How many coffee shops are there within 1 km of Old City?
32 coffee shops within 1 km of Old City, 10.2 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.3★ average here.
Old City, Philadelphia · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 4th most crowded of 10 areas mapped in Philadelphia
Within 1 km
32
coffee shops
Per km²
10.2
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
27
enough to judge a rating
Established
25
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.3★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
275
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 32 coffee shops here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up16 (50%)
- 4.0 to 4.47 (22%)
- 3.5 to 3.90 (0%)
- Below 3.54 (13%)
- Under 10 reviews5 (16%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mocha Melt Cafe | 4.8★ | 617 | 60 m |
| Café Tolia | 4.8★ | 520 | 200 m |
| Thank You Thank You | 4.8★ | 460 | 770 m |
| Madis Coffee Roasters | 4.8★ | 408 | 660 m |
| Time & Peace Café and Gallery | 4.8★ | 248 | 740 m |
| Café Walnut | 4.7★ | 429 | 800 m |
| Coffee Zeit | 4.7★ | 377 | 430 m |
| Cuor di Caffè | 4.7★ | 210 | 140 m |
| Aroma Bakery & Coffee | 4.7★ | 197 | 440 m |
| Cafe Ole | 4.6★ | 850 | 400 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Colombe Coffee Workshop | 4.5★ | 900 | 600 m |
| Cafe Ole | 4.6★ | 850 | 400 m |
| Menagerie Coffee | 4.6★ | 828 | 180 m |
| FRIEDA | 4.6★ | 791 | 430 m |
| Mocha Melt Cafe | 4.8★ | 617 | 60 m |
Chains
- Dunkin' · 3 outlets
- Starbucks Coffee Company · 2 outlets
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Questions
How many coffee shops are there in Old City?
32 within 1 km of the centre of Old City, Philadelphia, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 10.2 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the 4th most crowded of the 10 Philadelphia areas we mapped.
Is Old City a good place to open a coffee shop?
MODERATE competition: 32 coffee shops within 1 km of Old City, 10.2 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.3★ 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 Old City?
4.3 out of 5, across the 27 with at least 10 reviews. 16 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical coffee shop here has 275 reviews.
Which coffee shops in Old City are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Mocha Melt Cafe (4.8, 617 reviews), Café Tolia (4.8, 520 reviews), Thank You Thank You (4.8, 460 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Old City 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.