York.
2,089 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in York with its official FSA hygiene rating. 73.2% score a 5. 16 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
York food hygiene in one minute
- 2,089 food venues tracked in York, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.61 out of 5 across 1,851 rated venues.
- 1,355 venues scored 5/5 (73.2%).
- 16 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
York in context
York tracks the UK national average almost exactly, with a weighted FSA score of 4.61 across 1,851 rated venues.
73.2% of York venues hold a 5/5, lags the UK average on 5-star density (78% nationally).
16 York venues currently score 0 or 1, 0.86% of rated stock, which keeps York below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within York itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.2/5 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 York scores
1,851 rated · 238 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
Le Specialty
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO1 9TA
Brunch Time
Takeaway/sandwich shop · YO26 4SE
Guy Fawkes Inn
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · YO1 7HP
Cecils Pizza & Grill Bar
Takeaway/sandwich shop · YO10 5LA
The Cottage Inn
Pub/bar/nightclub · YO32 2JH
Sky Blue Chinese Restaurant
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO10 5AA
Subway
Takeaway/sandwich shop · YO19 4TA
Mr Tea
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO1 9NA
PSN Catering @ Pikehills Golf Club
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO23 3UW
Oct 2025
Salsa Pizza
Takeaway/sandwich shop · YO24 3LQ
Oct 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
Oceans Fish and Chips
Takeaway/sandwich shop · YO30 5SW
Josephs Nursery
Caring Premises · YO30 6NP
Pattacakes Bakery
Manufacturers/packers · YO19 5QT
Grub
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO10 5HD
The Walnut Tree
Pub/bar/nightclub · YO31 1AN
But First
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO23 2RA
Fulford Montessori Nursery
Caring Premises · YO10 4DZ
Riverside Care Complex
Caring Premises · YO41 5LD
Puttstars York
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO32 9AF
St Peters School
School/college/university · YO30 6AB
York 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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Agility Parks
stale · 1516moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO26 6QY
Jan 1900
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Lloyds Pharmacy
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · YO10 4DX
Jan 1901
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Joseph Rowntree Theatre
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · YO91 1RT
Jan 1901
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Jewsons
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · YO10 3DS
Jan 1901
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Home Baker - Wendy Robinson
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · YO32
Jan 1901
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Home Baker - Sue Dillon
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · YO23
Jan 1901
What's in York.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
572 venues in York
Retailers - other
336 venues in York
Other catering premises
260 venues in York
Pub/bar/nightclub
212 venues in York
Takeaway/sandwich shop
198 venues in York
Caring Premises
125 venues in York
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house
110 venues in York
School/college/university
91 venues in York
Most recent inspections in York.
Josephs Nursery
Caring Premises · YO30 6NP
Oceans Fish and Chips
Takeaway/sandwich shop · YO30 5SW
Pattacakes Bakery
Manufacturers/packers · YO19 5QT
The Walnut Tree
Pub/bar/nightclub · YO31 1AN
Grub
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO10 5HD
Fulford Montessori Nursery
Caring Premises · YO10 4DZ
But First
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO23 2RA
Riverside Care Complex
Caring Premises · YO41 5LD
Food hygiene in York, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in York?
RatingCafe tracks 2,089 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in York, 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 York?
The average FSA hygiene score across York is 4.61 out of 5. 73.2% of rated venues score a 5, and 16 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which York venues failed their FSA inspection?
York currently has 16 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in York 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 York hygiene data?
All York 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 York data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.