How many coffee shops are there within 1 km of Downtown?
33 coffee shops within 1 km of Downtown, 10.5 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.4★ average here.
Downtown, Austin · scanned 13 October 2026 · the most crowded of 7 areas mapped in Austin
Within 1 km
33
coffee shops
Per km²
10.5
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
29
enough to judge a rating
Established
14
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.4★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
78
per coffee shop
Every coffee shop in the circle
Measured within 1 km of the centre: LOW under 5, MODERATE 5–15, HIGH 15–40, INTENSE over 40 places per km².
Rating spread
How the 33 coffee shops here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up11 (33%)
- 4.0 to 4.415 (45%)
- 3.5 to 3.92 (6%)
- Below 3.51 (3%)
- Under 10 reviews4 (12%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Vi - Vietnamese Coffee | 4.8★ | 141 | 320 m |
| Idlewild Coffee | 4.8★ | 103 | 990 m |
| Cielito Lindo Cafe | 4.8★ | 58 | 220 m |
| Desnudo Coffee: Downtown | 4.7★ | 367 | 470 m |
| Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea | 4.6★ | 256 | 780 m |
| Black Fox Coffee | 4.6★ | 79 | 320 m |
| Houndstooth Coffee | 4.5★ | 1,216 | 210 m |
| Jo's Coffee – Downtown | 4.4★ | 1,409 | 460 m |
| Revolución | 4.4★ | 527 | 430 m |
| Intelligentsia Coffee Shoal Creek Coffeebar | 4.4★ | 271 | 700 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo's Coffee – Downtown | 4.4★ | 1,409 | 460 m |
| Houndstooth Coffee | 4.5★ | 1,216 | 210 m |
| Starbucks Coffee Company | 4.2★ | 609 | 420 m |
| Revolución | 4.4★ | 527 | 430 m |
| Starbucks | 4.0★ | 397 | 510 m |
Chains
- Jo's Coffee · 3 outlets
- Starbucks Coffee Company · 2 outlets
- Fleet Coffee · 2 outlets
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Questions
How many coffee shops are there in Downtown?
33 within 1 km of the centre of Downtown, Austin, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 10.5 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the most crowded of the 7 Austin areas we mapped.
Is Downtown a good place to open a coffee shop?
MODERATE competition: 33 coffee shops within 1 km of Downtown, 10.5 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.4★ average here. The numbers here are for the area centre; a free scan shows every competitor on a map around your exact address.
What is the average rating of coffee shops in Downtown?
4.4 out of 5, across the 29 with at least 10 reviews. 11 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical coffee shop here has 78 reviews.
Which coffee shops in Downtown are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: La Vi - Vietnamese Coffee (4.8, 141 reviews), Idlewild Coffee (4.8, 103 reviews), Cielito Lindo Cafe (4.8, 58 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Downtown on 13 October 2026 and counted every coffee shop on the map inside it. Places missing from the map or opened since are not counted, so treat the numbers as a floor. Average rating only counts places with 10 or more reviews.