How many coffee shops are there within 1 km of Covent Garden?
205 coffee shops within 1 km of Covent Garden, 65.3 per km². Only go in with a clear point of difference; places here already average 4.4★.
Covent Garden, London · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 2nd most crowded of 14 areas mapped in London
Within 1 km
205
coffee shops
Per km²
65.3
intense competition
With 10+ reviews
179
enough to judge a rating
Established
137
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.4★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
254
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 205 coffee shops here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up94 (46%)
- 4.0 to 4.460 (29%)
- 3.5 to 3.917 (8%)
- Below 3.58 (4%)
- Under 10 reviews26 (13%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Bees Coffee Holborn | 4.9★ | 1,166 | 740 m |
| Serendipity Crystal Café | 4.9★ | 745 | 680 m |
| Tea Parlour - London | 4.9★ | 452 | 620 m |
| Truedan Holborn | 4.9★ | 409 | 620 m |
| Cafe De Change | 4.9★ | 241 | 900 m |
| Route Strand | 4.9★ | 161 | 290 m |
| Nine Bars Coffee | 4.9★ | 158 | 660 m |
| Embankment Place Cabmen's Shelter | 4.9★ | 69 | 530 m |
| Capilungo | 4.8★ | 1,256 | 330 m |
| Chayan | 4.8★ | 597 | 650 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'ETO Wardour Street | 4.6★ | 12,954 | 910 m |
| EL&N London | 4.3★ | 3,959 | 850 m |
| Toi & Moi Cafe | 4.5★ | 3,883 | 990 m |
| Monmouth Coffee Company | 4.5★ | 3,819 | 440 m |
| Balans Soho, No.60 | 4.3★ | 3,606 | 710 m |
Chains
- Caffè Nero · 8 outlets
- Costa Coffee · 7 outlets
- Starbucks Coffee · 4 outlets
- heytea · 3 outlets
- Blank Street Coffee · 3 outlets
- Starbucks Coffee Company · 3 outlets
- Black Sheep Coffee · 3 outlets
- Coco di Mama · 2 outlets
- Starbucks · 2 outlets
- Amelia · 2 outlets
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Questions
How many coffee shops are there in Covent Garden?
205 within 1 km of the centre of Covent Garden, London, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 65.3 per km², which we rate intense competition. It is the 2nd most crowded of the 14 London areas we mapped.
Is Covent Garden a good place to open a coffee shop?
INTENSE competition: 205 coffee shops within 1 km of Covent Garden, 65.3 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 Covent Garden?
4.4 out of 5, across the 179 with at least 10 reviews. 94 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical coffee shop here has 254 reviews.
Which coffee shops in Covent Garden are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Early Bees Coffee Holborn (4.9, 1,166 reviews), Serendipity Crystal Café (4.9, 745 reviews), Tea Parlour - London (4.9, 452 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Covent Garden 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.