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Places in Portsmouth

Galleries, stages & 3,539 places in Portsmouth

3,539 places in Portsmouth: 333 places to eat and drink, 295 shops, 214 things to do and 29 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
3,539
36 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
333
3.4 per 1,000 residents
Shops
295
39 gifts · 24 antiques · 19 books
Things to do
214
58 outdoors · 40 arts · 70 landmarks
Places to stay
29
0.3 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Portsmouth have?

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

Galleries & stages40 galleries, museums, theaters and music venues.Antiques & vintage24 antique, vintage and secondhand shops.Seafood country20 seafood restaurants and fish markets.A coffee town28 independent cafés, coffee shops and bakeries, 48 with the sweet shops and chains.
The map

Where Portsmouth gathers

305 of Portsmouth’s 3,539 places sit within a five-minute walk of High St.

High St
305places in a five-minute walk of High St9% of Portsmouth’s places
★ What stands out · Things to do

214 things to do

70 history & landmarks, 58 parks & outdoors, 46 fitness & sports. Local spots first.

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Shops

295 shops

46 home & hardware, 39 gifts & boutiques, 35 clothing. Local spots first.

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Eat & drink

333 places to eat & drink

240 restaurants, 48 cafés & treats, 40 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 48 cafés & treats →
Places to stay

29 places to stay

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

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See all 28 hotels & inns →
Everyday

2,041 errands & services

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

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Health care 325Lovell Family Dentistry · Friendly Faces Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics · Portsmouth Health and RehabHome services 262American Fleet Service, Inc · American Patriot Self Storage · Ocean StorageAuto & gas 251Pep Boys Auto Service & Tires · Auto City · Portsmouth GlassHair & beauty 218Executive Cuts Grooming Lounge · Kappatal Cuts · Nails Etc PortsmouthOffices & pros 211FedEx Office Print & Ship Center · SEM Coatings Corporation · Kozak and DavisBanks & insurance 204Navy Federal Credit Union · TowneBank · Northern Star Credit UnionGroceries & convenience 76Essex Food Store · Harris Teeter · Neighborhood MarketPets 19Churchland Animal Clinic · Dog House Grooming Shop · Portsmouth Humane SocietyOther services 475Bitstop Bitcoin ATM · Bitstop Bitcoin ATM · Bitstop Bitcoin ATM
Community

627 schools, churches & public places

Where Portsmouth learns, worships and gets things done.

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Places of worship 272St Mark United Methodist Church · New Bethel Baptist Church · New Berean Baptist ChurchTown & public services 130Portsmouth Public Library · Portsmouth Public Library · United States Postal ServiceSchools & childcare 128Manor High School · Churchland High School · Churchland Primary and IntermediateCommunity groups 97Dry Dock Club · Portsmouth Economic Development · American Legion Post
Next door

Portsmouth and its neighbors

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

Places per 1,000 residents · all places listed
Norfolk48Newport News42Chesapeake40Suffolk38Hampton38Portsmouth36

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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.