The Villages’s best local businesses
The 559 spots we’ve checked and stand behind — the ones we’d send a neighbor to. No stars, no pay-to-play.
● Updated Aug 7
What changed this month
- Aug 7✓ FONDA Dulce Jesus Mio re-checked — details verified
- Aug 7✓ Brazen Beauty Studios re-checked — details verified
- Aug 7✓ Radar Dance Complex re-checked — details verified
- Aug 7✓ Country Memories re-checked — details verified
- Aug 7✓ Quantum Wellness re-checked — details verified
- Aug 7✓ Black Sheep On Broadway re-checked — details verified
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559 businesses across 16 categories — pick a shelf, or search them below.
- 01Restaurants
- 02Beauty
- 03Shopping
- 04Entertainment
- 05Nightlife
- 06Bakeries & Sweets
- 07Antiques, Thrift, & Vintage
- 08Health & Wellness
- 09Arts & Culture
- 10Home & Garden
- 11Hobbies, Books, & Crafts
- 12Sporting Goods
- 13Parks & Outdoors
- 14Services
- 15Pets
- 16Cafes
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More spots
Businesses in categories too small for their own page — yet.
Alafaya Village
OtherShopping mall with dining and personal services, including an Asian street-food market.
Outdoor complex with restaurants, movies in a barn & live bands performing on a log cabin stage.
Colony Plaza
OtherStrip mall featuring a Publix grocery store plus other businesses such as restaurants, clothing shops and more.
Lake Square Mall
OtherBustling shopping complex featuring retail stores and an arcade, plus a bowling alley, a movie theater, laser tag and go-karts.
Magnolia Plaza
OtherMall with a range of shops and eateries, as well as a grocery store.
Southern Trace Plaza
OtherShopping mall featuring a supermarket and a variety of stores, plus self-checkout.
Quaint complex with boutiques, restaurants, performing-arts venues & a movie theater.
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