The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Islington
London · 2,626 registered food establishments · 64.7% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12 · Contact the council
46 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 9 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 179 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Islington interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 224 improved 139 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
75 days median · 101 days average
across 1,206 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 179 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 Islington
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 | Lamezia | → | N7 8LX |
| 2026-10-08 | Fab Thai Street Food | → | EC2A 4JJ |
| 2026-10-06 | Subway | → | EC1M 6DR |
| 2026-10-06 | Amazon UK Services Ltd | → | N19 5UN |
| 2026-10-06 | A.Roma | → | N7 8XH |
| 2026-10-06 | Old Street Tavern | → | EC1V 9NR |
Latest changes in Islington
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Zoya Sweets and Savouries | N7 6AG |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Estrela sFrancisco | N7 6AG |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Kelly's London (HCA) | |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Bodega Boi Breakfast Sandwiches (HCA) | |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Afrikana Express Angel | EC1V 4PE |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Caffein | N1 9ER |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Appleton Bakery | N19 4NF |
| 2026-10-06 | Opened | Charcoal and Flavour House @ Boston Arms | N19 5QQ |
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.
These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
Chains in Islington
Every branch of these chains here, with its rating, rating date and inspection standards. The number is how many branches.
Caterlink · 43 Tesco · 22 Pret A Manger · 18 Sainsbury's · 15 Co-op · 8 Costa Coffee · 8 Starbucks · 8 Subway · 7 Domino's Pizza · 6 Marks & Spencer · 6 McDonalds · 6 Nisa Local · 6 Greggs · 5 Iceland · 5 Londis · 5 Waitrose · 5 Aramark · 4 German Doner Kebab · 4 Holland & Barrett · 4 Nando's · 4 Premier · 4 Travelodge · 4 Aldi · 3 KFC · 3 Papa Johns · 3 Pizza Express · 3 Admiral Casino · 2 Baxterstorey · 2 Black Sheep Coffee · 2 Boots UK Ltd · 2 Budgens · 2 Caffe Nero · 2 Franco Manca · 2 Itsu · 2 Lidl · 2 Wagamama · 2 Admiral · 1 Amorino · 1 Best One · 1 Breakfast Club · 1 Cake Box · 1 Card Factory · 1 Costcutter · 1 Gopuff · 1 Joe & The Juice · 1 Majestic Wine Warehouse · 1 Mini Market · 1 Morrisons Daily · 1 Muffin Break · 1 Munchies · 1 N Family Club · 1 Odeon Cinema · 1 Oliver Bonas · 1 One Stop · 1 Oxfam · 1 Pasta Evangelists · 1 Pepe's Piri Piri · 1 Pho · 1 Pizza Hut · 1 Popeyes · 1 Poundland · 1 Railway Tavern · 1 Savers Health & Beauty · 1 Slimming World · 1 Spice Hut · 1 Sports Direct · 1 Taco Bell · 1 Taste of India · 1 The Angel Inn · 1 The Barn · 1 The Chippy · 1 The Nook · 1 The White Lion · 1 Tops Pizza · 1 Tortilla · 1 Wingstop · 1
Chains that have left Islington
These chains no longer have a branch on the register here. Each page says what was there, how it was rated, and where the nearest branches are now.
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