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UK food hygiene · York

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.

4.61
Avg FSA
1,355
venues scored 5/5
16
scored 0 or 1

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 awaiting
5
1,355 venues
73.2%
4
332 venues
17.9%
3
114 venues
6.2%
2
34 venues
1.8%
1
16 venues
0.9%
0
0 venues
0.0%
Highest rated

Most recent 5/5s.

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

  • 5

    Oceans Fish and Chips

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · YO30 5SW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Josephs Nursery

    Caring Premises · YO30 6NP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Pattacakes Bakery

    Manufacturers/packers · YO19 5QT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Grub

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO10 5HD

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Walnut Tree

    Pub/bar/nightclub · YO31 1AN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    But First

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO23 2RA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fulford Montessori Nursery

    Caring Premises · YO10 4DZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Riverside Care Complex

    Caring Premises · YO41 5LD

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Puttstars York

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO32 9AF

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    St Peters School

    School/college/university · YO30 6AB

    Mar 2026

Overdue inspection

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.

  • ?

    Agility Parks

    stale · 1516mo

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO26 6QY

    Jan 1900

  • ?

    Lloyds Pharmacy

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · YO10 4DX

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Joseph Rowntree Theatre

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · YO91 1RT

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Jewsons

    stale · 1504mo

    Retailers - other · YO10 3DS

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Home Baker - Wendy Robinson

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · YO32

    Jan 1901

  • ?

    Home Baker - Sue Dillon

    stale · 1504mo

    Other catering premises · YO23

    Jan 1901

By type

What's in York.

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

Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen

572 venues in York

4.6
avg score

Retailers - other

336 venues in York

4.6
avg score

Other catering premises

260 venues in York

4.8
avg score

Pub/bar/nightclub

212 venues in York

4.5
avg score

Takeaway/sandwich shop

198 venues in York

4.2
avg score

Caring Premises

125 venues in York

4.7
avg score

Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house

110 venues in York

4.7
avg score

School/college/university

91 venues in York

4.9
avg score
Just inspected

Most recent inspections in York.

  • 5

    Josephs Nursery

    Caring Premises · YO30 6NP

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Oceans Fish and Chips

    Takeaway/sandwich shop · YO30 5SW

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Pattacakes Bakery

    Manufacturers/packers · YO19 5QT

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    The Walnut Tree

    Pub/bar/nightclub · YO31 1AN

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Grub

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO10 5HD

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Fulford Montessori Nursery

    Caring Premises · YO10 4DZ

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    But First

    Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · YO23 2RA

    Mar 2026

  • 5

    Riverside Care Complex

    Caring Premises · YO41 5LD

    Mar 2026

Common questions

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.

Primary sources

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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.

JT

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.