Restaurants and cafes: food hygiene ratings across the UK

141,306 registered restaurants and cafes · 75.6% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-12

25,061 closed in 12 months → 5,653 changed hands →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

17,673Opened (12m)

25,061Closed (12m)

3,930Relisted (12m)

5,653Takeover (12m)

42,088Rating change (12m)

Current ratings

Awaiting publication 19

Pass and Eat Safe 100

5 90,383

4 16,931

3 7,985

2 2,267

1 1,706

0 264

Awaiting inspection 10,176

Pass 9,426

Improvement Required 993

Exempt 1,056

Percentages cover FHRS-rated businesses; Scotland's FHIS scheme (Pass / Improvement Required) is shown in the bars but excluded from the shares.

Time to first published rating

84 days median · 131 days average
across 48,702 newly listed restaurants and cafes since 2022

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.

Where restaurants and cafes concentrate

Westminster 3,531 (2.5%)

Birmingham 2,572 (1.8%)

Glasgow City 2,196 (1.6%)

Manchester 2,048 (1.4%)

Edinburgh (City of) 1,973 (1.4%)

Leeds 1,914 (1.4%)

North Yorkshire 1,785 (1.3%)

Camden 1,740 (1.2%)

Cornwall 1,677 (1.2%)

Bristol 1,505 (1.1%)

Sheffield 1,441 (1.0%)

Wandsworth 1,259 (0.9%)

Tower Hamlets 1,197 (0.8%)

Somerset 1,108 (0.8%)

West Northamptonshire 1,049 (0.7%)

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