How many coffee shops are there within 1 km of Calton?
43 coffee shops within 1 km of Calton, 13.7 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.6★ average here.
Calton, Glasgow · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 3rd most crowded of 10 areas mapped in Glasgow
Within 1 km
43
coffee shops
Per km²
13.7
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
37
enough to judge a rating
Established
21
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.6★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
95
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 43 coffee shops here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up28 (65%)
- 4.0 to 4.48 (19%)
- 3.5 to 3.91 (2%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews6 (14%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheese Box Glasgow | 5.0★ | 394 | 830 m |
| Copperbox Coffee | 5.0★ | 170 | 780 m |
| Cafe by the Green | 5.0★ | 50 | 160 m |
| La Bodega | 4.9★ | 276 | 870 m |
| Artrez | 4.9★ | 164 | 490 m |
| Pineapple Espresso | 4.9★ | 121 | 630 m |
| Rest coffee | 4.9★ | 110 | 650 m |
| R-CADE | 4.8★ | 647 | 510 m |
| Opson cafe | 4.8★ | 405 | 470 m |
| Through the House | 4.8★ | 159 | 460 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spitfire Espresso | 4.6★ | 1,262 | 460 m |
| Tinderbox | 4.2★ | 1,193 | 760 m |
| iCafe Merchant City | 4.3★ | 1,098 | 650 m |
| Rose & Grants Cafe | 4.5★ | 939 | 500 m |
| R-CADE | 4.8★ | 647 | 510 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Calton.
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Questions
How many coffee shops are there in Calton?
43 within 1 km of the centre of Calton, Glasgow, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 13.7 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the 3rd most crowded of the 10 Glasgow areas we mapped.
Is Calton a good place to open a coffee shop?
MODERATE competition: 43 coffee shops within 1 km of Calton, 13.7 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.6★ 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 Calton?
4.6 out of 5, across the 37 with at least 10 reviews. 28 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical coffee shop here has 95 reviews.
Which coffee shops in Calton are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Cheese Box Glasgow (5.0, 394 reviews), Copperbox Coffee (5.0, 170 reviews), Cafe by the Green (5.0, 50 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Calton 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.