How many restaurants are there within 1 km of Covent Garden?
759 restaurants within 1 km of Covent Garden, 241.6 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
759
restaurants
Per km²
241.6
intense competition
With 10+ reviews
728
enough to judge a rating
Established
669
100 or more reviews
Average rating
4.4★
places with 10+ reviews
Median reviews
1,283
per restaurant
Every restaurant 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 759 restaurants here are rated. Places with fewer than 10 reviews are counted apart.
- 4.5 and up398 (52%)
- 4.0 to 4.4274 (36%)
- 3.5 to 3.944 (6%)
- Below 3.512 (2%)
- Under 10 reviews31 (4%)
Top rated
Highest rating among places with at least 50 reviews.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greens & Beans | 5.0★ | 617 | 680 m |
| Jul's London | 5.0★ | 140 | 850 m |
| Hakari | 5.0★ | 53 | 770 m |
| Vasiniko | 4.9★ | 7,794 | 110 m |
| Brother Marcus Covent Garden | 4.9★ | 6,350 | 300 m |
| Flat Iron Southbank | 4.9★ | 3,815 | 760 m |
| Vasiniko | 4.9★ | 3,201 | 340 m |
| Flat Iron Piccadilly | 4.9★ | 2,386 | 870 m |
| Evelyn's Table | 4.9★ | 1,500 | 700 m |
| Govinda's Holborn | 4.9★ | 1,030 | 970 m |
Most reviewed
The places customers here write about most.
| Name | Rating | Reviews | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Govinda's Soho Street | 4.8★ | 32,724 | 860 m |
| Ave Mario | 4.8★ | 30,606 | 120 m |
| Dishoom Covent Garden | 4.7★ | 29,898 | 320 m |
| Maharaja of India | 4.7★ | 19,712 | 450 m |
| Fatt Pundit | 4.8★ | 19,490 | 80 m |
Chains
- PizzaExpress · 7 outlets
- McDonald's · 6 outlets
- Bella Italia · 5 outlets
- Burger King · 4 outlets
- Wasabi Sushi & Bento · 4 outlets
- Zizzi · 3 outlets
- Eat Tokyo · 3 outlets
- itsu · 3 outlets
- Steak and Company · 3 outlets
- Brasserie Blanc · 2 outlets
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Questions
How many restaurants are there in Covent Garden?
759 within 1 km of the centre of Covent Garden, London, counted on 13 October 2026. That is 241.6 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 restaurant?
INTENSE competition: 759 restaurants within 1 km of Covent Garden, 241.6 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 restaurants in Covent Garden?
4.4 out of 5, across the 728 with at least 10 reviews. 398 are rated 4.5 or higher. The typical restaurant here has 1,283 reviews.
Which restaurants in Covent Garden are rated highest?
Among places with at least 50 reviews: Greens & Beans (5.0, 617 reviews), Jul's London (5.0, 140 reviews), Hakari (5.0, 53 reviews).
How was this counted?
We scanned a 1 km circle around the centre of Covent Garden on 13 October 2026 and counted every restaurant 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.