As your island population grows and the village flourishes, you’ll slowly be able to add new buildings in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream. New shops and facilities provide your Miis with more to do, and unlock plenty of exciting features for you to use.
Each unique building you can unlock has a different set of requirements that must be met before you’re given the option to add it to your island. It can be a bit tricky to figure out what you need to do to progress, so here’s how to unlock all shops and facilities in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream.
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All shops and facilities in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream

As of the time of writing, we’ve discovered 14 unique types of shops and facilities you can unlock in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream. We’re still progressing, though, and will return here to add additional details as we find them, including any other buildings we find.
| Shop | Function | How to unlock |
|---|---|---|
| Wishing Fountain | Exchange Warm Fuzzies to level up your island and unlock Little Quirks and Goods for your Miis. | Level up one Mii and resolve one Pondering. |
| Fresh Kingdom | Purchase food for your Miis to satiate their hunger. | Have one Mii on the island and help them solve one Pondering. |
| Where & Wear | A clothing store where you can buy new outfits for your Miis. | Have three Miis living on your island. |
| T&C Reno | Allows you to renovate and redecorate Mii houses. | Have four Miis living on your island and have two Miis become friends. |
| Quik Build | Allows you to place decorations around the exterior areas of your island. | Have five Miis living on your island. |
| News Station | Hear important reports on what’s happening around your island. | Have seven Miis living on the island. |
| Palette House | Create custom items you can give to your Miis as gifts. | Have seven Miis move onto your island. |
| Marketplace | Purchase food, clothing, and other mystery items for your Miis. | Have eight Miis living on your island. |
| Tomoria Café | A place for Miis to dine and enjoy quality time with other villagers. | Have eight Miis move onto your island. |
| Foto-Tomo | A photo studio where you snap pictures with your Miis. | Achieve 10 friendships between different residents on your island. |
| My Treasures | Display and sell treasures you create at the Palette House. | Unlock the Palette House building, create one item, and visit the Wishing Well. Then, spend a wish to unlock this building. |
| Rite Price | Sell treasures you don’t need to earn some extra money. | Unlocks randomly after you’ve received a few different treasures from Miis during minigames. |
| Mii houses | A place for a Mii to live. | A new Mii house is unlocked each time you create a new resident for the island, so simply add a new resident to get another house. |
| MiiWheel Ferris Wheel | An amusement park your Miis can visit and interact with, as well as the site of the Poke the Ferris Wheel minigame. | Have two official couples on your island. |
How to unlock new buildings in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream

Generally, you need to focus on adding new Miis to your island and keeping your villagers happy to unlock new buildings in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream. Resolve Mii Ponderings frequently and help your villagers build friendships with each other to also help move this process along. The specifics for each unique type of shop and facility vary, but overall, you’ll have the best luck unlocking new places when you focus on these two key goals.
Now that you know how to get new buildings developed around your island, you can move on to other key progression tasks in Tomodachi Life Living the Dream. Next, you may want to learn how to get all personalities.