands & services

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

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Community

617 schools, churches & public places

Where Allentown learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Allentown and its neighbors

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

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Emmaus56Bethlehem50Whitehall Township47Allentown41

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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.