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UK food hygiene · Southwark

Southwark.
3,203 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Southwark with its official FSA hygiene rating. 71.9% score a 5. 25 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.58
Avg FSA
2,175
venues scored 5/5
25
scored 0 or 1

Southwark food hygiene in one minute

  • 3,203 food venues tracked in Southwark, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.58 out of 5 across 3,027 rated venues.
  • 2,175 venues scored 5/5 (71.9%).
  • 25 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Southwark in context

Southwark sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.58 across 3,027 rated venues.

71.9% of Southwark venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).

25 Southwark venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.83% of rated stock, which keeps Southwark below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Southwark itself, the typical retailers - other averages 4.5/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 4.8/5, 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 Southwark scores

3,027 rated · 176 awaiting
5
2,175 venues
71.9%
4
535 venues
17.7%
3
231 venues
7.6%
2
61 venues
2.0%
1
23 venues
0.8%
0
2 venues
0.1%
Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.

  • 5

    Alma's restaurant pizzeria

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 1XU

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Golf course ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE21 7LH

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Sweetie

    Retailers - other · SE16

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Safna kitchen

    Other catering premises · SE17 2TE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Nika's kitchen

    Other catering premises · SE15

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Green & fortune associates ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 9HL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Molinillo pure cacao

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SE1 4AL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Hop kingdom tap room

    Other catering premises · SE1 2EY

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The vinegar yard

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SE1 3QU

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Monmouth coffee company

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE16 3AF

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

Southwark 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.

  • ?

    Fourways pharmacy

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SE5 8RZ

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Winemasters

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SE1 6SF

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Wild & lees

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SE24 9HU

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    White men cant jerk

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · SE15 1TF

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Viserra limited

    stale · 1504mo

    Importers/Exporters · SE5 9HQ

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Vintage wines & spirits

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · SE16 7PL

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Southwark.

Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

943 venues in Southwark

4.6
avg score

Retailers - other

687 venues in Southwark

4.5
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

572 venues in Southwark

4.5
avg score

Other catering premises

281 venues in Southwark

4.7
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

197 venues in Southwark

4.7
avg score

School/college/university

150 venues in Southwark

4.8
avg score

Caring Premises

98 venues in Southwark

4.8
avg score

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

91 venues in Southwark

4.7
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Southwark.

  • 5

    Alma's restaurant pizzeria

    new

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 1XU

    Apr 2026

  • 5

    Nika's kitchen

    Other catering premises · SE15

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Safna kitchen

    Other catering premises · SE17 2TE

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Golf course ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE21 7LH

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Sweetie

    Retailers - other · SE16

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Green & fortune associates ltd

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE1 9HL

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Koox

    Distributors/Transporters · SE17 2RD

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Monmouth coffee company

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE16 3AF

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Southwark, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Southwark?

RatingCafe tracks 3,203 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Southwark, 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 Southwark?

The average FSA hygiene score across Southwark is 4.58 out of 5. 71.9% of rated venues score a 5, and 25 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Southwark venues failed their FSA inspection?

Southwark currently has 25 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Southwark 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 Southwark hygiene data?

All Southwark 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.

Primary sources

Verify this independently.

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.

JT

Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.

Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.

All Southwark data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.