The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Canterbury City
South East · 1,655 registered food establishments · 77.3% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
56 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 47 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 177 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Canterbury City interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 92 improved 104 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
75 days median · 106 days average
across 636 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 177 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).
Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.
Latest published ratings in Canterbury City
New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-10 | Lilys Social Kitchen | → | CT1 2JQ |
| 2026-10-08 | The Snuggery Canterbury | → | CT1 2BQ |
| 2026-10-08 | Longport Cafe | → | CT1 1PE |
| 2026-10-06 | Age UK Canterbury | → | CT1 2QY |
| 2026-10-02 | Westgate Fishbar And Pizza Oven | → | CT2 8AF |
| 2026-10-02 | Paulines Kitchen | → |
Latest changes in Canterbury City
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | Takeover | 4NETTI | CT6 5LP |
| 2026-10-02 | Opened | Bubbly Homes Limited | CT2 7TY |
| 2026-10-02 | Opened | Its Bloomin Organic | |
| 2026-10-02 | Opened | OtoCare Essentials | |
| 2026-10-02 | Takeover | Pepes Piri Piri | CT1 1BU |
| 2026-10-02 | Opened | THE MERMAID INN | CT4 5HX |
| 2026-10-02 | Opened | Mr Falafel | CT2 7DJ |
| 2026-10-02 | Opened | YumOats |
Contact the council
Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.
This council publishes its website on the Food Standards Agency register but not a food safety email, so the website is the way in.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
Ask the data
How does Canterbury City's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Canterbury City? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Canterbury City this year?
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