Belfast.
3,152 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Belfast with its official FSA hygiene rating. 72.0% score a 5. 31 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Belfast food hygiene in one minute
- 3,152 food venues tracked in Belfast, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.59 out of 5 across 2,918 rated venues.
- 2,101 venues scored 5/5 (72.0%).
- 31 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Belfast in context
Belfast sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.59 across 2,918 rated venues.
72.0% of Belfast venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
31 Belfast venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.06% of rated stock, which keeps Belfast below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Belfast itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.2/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 4.9/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How Belfast scores
2,918 rated · 234 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
VOCO Belfast
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · BT7 2JB
Trap Kebabs/Ali s Kebab & Pizza/Suga Crush/Paradise Pizza
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT12 7AE
Toto
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT7 1DQ
China Star
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT5 6QD
Sakura
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT7 1JR
Zain Supermarket
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BT11 9BW
The Shawarma
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT4 3BA
Royal Kebab Express
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT4 1HG
China Style
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT11 9PG
Asianmix
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BT12 6HR
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
The Lost City Adventure Golf
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT15 1WA
McDonalds
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT4 2PW
Island Resource Centre
Caring Premises · BT4 1EQ
Polonez
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BT12 6HU
Musgrave Duncrue (Canteen)
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT3 9HJ
AM:PM
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT1 4GH
Pret A Manger
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT1 6JH
Portside Inn
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT3 9LZ
General Merchants 361
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT7 3GL
Lee Foods Supermarket
Distributors/Transporters · BT7 1BX
Belfast venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
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OLIVER BONAS BELFAST ARTHUR STREET
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BT1 4GA
Jan 1901
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Medicare
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BT5 7EA
Jan 1901
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CLEAR PHARMACY
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BT8 7EY
Jan 1901
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Gordons Chemists
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BT5 4PS
Jan 1901
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Gordons Chemists
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BT13 1FP
Jan 1901
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Gordons Chemists
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · BT12 5EY
Jan 1901
What's in Belfast.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
888 venues in Belfast
Retailers - other
614 venues in Belfast
Takeaway/sandwich shop
415 venues in Belfast
Caring Premises
349 venues in Belfast
School/college/university
191 venues in Belfast
Pub/bar/nightclub
182 venues in Belfast
Mobile caterer
112 venues in Belfast
Manufacturers/packers
111 venues in Belfast
Most recent inspections in Belfast.
The Lost City Adventure Golf
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT15 1WA
McDonalds
Takeaway/sandwich shop · BT4 2PW
Polonez
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · BT12 6HU
Island Resource Centre
Caring Premises · BT4 1EQ
Pret A Manger
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT1 6JH
General Merchants 361
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT7 3GL
Joshie's Munch Box
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT4 1AJ
Musgrave Duncrue (Canteen)
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · BT3 9HJ
Food hygiene in Belfast, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Belfast?
RatingCafe tracks 3,152 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Belfast, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in Belfast?
The average FSA hygiene score across Belfast is 4.59 out of 5. 72.0% of rated venues score a 5, and 31 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Belfast venues failed their FSA inspection?
Belfast currently has 31 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Belfast are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get Belfast hygiene data?
All Belfast ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.
Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Belfast data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.