Cafés in North Side
We know of 18 cafés within 1 mile of the middle of North Side, 5 of them in North Side itself. 15 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 100% of those are rated 4 or 5, 14 with the top score of 5. None is rated below 3. That covers coffee shops and tea rooms too: anywhere serving food or drink is inspected the same way.
Food hygiene ratings at cafés within 1 mile of the middle of North Side
15 of the 18 cafés have a rating. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.
Rated 5, nearest first
- Sunarga Indian Restaurant5Inspected 16 Jan 2026 · 0.4 mi
- BIRTLEY BRANCH LIBRARY5Inspected 13 Dec 2023 · 0.5 mi
- Gartlands Coffee Shop5Inspected 14 Jan 2025 · 0.5 mi
- Birtley Community Association5Inspected 14 Oct 2025 · 0.5 mi
- Hard as Rock5Inspected 24 Feb 2025 · 0.6 mi
- The Mood Food5Inspected 28 Mar 2025 · 0.6 mi
Most recently inspected
- Pineapple and Bears5Inspected 26 Aug 2026 · 0.9 mi
- The Cafe5Inspected 20 Jul 2026 · 0.8 mi
- Dript5Inspected 24 Jun 2026 · 0.8 mi
- Sunarga Indian Restaurant5Inspected 16 Jan 2026 · 0.4 mi
- Coffee & Co5Inspected 24 Nov 2025 · 0.9 mi
- Birtley Community Association5Inspected 14 Oct 2025 · 0.5 mi
Cafés near North Side, nearest first
- Sunarga Indian Restaurant Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles 5 Leybourne Hold, Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 1QF 5
- Leaf & Bean Coffee shop · 0.5 miles 3 Emmerson Terrace, Washington, Washington, NE38 7LN
- BIRTLEY BRANCH LIBRARY Restaurant or café · 0.5 miles Birtley Branch Library, Durham Road, Chester Le St Co Durham, DH3 1LE 5
- Gartlands Coffee Shop Cafe · 0.5 miles 10 Brockwell Road, Washington, NE38 0AF 5 Call
- Birtley Community Association Restaurant or café · 0.5 miles Birtley Community Centre, Ravensworth Road, Chester Le St, DH3 1EN 5
- Hard as Rock Restaurant or café · 0.6 miles Wilsons Auctions Ltd, Shadon Way, Birtley, DH3 5
- The Mood Food Cafe · 0.6 miles Co-Op Buildings, Unit 9 Old, Durham Rd, Chester le Street, DH3 2PS 5 Call
- Canford Audio Restaurant or café · 0.7 miles Crowther Road, Washington, NE38 5
- Bev's Diner Coffee shop · 0.7 miles 10 Harraton Terrace, Durham Rd, Chester le Street, DH3 2QG Call
- Turquaz Pizza Restaurant or café · 0.7 miles Durham Road, Birtley, Birtley, DH3 2PF 5
- Dript Restaurant or café · 0.8 miles Units 45 To 46 Birtley Business Centre, Station Lane, Birtley, DH3 1QT 5
- The Cafe Restaurant or café · 0.8 miles Unit 70 Birtley Business Centre, Station Lane, Birtley, DH3 1QT 5
- Hideaway Cafe Restaurant or café · 0.8 miles The Whitehouse, The Whitehouse, Blackfell, NE37 1HA 5
- Hideaway cafe Cafe · 0.9 miles Elswick Road, Washington, NE37 Call
- Coffee & Co Restaurant or café · 0.9 miles Hideaway Cafe, 9A Armstrong Road, Washington, NE37 1PR 5
- Rok Box Restaurant or café · 0.9 miles 7, Armstrong Road, Washington, NE37 1PR 4
- Pineapple and Bears Restaurant or café · 0.9 miles Clairty House, Durham Road, Birtley, DH3 2TB 5
- Ohh! My Nosh Restaurant or café · 0.9 miles Portobello Road, Portobello, Birtley, DH3 2RY 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 North Side have the top hygiene rating?
14 of the 15 rated cafés within 1 mile of the middle of North Side scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Sunarga Indian Restaurant, BIRTLEY BRANCH LIBRARY and Gartlands Coffee Shop.
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.
Where do I find a café’s rating?
Many cafés put the sticker in the window or by the till, but in England they don’t have to. Every rating is on the Food Standards Agency’s website, and on each café’s page here.
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