Islington.
2,565 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Islington with its official FSA hygiene rating. 62.6% score a 5. 52 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Islington food hygiene in one minute
- 2,565 food venues tracked in Islington, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.37 out of 5 across 2,421 rated venues.
- 1,515 venues scored 5/5 (62.6%).
- 52 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Islington in context
Islington sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.37 across 2,421 rated venues.
62.6% of Islington venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
52 Islington venues currently score 0 or 1, 2.15% of rated stock, which puts Islington above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Islington itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.1/5 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 Islington scores
2,421 rated · 144 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Seven Sisters Greengrocers
Retailers - other · N7 6AE
Sept 2025
House of Dishes@ Budgens Islington
Takeaway/sandwich shop · N1 1RL
Sept 2025
DIWAN KITCHEN
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · N7 6JD
Laksa
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EC1M 5RD
An's Oriental Supermarket
Retailers - other · N19 4DJ
Giacco's Wine Bar
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · N5 1HA
Stall t/a Chicken Shop
Mobile caterer
Stall t/a Saladin
Mobile caterer
Crystal Kebab
Takeaway/sandwich shop · N1 9AA
Budgens
Retailers - other · N1 8LX
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Ekachai
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · N1 9AG
Sadlers News
Retailers - other · EC1R 4SD
Le Cafe Du Marche
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EC1M 6DX
Lantana Shoreditch
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
Bap Foods Limited
Takeaway/sandwich shop · EC1V 9AJ
Industrious
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EC2A 1NQ
Community Meal
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · N1 4PL
Rosemary Branch Public House
Pub/bar/nightclub · N1 3DT
Belaforma (HCA)
Other catering premises · N19
Oak N4
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · N4 3JU
Islington 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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Penang City
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · N4 2DW
Jan 1901
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Nisa Archway
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · N19 3RJ
Jan 1901
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Nine (HCA)
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · N19
Jan 1901
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Night Chef
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · N19 4HT
Jan 1901
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Zuri Flame (HCA)
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · N16
Jan 1901
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Zeal Cafe
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · N1 2BD
Jan 1901
What's in Islington.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
1,000 venues in Islington
Retailers - other
441 venues in Islington
Other catering premises
324 venues in Islington
Takeaway/sandwich shop
246 venues in Islington
Pub/bar/nightclub
225 venues in Islington
Caring Premises
91 venues in Islington
School/college/university
74 venues in Islington
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets
67 venues in Islington
Most recent inspections in Islington.
Ekachai
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · N1 9AG
Sadlers News
Retailers - other · EC1R 4SD
Le Cafe Du Marche
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EC1M 6DX
Lantana Shoreditch
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
Bap Foods Limited
Takeaway/sandwich shop · EC1V 9AJ
Industrious
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · EC2A 1NQ
Belaforma (HCA)
Other catering premises · N19
Community Meal
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · N1 4PL
Food hygiene in Islington, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Islington?
RatingCafe tracks 2,565 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Islington, 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 Islington?
The average FSA hygiene score across Islington is 4.37 out of 5. 62.6% of rated venues score a 5, and 52 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Islington venues failed their FSA inspection?
Islington currently has 52 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Islington 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 Islington hygiene data?
All Islington 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 Islington data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.