Lambeth.
2,638 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Lambeth with its official FSA hygiene rating. 61.5% score a 5. 61 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Lambeth food hygiene in one minute
- 2,638 food venues tracked in Lambeth, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.37 out of 5 across 2,394 rated venues.
- 1,473 venues scored 5/5 (61.5%).
- 61 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Lambeth in context
Lambeth sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.37 across 2,394 rated venues.
61.5% of Lambeth venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
61 Lambeth venues currently score 0 or 1, 2.55% of rated stock, which puts Lambeth above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Lambeth itself, the typical retailers - other averages 3.9/5 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 Lambeth scores
2,394 rated · 244 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Jihwaja
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE11 5QY
Mandeg Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW16 6EG
Forno Big Ben Pizza
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE11 6EE
Mesmer Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW9 9PY
Streatham Halwa
Retailers - other · SW16 6EN
Sept 2025
Alma Portista
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW9 9PE
SW16 Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW16 6AB
Millenium Food & Wine
Retailers - other · SE11 6SF
Visualise It First
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW9 8SA
Estacion 5 0 4
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW9 7AE
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Bistro Union
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW4 9NG
Morley's
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SW16 6EW
The Duke Of Sussex
Pub/bar/nightclub · SE1 7AY
Istanbul Food Gate
Retailers - other · SW16 1EX
Cafe Del Marsh
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7RG
The Corner Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7JY
Cotto
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7HR
Marlin Hotel
Other catering premises · SE1 7HR
Life Cafe Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW16 1PR
Melody's Munch
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SW9 8PQ
Lambeth 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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The Hoist
stale · 1504moPub/bar/nightclub
Jan 1901
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Brixton Brewery
stale · 1504moManufacturers/packers · SE24 0HL
Jan 1901
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Bottle Apostle
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · SW4 9JW
Jan 1901
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Boss Pharmacy
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · SW4 7RD
Jan 1901
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Boots UK Ltd
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · SE1 7LY
Jan 1901
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Boots UK Ltd
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · SW16 1BB
Jan 1901
What's in Lambeth.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
767 venues in Lambeth
Retailers - other
442 venues in Lambeth
Takeaway/sandwich shop
414 venues in Lambeth
Other catering premises
401 venues in Lambeth
Pub/bar/nightclub
170 venues in Lambeth
Caring Premises
137 venues in Lambeth
School/college/university
110 venues in Lambeth
Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets
83 venues in Lambeth
Most recent inspections in Lambeth.
Bistro Union
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW4 9NG
Cafe Del Marsh
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7RG
The Duke Of Sussex
Pub/bar/nightclub · SE1 7AY
Cotto
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7HR
The Corner Cafe
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 7JY
Istanbul Food Gate
Retailers - other · SW16 1EX
Morley's
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SW16 6EW
Life Cafe Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SW16 1PR
Food hygiene in Lambeth, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Lambeth?
RatingCafe tracks 2,638 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Lambeth, 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 Lambeth?
The average FSA hygiene score across Lambeth is 4.37 out of 5. 61.5% of rated venues score a 5, and 61 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Lambeth venues failed their FSA inspection?
Lambeth currently has 61 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Lambeth 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 Lambeth hygiene data?
All Lambeth 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 Lambeth data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.