How many coffee shops are there within 1 km of Shawlands?
23 coffee shops within 1 km of Shawlands, 7.3 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.7★ average here.
Shawlands, Glasgow · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 7th most crowded of 10 areas mapped in Glasgow
Within 1 km
23
coffee shops
Per km²
7.3
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
22
enough to judge a rating
Established
17
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.7★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
182
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 23 coffee shops here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up19 (83%)
- 4.0 to 4.43 (13%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.50 (0%)
- Under 10 reviews1 (4%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Coffee | 5.0★ | 212 | 610 m |
| Cafe Yaro | 4.9★ | 132 | 810 m |
| Showa Coffee House | 4.9★ | 98 | 890 m |
| ARC | 4.9★ | 57 | 710 m |
| Godshot studio | 4.8★ | 336 | 670 m |
| Toro Coffee | 4.8★ | 242 | 590 m |
| Partenope | 4.8★ | 218 | 240 m |
| Verse | 4.8★ | 130 | 640 m |
| The Sweet Tart Tearoom | 4.8★ | 67 | 610 m |
| Cafe Strange Brew | 4.7★ | 1,479 | 750 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cafe Strange Brew | 4.7★ | 1,479 | 750 m |
| The Brooklyn Cafe. | 4.5★ | 1,422 | 860 m |
| Spill The Beans | 4.3★ | 595 | 640 m |
| Dandelion Cafe | 4.5★ | 530 | 870 m |
| Dnisi | 4.2★ | 469 | 130 m |
Chains
No brand has two or more outlets within 1 km of Shawlands.
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Questions
How many coffee shops are there in Shawlands?
23 within 1 km of the centre of Shawlands, Glasgow, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 7.3 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the 7th most crowded of the 10 Glasgow areas we mapped.
Is Shawlands a good place to open a coffee shop?
MODERATE competition: 23 coffee shops within 1 km of Shawlands, 7.3 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.7★ 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 Shawlands?
4.7 out of 5, across the 22 with at least 10 reviews. 19 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical coffee shop here has 182 reviews.
Which coffee shops in Shawlands are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Frankie Coffee (5.0, 212 reviews), Cafe Yaro (4.9, 132 reviews), Showa Coffee House (4.9, 98 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Shawlands 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.