How many coffee shops are there within 1 km of Capitol Hill?
44 coffee shops within 1 km of Capitol Hill, 14.0 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.5★ average here.
Capitol Hill, Seattle · scanned 13 October 2026 · the 2nd most crowded of 10 areas mapped in Seattle
Within 1 km
44
coffee shops
Per km²
14.0
moderate competition
With 10+ reviews
42
enough to judge a rating
Established
33
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.5★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
248
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 44 coffee shops here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up27 (61%)
- 4.0 to 4.412 (27%)
- 3.5 to 3.91 (2%)
- Below 3.52 (5%)
- Under 10 reviews2 (5%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mintish Coffee House | 5.0★ | 1,251 | 440 m |
| El Cerro | 4.9★ | 74 | 780 m |
| NEKO Cat Cafe Seattle | 4.8★ | 3,581 | 610 m |
| Matcha Magic Capitol Hill | 4.8★ | 493 | 580 m |
| Offline Coffee Co. | 4.8★ | 153 | 780 m |
| Sunright Tea Studio - Capitol Hill | 4.8★ | 136 | 570 m |
| Stitch Cafe | 4.8★ | 77 | 740 m |
| Analog Coffee | 4.7★ | 1,152 | 360 m |
| Cafe Argento | 4.7★ | 416 | 480 m |
| Piedmont Café | 4.7★ | 317 | 960 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEKO Cat Cafe Seattle | 4.8★ | 3,581 | 610 m |
| Oddfellows Café + Bar | 4.3★ | 1,919 | 570 m |
| Espresso Vivace Capitol Hill | 4.5★ | 1,545 | 430 m |
| Espresso Vivace South Lake Union | 4.6★ | 1,521 | 720 m |
| Mintish Coffee House | 5.0★ | 1,251 | 440 m |
Chains
- Victrola Coffee Roasters · 2 outlets
- Starbucks Coffee Company · 2 outlets
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Questions
How many coffee shops are there in Capitol Hill?
44 within 1 km of the centre of Capitol Hill, Seattle, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 14.0 per km², which we rate moderate competition. It is the 2nd most crowded of the 10 Seattle areas we mapped.
Is Capitol Hill a good place to open a coffee shop?
MODERATE competition: 44 coffee shops within 1 km of Capitol Hill, 14.0 per km². There is room for a coffee shop that does better than the 4.5★ 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 Capitol Hill?
4.5 out of 5, across the 42 with at least 10 reviews. 27 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical coffee shop here has 248 reviews.
Which coffee shops in Capitol Hill are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Mintish Coffee House (5.0, 1,251 reviews), El Cerro (4.9, 74 reviews), NEKO Cat Cafe Seattle (4.8, 3,581 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Capitol Hill 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.