Can you make certain websites or apps bypass a vpn?

I’ve been thinking about getting a VPN but I also don’t want to lose the convenience of Googling restaurants or events near me.

It’s called split tunneling. And most protocols support it

You can set up a VPN with the IP addresses you want to connect to and the rest through the ISP.

Yes. You can set up a VPN to only work for specific destinations, or to exempt specific destinations.

Yes but not all providers support it, they call it split tunnelling. Make sure they have it before buying.