How many coffee shops are there within 1 km of Soho?
246 coffee shops within 1 km of Soho, 78.3 per km². Only go in with a clear point of difference; places here already average 4.4★.
Soho, London · scanned 13 October 2026 · the most crowded of 14 areas mapped in London
Within 1 km
246
coffee shops
Per km²
78.3
intense competition
With 10+ reviews
220
enough to judge a rating
Established
174
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.4★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
302
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 246 coffee shops here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up109 (44%)
- 4.0 to 4.484 (34%)
- 3.5 to 3.921 (9%)
- Below 3.56 (2%)
- Under 10 reviews26 (11%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Counter by Naroon | 4.9★ | 1,283 | 640 m |
| Tea Parlour - London | 4.9★ | 452 | 760 m |
| Archetype Coffee | 4.9★ | 415 | 610 m |
| Cafe De Change | 4.9★ | 241 | 560 m |
| KABIRYS street food & cofee. | 4.9★ | 144 | 710 m |
| Baretto Coffee & Wine | 4.9★ | 66 | 750 m |
| Compane | 4.9★ | 55 | 670 m |
| The Drawing Room at Brown's Hotel | 4.8★ | 763 | 510 m |
| Kiss the Hippo Coffee Fitzrovia Corner | 4.8★ | 724 | 610 m |
| Café Vins | 4.8★ | 628 | 20 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'ETO Wardour Street | 4.6★ | 12,954 | 310 m |
| Italian Bear Chocolate - Soho | 4.1★ | 5,194 | 150 m |
| Drunch Mayfair | 4.3★ | 3,997 | 570 m |
| EL&N London | 4.3★ | 3,959 | 340 m |
| Toi & Moi Cafe | 4.5★ | 3,883 | 270 m |
Chains
- Caffè Nero · 9 outlets
- Costa Coffee · 8 outlets
- Blank Street Coffee · 5 outlets
- Starbucks Coffee · 5 outlets
- Hagen Espresso Bar · 3 outlets
- EL&N London · 3 outlets
- Italian Bear Chocolate · 2 outlets
- Harris + Hoole · 2 outlets
- Kaffeine · 2 outlets
- Apple Butter Cafe · 2 outlets
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Questions
How many coffee shops are there in Soho?
246 within 1 km of the centre of Soho, London, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 78.3 per km², which we rate intense competition. It is the most crowded of the 14 London areas we mapped.
Is Soho a good place to open a coffee shop?
INTENSE competition: 246 coffee shops within 1 km of Soho, 78.3 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 Soho?
4.4 out of 5, across the 220 with at least 10 reviews. 109 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical coffee shop here has 302 reviews.
Which coffee shops in Soho are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Counter by Naroon (4.9, 1,283 reviews), Tea Parlour - London (4.9, 452 reviews), Archetype Coffee (4.9, 415 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Soho 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.