Cafés in Hackney
We know of 183 cafés within 1 mile of the middle of Hackney, 87 of them in Hackney itself. 134 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 80% of those are rated 4 or 5, 87 with the top score of 5. 15 are 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 1 mile of the middle of Hackney
134 of the 183 cafés have a rating. 12 are waiting for a first inspection, usually because they have just opened. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.
Rated 5, nearest first
- Well Street Kitchen5Inspected 5 Sept 2024 · under 0.1 mi
- Paulie's5Inspected 18 Jan 2024 · 0.1 mi
- E9 Cafe5Inspected 29 Jan 2026 · 0.2 mi
- Beans & Bites5Inspected 22 Dec 2025 · 0.2 mi
- Shaka’s Guyanese Food5Inspected 4 Apr 2025 · 0.2 mi
- Ding Tea Hackney5Inspected 6 Sept 2023 · 0.2 mi
Most recently inspected
- ORIGINAL FLAVA KITCHEN5Inspected 15 Oct 2026 · 0.3 mi
- Chickenish5Inspected 15 Oct 2026 · 0.5 mi
- Floshow Catering5Inspected 14 Oct 2026 · 0.3 mi
- Homerton Hospital - Coffee Shop Education Centre5Inspected 13 Oct 2026 · 0.6 mi
- Homerton Hospital - Kitchen Works5Inspected 13 Oct 2026 · 0.6 mi
- OG Grill5Inspected 5 Oct 2026 · 0.7 mi
Rated 2 or below
- OKAWARI EXPRESS1Inspected 4 Sept 2026 · 0.9 mi
- Cloudy Delight1Inspected 11 Oct 2025 · 0.3 mi
- Pitta Lab1Inspected 6 Mar 2025 · 0.5 mi
- Pierrette2Inspected 26 Aug 2026 · 0.3 mi
- Moo Moo Burgers2Inspected 25 Feb 2026 · 0.4 mi
- The Snapery East2Inspected 7 Jan 2026 · 0.5 mi
- Doree2Inspected 7 Jan 2026 · 0.7 mi
- By the bottle2Inspected 3 Jan 2026 · 0.3 mi
Cafés near Hackney, nearest first
- Well Street Kitchen Cafe · 130m 203 Well St, London, E9 6QU 5 Call
- Paulie's Restaurant or café · 0.1 miles 192 WELL STREET, Hackney, London, E9 6QT 5
- The Grand Howl Coffee shop · 0.1 miles 214 Well St, London, E9 6QT Call
- Still Life Coffee shop · 0.2 miles 263 Well Street, London, E9 6RG Call
- E9 Cafe Cafe · 0.2 miles 267 Well St, London, E9 6RG 5 Call
- Beans & Bites Cafe · 0.2 miles 244 Morning Ln, London, E9 6RQ 5 Call
- Shaka’s Guyanese Food Restaurant or café · 0.2 miles TRELAWNEY ESTATE PARAGON ROAD, Hackney, London, E9 5
- Ding Tea Hackney Restaurant or café · 0.2 miles 206A MARE STREET, Hackney, London, E8 3RD 5
- Mare Street Cafe Bar Cafe · 0.3 miles 212A Mare St, London, E8 3RD 4 Call
- Marrion’s Bar Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles 177 Morning Lane London, Hackney, London, E9 6LH
- Running Late Coffee Coffee shop · 0.3 miles 249b Mare St, London, E8 3NS 4
- ORIGINAL FLAVA KITCHEN Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles 270 Mare Street London, Hackney, London, E8 1HE 5
- Morning Cafe Coffee shop · 0.3 miles 94 Morning Lane, London, E9 6LH Call
- PRETTY EARTH Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles 263 MARE STREET HACKNEY, Hackney, London, E8 3NS 5
- Brew for Two Coffee shop · 0.3 miles 101 Morning Ln, London, E9 6PG Call
- Berger Primary School Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles ANDERSON ROAD, Hackney, London, E9 6HB 5
- Pierrette Cafe · 0.3 miles 285 The Paragon, Mare St, London, E8 1GQ 2 Call
- Tacos MX Hackney Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles 4 MORNING LANE, Hackney, London, E9 6NA 2
- Dilara's Cafe Cafe · 0.3 miles 8 Morning Ln, London, E9 6NA 5 Call
- Floshow Catering Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles 2 Morning Lane London, Hackney, London, E9 6NA 5
- I Will Kill Again Coffee shop · 0.3 miles Arch 216, Ponsford St, London, E9 6JU
- Cloudy Delight Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles 40A WELL STREET, Hackney, London, E9 7PX 1
- Number 1 Cafe Cafe · 0.3 miles 36-38 Well St, London, E9 7PX Call
- By the bottle Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles BY THE BOTTLE 32 WELL STREET E9 7PX, Hackney, London, E9 7PX 2
- The Barrel Boulangerie Cafe · 0.3 miles 316A Mare St, London, E8 1HA 4 Call
- Dark Arts Coffee Coffee shop · 0.3 miles 1- 5 Rosina St, London, E9 6JH 5 Call
- Urban Social Coffee Hackney Coffee shop · 0.3 miles 334 Mare St, London, E8 1HA Call
- FIRLO Restaurant or café · 0.3 miles 106-108 Homerton High Street London, Hackney, London, E9 6JA 5
- Moo Moo Burgers Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles 240 Graham Road London, Hackney, London, E8 1BP 2
- Pub On The Park at 19 Martello Street E8 3PE Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles MARTELLO STREET, Hackney, London, E8 3PE 5
- St John & St James CE Primary School Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles ISABELLA ROAD, Hackney, London, E9 5
- The Spot Coffee Coffee shop · 0.4 miles 2-6 Lamb Ln, London, E8 3PL 5
- Grapes & Hops Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles 232 GRAHAM ROAD HACKNEY, Hackney, London, E8 1BP 5
- Zapata Burger Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles 383 Railway Arches Mentmore Terrace London, Hackney, London, E8 3PH 5
- Black Sheep Coffee Coffee shop · 0.4 miles 1C Amhurst Rd, London, E8 1LL Call
- Blend Cafe Ltd Cafe · 0.4 miles HBC Centre, Barnabas Rd, London, E9 5SD Call
- Bun & Sum Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles 224 GRAHAM ROAD, Hackney, London, E8 1BP
- Somi's Grill Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles 222 GRAHAM ROAD, Hackney, London, E8 1BP 5
- Cafe Kowloon Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles UNIT 1 392-393 RAILWAY ARCHES MENTMORE TERRACE, Hackney, London, E8 3PH 5
- From The Ashes Restaurant or café · 0.4 miles 19 Martello Street London, Hackney, London, E8 3PE 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 Hackney have the top hygiene rating?
87 of the 134 rated cafés within 1 mile of the middle of Hackney scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Well Street Kitchen, Paulie's and E9 Cafe.
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. 12 of the cafés within 1 mile of the middle of Hackney are in that position.
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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