How many coffee shops are there within 1 km of Morningside?
20 coffee shops within 1 km of Morningside, 6.4 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.4★ average here.
Morningside, Edinburgh · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 7th most crowded of 8 areas mapped in Edinburgh
Within 1 km
20
coffee shops
Per km²
6.4
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
18
enough to judge a rating
Established
10
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.4★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
103
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 20 coffee shops here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up10 (50%)
- 4.0 to 4.47 (35%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.51 (5%)
- Under 10 reviews2 (10%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Something Warm | 5.0★ | 92 | 220 m |
| Cafe Fourdish | 4.9★ | 114 | 320 m |
| Cafe Vera | 4.9★ | 81 | 910 m |
| Sunrise cafe and Takeaway | 4.9★ | 74 | 370 m |
| Word of Mouth Morningside | 4.8★ | 205 | 800 m |
| La'telve | 4.7★ | 917 | 470 m |
| The Lodge Coffee House. | 4.6★ | 386 | 620 m |
| POP Coffee | 4.5★ | 128 | 210 m |
| Söderberg | 4.3★ | 157 | 290 m |
| Sisorti Coffee & Bakery | 4.3★ | 91 | 120 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| La'telve | 4.7★ | 917 | 470 m |
| Leaf & Bean Cafe Morningside Edinburgh | 2.6★ | 888 | 40 m |
| Caffè Nero | 4.0★ | 419 | 450 m |
| The Lodge Coffee House. | 4.6★ | 386 | 620 m |
| Costa Coffee | 4.1★ | 327 | 980 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Morningside.
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Questions
How many coffee shops are there in Morningside?
20 within 1 km of the centre of Morningside, Edinburgh, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 6.4 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the 7th most crowded of the 8 Edinburgh areas we mapped.
Is Morningside a good place to open a coffee shop?
MODERATE competition: 20 coffee shops within 1 km of Morningside, 6.4 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 Morningside?
4.4 out of 5, across the 18 with at least 10 reviews. 10 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical coffee shop here has 103 reviews.
Which coffee shops in Morningside are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Something Warm (5.0, 92 reviews), Cafe Fourdish (4.9, 114 reviews), Cafe Vera (4.9, 81 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Morningside 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.