Modesto’s best local businesses
The 499 spots we’ve checked and stand behind — the ones we’d send a neighbor to. No stars, no pay-to-play.
● Updated Aug 2
Find a spot
499 businesses across 15 categories — pick a shelf, or search them below.
- 01Restaurants
- 02Beauty
- 03Shopping
- 04Entertainment
- 05Nightlife
- 06Bakeries & Sweets
- 07Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage
- 08Arts & Culture
- 09Home & Garden
- 10Hobbies, Books, & Crafts
- 11Sporting Goods
- 12Parks & Outdoors
- 13Services
- 14Pets
- 15Cafes
Nothing matched that. Know a spot we’re missing? Tell us →
Pinned in Modesto today
This spot is open today.
Two pinned places a day in Modesto — $10 here, $25 adds the newsletter. List your business →Paid placements are always marked.
More spots
Businesses in categories too small for their own page — yet.
Burke Williams Day Spa
Health & WellnessWhen the week has your shoulders auditioning for a boulder role, Burke Williams Day Spa brings the original day spa experience to the South…
Root & Remedy Wellness
Health & WellnessRoot & Remedy Wellness offers medically guided IV infusions, targeted injections, and relaxing wellness add-ons like a salt room and…
Eastridge Center
OtherLarge mall featuring department & specialty shops & services, plus a food court & multiplex theater.
Family-friendly strip mall featuring over 50 shops (including clothing, baked goods, candy, gifts, food) plus restaurants and services.
Sizable complex including a variety of stores, services & casual food options.
Santana Row
OtherUpscale collection of shops, bars & restaurants, with outdoor seating & frequent live music.
Shopping mall including fast food and a museum, as well as a grocery store, and a dollar store.
Vintage Faire Mall
OtherSpacious mall with a department store, familiar retail chains, a food court & an indoor play area.
Vintage Faire North
OtherShopping center with a variety of professional services such as child care, beauty treatments, and fitness.
Westfield Oakridge
OtherMultilevel, family-friendly, modern shopping center featuring stores, a food court and a movie theater.
List your business
Pin your spot to the top of this page — $10 a day, or $25 to add the daily newsletter’s spotlight. We polish the copy before it runs.
Already on the list?
Put the badge on your site — it links straight to your listing, and it tells your customers we checked you out.
<a href="https://baselocal.com/ca/modesto/best/restaurants/#your-business">
<img src="https://baselocal.com/badges/baselocals-best.svg"
alt="Listed on BaseLocal's Best — Modesto" height="40">
</a>For listed businesses only. The badge always links to your listing — that link is yours as long as you’re on the list.
The best of Modesto, delivered
New spots land in the Modesto newsletter first — free, every morning.
One email a day. Unsubscribe anytime.