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Places in Chesapeake

Coffee, cafés & 10,130 local spots in Chesapeake

10,130 places in Chesapeake: 939 places to eat and drink, 992 shops, 464 things to do and 111 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
10,130
40 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
939
3.7 per 1,000 residents
Shops
992
126 gifts · 47 antiques · 41 books
Things to do
464
123 outdoors · 40 arts · 103 landmarks
Places to stay
111
0.4 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Chesapeake have?

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The map

Where Chesapeake gathers

296 of Chesapeake’s 10,130 places sit within a five-minute walk of Volvo Pkwy.

Volvo Pkwy
296places in a five-minute walk of Volvo Pkwy3% of Chesapeake’s places
★ What stands out · Eat & drink

939 places to eat & drink

654 restaurants, 155 cafés & treats, 82 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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Things to do

464 things to do

198 fitness & sports, 123 parks & outdoors, 103 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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See all 40 arts & culture →
Shops

992 shops

213 home & hardware, 126 gifts & boutiques, 117 clothing. Local spots first.

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See all 47 antiques & vintage →
Places to stay

111 places to stay

101 hotels & inns, 10 camping & rentals. Local spots first.

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Everyday

6,574 errands & services

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

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Community

1,050 schools, churches & public places

Where Chesapeake learns, worships and gets things done.

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Next door

Chesapeake and its neighbors

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Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Virginia Beach49Norfolk48Chesapeake40Suffolk38Portsmouth36

Talk & tips

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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.