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UK food hygiene · Lewisham

Lewisham.
2,449 food venues,
fully inspected.

Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Lewisham with its official FSA hygiene rating. 61.2% score a 5. 36 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.

4.40
Avg FSA
1,227
venues scored 5/5
36
scored 0 or 1

Lewisham food hygiene in one minute

  • 2,449 food venues tracked in Lewisham, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
  • Average FSA score: 4.40 out of 5 across 2,006 rated venues.
  • 1,227 venues scored 5/5 (61.2%).
  • 36 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
  • Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.

Lewisham in context

Lewisham sits below the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.40 across 2,006 rated venues.

61.2% of Lewisham venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).

36 Lewisham venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.79% of rated stock, which puts Lewisham above the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.

Within Lewisham itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.1/5 while a typical retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 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 Lewisham scores

2,006 rated · 443 awaiting
5
1,227 venues
61.2%
4
459 venues
22.9%
3
248 venues
12.4%
2
36 venues
1.8%
1
30 venues
1.5%
0
6 venues
0.3%
Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Chandos

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SE23 1LN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    135 Supper Club

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE8

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Catford Express

    Retailers - other · SE6 4HQ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Lewisham Best Kebab

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SE13 6NZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Little Rainbow Day Nursery

    Caring Premises · SE6 1TH

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Kings Church

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE6 4PS

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Chartwells

    School/college/university · SE23 2PX

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    RoamingBitesUK

    Mobile caterer · SE14 5RT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Banzai Kitchen LTD

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE14 5RW

    Feb 2026

  • 5

    Little Village Nursery School

    Caring Premises · SE23 2UJ

    Feb 2026

Overdue inspection

Lewisham 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.

  • ?

    Tstes Like Home

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · SE10

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Jafe Matcha

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · SE23

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Jack's Kitchen

    stale · 1504mo

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SE13 5PT

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    ISLANDWRAPZ

    stale · 1504mo

    Mobile caterer · SE26

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Impact Food Group

    stale · 1504mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE14 5SF

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Igutya

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · SE26

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in Lewisham.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

633 venues in Lewisham

4.4
avg score

Retailers - other

504 venues in Lewisham

4.1
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

386 venues in Lewisham

4.1
avg score

Other catering premises

363 venues in Lewisham

4.7
avg score

Caring Premises

209 venues in Lewisham

4.8
avg score

School/college/university

100 venues in Lewisham

4.7
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

86 venues in Lewisham

4.6
avg score

Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets

56 venues in Lewisham

4.8
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in Lewisham.

  • 5

    Chandos

    Pub/bar/nightclub · SE23 1LN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    135 Supper Club

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE8

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Catford Express

    Retailers - other · SE6 4HQ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Lewisham Best Kebab

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · SE13 6NZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Little Rainbow Day Nursery

    Caring Premises · SE6 1TH

    Mar 2026

  • 3

    Kente Coffee Shop

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SE26 5QW

    Mar 2026

  • 4

    Chacarero London

    Manufacturers/packers · SE23

    Mar 2026

  • 3

    VSP Wings

    Other catering premises · SE6

    Mar 2026

Common questions

Food hygiene in Lewisham, questions answered.

How many food venues are rated in Lewisham?

RatingCafe tracks 2,449 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Lewisham, 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 Lewisham?

The average FSA hygiene score across Lewisham is 4.40 out of 5. 61.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 36 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.

Which Lewisham venues failed their FSA inspection?

Lewisham currently has 36 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Lewisham 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 Lewisham hygiene data?

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