Edinburgh (City of).
4,996 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Edinburgh (City of) with its official FSA hygiene rating. 88.8% score a 5. 0 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Edinburgh (City of) food hygiene in one minute
- 4,996 food venues tracked in Edinburgh (City of), including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.66 out of 5 across 4,549 rated venues.
- 4,040 venues scored 5/5 (88.8%).
- 0 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Edinburgh (City of) in context
Edinburgh (City of) tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.66 across 4,549 rated venues.
88.8% of Edinburgh (City of) venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
Within Edinburgh (City of) itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.4/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 5.0/5, 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 Edinburgh (City of) scores
4,549 rated · 447 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Easyeche
Retailers - other · EH6 5JB
Gordon St Coffee
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH1 1DE
Half Way House
Pub/bar/nightclub · EH1 1BX
Boston Bar
Pub/bar/nightclub · EH2 1DR
Best One
Retailers - other · EH8 9JQ
Taste of Levant
Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH3 9DP
Noor Market
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets · EH11 2DR
SAAN
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH7 5RG
Capital Meat and Grocery
Retailers - other · EH6 5HZ
Tapas3
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH8 9HL
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Khushis
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH1 2QP
Gurkha Bar & Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH3 9HW
The Caves and The Rowantree
Pub/bar/nightclub · EH1 1NS
Bell Bottom Eatery
Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH11 1HW
Radicibus
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH4 1LY
Kanpai Sushi
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH3 9AS
Balerno Fry
Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH14 7AA
Colinton Parish Church & Swing Cafe
Other catering premises · EH13 0DE
Greggs
Takeaway/sandwich shop · EH14 1UD
Morn Coffee
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH7 5TR
Edinburgh (City of) 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.
EDINBURGH HIGH COURT
stale · 312moRetailers - other · EH1 2NT
May 2000
THE EDINBURGH PLAYHOUSE THEATRE - BAR
stale · 286moPub/bar/nightclub · EH1 3AA
Jul 2002
Abode Cafe Bar
stale · 251moPub/bar/nightclub · EH6 8NY
Jun 2005
Iceland
stale · 250moRetailers - other · EH7 5RG
Jul 2005
WAVERLEY INN
stale · 248moPub/bar/nightclub · EH17 8HG
Sept 2005
WEE RED BAR (STUDENT UNION)
stale · 248moPub/bar/nightclub · EH3 9HY
Sept 2005
What's in Edinburgh (City of).
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
1,930 venues in Edinburgh (City of)
Takeaway/sandwich shop
669 venues in Edinburgh (City of)
Retailers - other
595 venues in Edinburgh (City of)
Pub/bar/nightclub
503 venues in Edinburgh (City of)
Caring Premises
317 venues in Edinburgh (City of)
Other catering premises
311 venues in Edinburgh (City of)
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house
221 venues in Edinburgh (City of)
School/college/university
190 venues in Edinburgh (City of)
Most recent inspections in Edinburgh (City of).
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Kul Coffee
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH7 4AA
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Barony House
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · EH9 2BZ
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Newington Pharmacy
Retailers - other · EH8 9JB
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La Casa
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH9 1QR
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Scot Townhouse
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · EH16 5PS
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Masala Wheels
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH11 2NB
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One Plate
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH8 9LP
Gurkha Bar & Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EH3 9HW
Food hygiene in Edinburgh (City of), questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Edinburgh (City of)?
RatingCafe tracks 4,996 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Edinburgh (City of), 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 Edinburgh (City of)?
The average FSA hygiene score across Edinburgh (City of) is 4.66 out of 5. 88.8% of rated venues score a 5, and 0 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Edinburgh (City of) venues failed their FSA inspection?
Edinburgh (City of) currently has 0 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Edinburgh (City of) 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 Edinburgh (City of) hygiene data?
All Edinburgh (City of) 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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Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Edinburgh (City of) data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.