Establishments
In the center of the town is a town square, complete with a gazebo and a statue of Casimir Pulaski.
| Luke's Diner | Owned and run by Luke Danes, his living space is upstairs in his father's former office, almost a second home for Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. |
| Miss Patty's Dance School | Dance school run by Miss Patty and venue of town meetings hosted by Taylor Doose. |
| Stars Hollow High School | The town's high school, whose sports teams are the Minutemen. |
| Kim's Antiques | An antique shop which is also the home of Lane Kim and her mother. Contains living quarters above the shop. |
| Weston's Bakery | Owned by Fran Weston, as is the Dragonfly Inn, which Lorelai and Sookie buy after Fran's death. |
| Al's Pancake World | Competitor to Luke's, specializing in international cuisine, but retaining the "Pancake World" moniker despite no pancakes being on the menu |
| Gypsy's Garage / Hewes Brothers | Auto garage where Gypsy is the owner and chief mechanic. |
| Sophie's Music | Owned by Sophie Bloom (Carole King). Local shop where Lane buys her musical supplies and learns to play the drums |
| Stars Hollow Books | run by Andrew, where Rory once worked over spring break taking inventory |
| Black, White, and Read Bookshop | Another local bookstore, often converted into a casual small movie theater during evenings, where vintage films are screened |
| Churchogue | A shared house of worship where both Christian and Jewish services are held |
| Stars Hollow Beauty Supply | where Shane, Rory's one-time romantic rival worked. Kirk also works there in Season 4. |
| Gabby's Flowers | |
| Teriyaki Joe's | where Rory goes to lunch with her grandmother, Emily Gilmore, while giving her a tour of Stars Hollow |
| Faretta's Barber Shop | |
| Doose's Market | The grocery owned by controlling Taylor Doose, where Dean, Rory's first love, worked as a bag boy |
| Jojo's | Another restaurant. The Gilmore Girls comment that Jojo's has terrible food. |
| Antonioli's Restaurant | The pizzeria that Rory hired to make the "world's biggest pizza" for Lorelai's birthday. Kirk works here and had a cheese accident in which 1/3 of his body was burned. |
| Le Chat Club | Sells cat-themed gifts and products for pets, where Kirk buys supplies for his cat and Luke buys a gift for Rachel, which Loralie makes him return. |
| Kirk's Diner | only seen or heard of in episode 7.02: That's What You Get, Folks, for Makin' Whoopie. |
| Stars Hollow Party Supply | A shopping bag from this store was carried by Sookie in season 5 episode 15. |
| The Hungry Diner | patronized by Lorelai and Rory after Luke leaves town on a fishing trip following the accident in which Jess crashes Rory's car, fracturing Rory's wrist. |
| Stars Hollow Video | Local video rental shop, put up a "Rory Curtain" after Rory asks them to move an explicit movie to a higher shelf. |
| The Independence Inn | venue for various parties and events, including weddings. Owned by Mia, managed by Lorelai. Lorelai and Rory lived in the potting shed on the property upon moving to Stars Hollow. This inn burns down, leading to The Dragonfly Inn to become a more prominent location. |
| The Dragonfly Inn | Formerly a bed-and-breakfast owned by the Weston family and purchased by Lorelai and Sookie, where Lorelai becomes executive manager and Sookie is chef. Michel, former concierge of the Independence Inn in Stars Hollow and good friend of Sookie and Lorelai, also becomes the new manager of the Dragonfly. |
| Stars Hollow Baby | Where Lorelai and Rory buy supplies for Lane's baby shower during season 7. |
| Tricky's Dry Cleaner | Cleans the new uniforms of the Stars Hollow High basketball team in season 2, episode 10. Their motto: "If it's sticky, try Tricky's" |
| Bootsy's Newsstand | Local newsstand run by Bootsy, started by his father |
| Stars Hollow Library | Home of the Buy a Book Fundraiser where Rory purchased many items and worked for a couple of weeks during season 6. |
According to Luke there are "twelve stores ... devoted entirely to peddling porcelain unicorns."
Luke also signs his divorce papers at a Mailboxes, Etc. where Kirk is working and Lorelai attempts to buy vintage TV sitcom stamps.
Other establishments include: Nancy's Cottage of Calico, Taylor Doose's Old fashion Soda Shoppe,a post office, bank, travel agency, vintage clothing store, law firm, newsstand, filling station, a knitting store that Mrs. Kim frequents, a stationery store, a realtor, a shoe store, and, for a short time, a museum.
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