Small Places

Discover the independent businesses and hidden gems around you — no chains, no noise.

Small Places uses OpenStreetMap to surface nearby cafes, bookstores, vintage shops, bakeries, parks, and more, filtered by walking distance and updated as you move. Built to help you slow down and appreciate the small things in life.

! Developer Notice (June 22nd 2026) - This app is currently powered by the free Overpass API. Overpass has been experiencing increased traffic as of late and is working on developing strategies to best manage the quantity of requests they receive. While this app does everything it can to be a good user of the Overpass API and minimize requests, the landscape for interacting with the Overpass API is currently very volatile. For the Small Places app, this means sometimes requests may sometimes be dropped and businesses will fail to populate. As the situation develops, alternative solutions to provide you information about local small businesses are being considered ! 

Features:
- Live nearby list with walk-time estimates and closing-soon warnings
- Compass radar view showing places by direction and distance
- Smart time-of-day priority sorting (coffee shops in the morning, bars in the evening)
- Mood presets to instantly switch your search focus — Morning Fuel, Lunch Break, Evening Out, Weekend Wander
- Save spots you want to visit later to "My Places" for quick reference
- Chain filtering keeps results locally-owned and independent 
- Background wake-ups so results are ready when you raise your wrist
- Configurable radius, poll interval, hours filter, and measurement units
- Manual latitude/longitude input mode lets you explore local businesses anywhere in the world from the comfort of your current location (or simply get a better idea of the app's abilities without downloading to a physical watch)

Supported Business Categories: Art & craft, bakeries, bars & pubs, bike shops, bookstores, cafes, clothing, florists, game stores, gift shops, grocery, hardware, libraries, music stores, parks, pet stores, restaurants, specialty food, toy stores, vintage & second-hand shops. 

Platform notes:
- Full experience (color, radar view) on Pebble Time 2, and Pebble Time Round 2
- Pebble 2 Duo: all features supported, radar view not available to save you some space for a more lightweight small places experience
- Original Pebble: supported with a reduced nearby list (5 places) and bookmark limit (10); radar view not available. Just the core functionality without modern space expectations weighing you down.

Powered by OpenStreetMap contributors — this app wouldn't exist without their effort.

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If you would like to give back and make sure your favorite local businesses in the area are on the map and well documented for everyone to enjoy, please check out OpenStreetMap: https://www.openstreetmap.org. This app is not directly affiliated with OpenStreetMap but does draw its data from there. The OpenStreetMap editor interface is fairly easy to use for making quick updates in your local community. Please ensure proper contributor standards are maintained and contribute responsibly!