How many coffee shops are there within 1 km of Old Town?
159 coffee shops within 1 km of Old Town, 50.6 per km². Only go in with a clear point of difference; places here already average 4.4★.
Old Town, Edinburgh · scanned 13 October 2026 · the most crowded of 8 areas mapped in Edinburgh
Within 1 km
159
coffee shops
Per km²
50.6
intense competition
With 10+ reviews
148
enough to judge a rating
Established
123
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.4★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
415
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 159 coffee shops here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up78 (49%)
- 4.0 to 4.455 (35%)
- 3.5 to 3.912 (8%)
- Below 3.53 (2%)
- Under 10 reviews11 (7%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform 41 Coffee | 5.0★ | 1,083 | 460 m |
| The Rainforest Edinburgh | 5.0★ | 73 | 870 m |
| Quinn’s cafe | 4.9★ | 1,238 | 840 m |
| Black Sheep Coffee - St James Place | 4.9★ | 1,089 | 600 m |
| Guajira Café & Coffee | 4.9★ | 763 | 270 m |
| The Cobbled Roastery | 4.9★ | 586 | 810 m |
| Bambi’s Cafe | 4.9★ | 175 | 760 m |
| Hawker Coffee | 4.9★ | 118 | 940 m |
| BEDROCK COFFEE | 4.9★ | 116 | 730 m |
| Room & Rumours Coffee | 4.8★ | 1,306 | 230 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Elephant House | 3.9★ | 4,567 | 370 m |
| The Edinburgh Larder - Blackfriars Street | 4.6★ | 4,479 | 130 m |
| The Milkman | 4.4★ | 3,571 | 190 m |
| The City Cafe | 4.3★ | 2,845 | 100 m |
| Southern Cross Cafe | 4.5★ | 2,472 | 70 m |
Chains
- Black Sheep Coffee · 7 outlets
- Starbucks Coffee · 6 outlets
- Costa Coffee · 5 outlets
- Caffè Nero · 5 outlets
- Blank Street Coffee · 2 outlets
- The Milkman · 2 outlets
- M&S Café · 2 outlets
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Questions
How many coffee shops are there in Old Town?
159 within 1 km of the centre of Old Town, Edinburgh, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 50.6 per km², which we rate intense competition. It is the most crowded of the 8 Edinburgh areas we mapped.
Is Old Town a good place to open a coffee shop?
INTENSE competition: 159 coffee shops within 1 km of Old Town, 50.6 per km². Only go in with a clear point of difference; places here already average 4.4★. 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 Old Town?
4.4 out of 5, across the 148 with at least 10 reviews. 78 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical coffee shop here has 415 reviews.
Which coffee shops in Old Town are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Platform 41 Coffee (5.0, 1,083 reviews), The Rainforest Edinburgh (5.0, 73 reviews), Quinn’s cafe (4.9, 1,238 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Old Town 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.