Cafés in Machen
We know of 30 cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Machen. 20 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 75% of those are rated 4 or 5, 13 with the top score of 5. One is rated 2 or below. That covers coffee shops and tea rooms too: anywhere serving food or drink is inspected the same way.
Food hygiene ratings at cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Machen
20 of the 30 cafés have a rating. 1 is waiting for a first inspection, usually because it has just opened. 1 is exempt, which the FSA uses for places selling only low-risk food. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.
Rated 5, nearest first
- Waunfawr Community Gardening Group5Inspected 12 May 2025 · 1.6 mi
- Cwtch Cafe5Inspected 18 Jun 2025 · 1.7 mi
- The Box Diner5Inspected 8 Sept 2025 · 1.8 mi
- Snug Coffee Shop5Inspected 11 May 2026 · 1.9 mi
- Charlie's Cafe5Inspected 14 Jul 2026 · 1.9 mi
- Sofa & Coffee5Inspected 27 Jul 2026 · 1.9 mi
Most recently inspected
- Sofa & Coffee5Inspected 27 Jul 2026 · 1.9 mi
- Grazing @ Sunnybank4Inspected 26 Jul 2026 · 2.6 mi
- Charlie's Cafe5Inspected 14 Jul 2026 · 1.9 mi
- Fusion Play Cafe2Inspected 20 May 2026 · 1.9 mi
- Tesco Family Dining Ltd at Tesco Cafe5Inspected 18 May 2026 · 1.9 mi
- Snug Coffee Shop5Inspected 11 May 2026 · 1.9 mi
Rated 2 or below
- Fusion Play Cafe2Inspected 20 May 2026 · 1.9 mi
Cafés near Machen, nearest first
- The Hatch @ Waunfawr Park Cafe · 1.6 miles Waunfawr Park Rd, Newport, NP11 Call
- Waunfawr Community Gardening Group Restaurant or café · 1.6 miles Waunfawr Park, Waunfawr Park Road, Crosskeys, NP11 7PH 5
- Havens Well Coffee shop · 1.7 miles Haven Hill, Rudry, Caerphilly, CF83 Call
- Cwtch Cafe Restaurant or café · 1.7 miles Cross Keys Campus, Risca Road, Newport, NP11 7ZA 5
- Family Kabab House Cafe · 1.8 miles 11 Risca Road, Cross Keys, NP11 7BT 4 Call
- The Box Diner Restaurant or café · 1.8 miles Newport Road, Trethomas, Caerphilly, CF83 8BY 5
- Snug Coffee Shop Restaurant or café · 1.9 miles Shop Unit 3 Park Chambers, 58-59 Tredegar Street, Newport, NP11 6BW 5
- Charlie's Cafe Cafe · 1.9 miles Newport Rd, Caerphilly, CF83 8BY 5 Call
- Cuckoo Café Cafe · 1.9 miles 39-41A Tredegar St, Newport, NP11 6BU 3 Call
- Benitos Restaurant Cafe · 1.9 miles 39-41A Tredegar Street, Risca, Newport, NP11 6BU Call
- Sofa & Coffee Cafe · 1.9 miles 33b Tredegar St, Newport, NP11 6BU 5
- Trethomas Life Centre Restaurant or café · 1.9 miles Heol-Yr-Ysgol, Trethomas, Caerphilly, CF83 8FL 5
- The Bistro Restaurant or café · 1.9 miles Tyn-Y-Wern Primary School, Heol-Yr-Ysgol, Caerphilly, CF83 8FL 5
- Tesco Family Dining Ltd at Tesco Cafe Restaurant or café · 1.9 miles Unit C, Pontymister Industrial Estate, Risca, NP11 6NP 5
- Fusion Play Cafe Restaurant or café · 1.9 miles Unit A Alexander Buildings, Tredegar Street, Newport, NP11 6BU 2
- Bee Kind Risca Cafe · 1.9 miles 55 Commercial St, Newport, NP11 6AW 5 Call
- Canal Boat Tearoom Tea room · 2.1 miles Darran Road Risca, Newport, NP11 Call
- Brew Coffee House Coffee shop · 2.1 miles 143 Commercial St, Newport, NP11 6EE 3 Call
- The Box Cafe Cafe · 2.1 miles The Box Cafe, Newport Rd, Caerphilly, CF83 8BY Call
- Traff Caff Restaurant or café · 2.3 miles 38 Twyncarn Road, Pontywaun, Newport, NP11 7DU 5
- TLC Cafe Restaurant or café · 2.3 miles Elm Drive, Ty Sign, Risca, NP11 3
- TLC Community Shop Coffee shop · 2.4 miles 76 Elm Dr, Newport, NP11 6HJ Call
- The Bean House Coffee shop · 2.4 miles Hope Church, The Crescent, Caerphilly, CF83 8AG Call
- Fuel & Feast Restaurant or café · 2.5 miles Bridgefield House, Bedwas Road, Caerphilly, CF83
- Village Coffee Shop Bedwas Coffee shop · 2.5 miles 24 Church St, Caerphilly, CF83 8EB 5 Call
- Miss B's Pantry Cafe · 2.6 miles 9 Church St, Caerphilly, CF83 8EA 3 Call
- Grazing @ Sunnybank Restaurant or café · 2.6 miles Sunnybank Farm, Rudry Road, Caerphilly, CF83 4
- Chat N Snack Coffee shop · 2.7 miles 132 New Road, Bristol, BS34 8TF Call
- Cefn Mably Lakes Restaurant or café · 2.8 miles Cefn Mably, Michaelstone-Y-Fedw, Cardiff, CF3
- Branch and Blossom Cafe Restaurant or café · 2.9 miles St Helens Catholic Primary School, Clos Guto, Caerphilly, CF83 5
Cafés nearby
Questions people ask
Do coffee shops get food hygiene ratings?
Yes. A café or coffee shop is a food business, so the council inspects it and rates it from 0 to 5 like any restaurant. The very lowest-risk places, selling only drinks and packaged snacks, may be marked exempt instead.
Which cafés in Machen have the top hygiene rating?
13 of the 20 rated cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Machen scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Waunfawr Community Gardening Group, Cwtch Cafe and The Box Diner.
What does “awaiting inspection” mean?
A new food business has to register with the council at least 28 days before it opens, and is rated at its first inspection, which can be some weeks after opening. Until then the register shows it as awaiting inspection. 1 of the cafés within 3 miles of the middle of Machen are in that position.
Where do I find a café’s rating?
On the door or window: in Wales every food business has to display its rating sticker where you can see it before you go in. It’s also on the Food Standards Agency’s website and on each café’s page here.
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