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Cafés in Harrow

We know of 268 cafés across Harrow. 201 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 82% of those are rated 4 or 5, 122 with the top score of 5. 13 are rated 2 or below. That covers coffee shops and tea rooms too: anywhere serving food or drink is inspected the same way.

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268cafésacross Harrow
82%rated 4 or 5of 201 with a rating
122rated 5very good
13rated 0 to 2improvement needed

Food hygiene ratings at cafés across Harrow

5122Very good
443Good
323Generally satisfactory
25Improvement necessary
13Major improvement necessary
05Urgent improvement necessary

201 of the 268 cafés have a rating. 37 are waiting for a first inspection, usually because they have just opened. The rest aren’t matched to the register yet.

Rated 5, most recently inspected

Most recently inspected

Rated 2 or below

Cafés by area

A few to start with

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 Harrow have the top hygiene rating?

122 of the 201 rated cafés across Harrow scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Harrow School (Independent), Brewlato and Coco Corner Café.

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. 37 of the cafés across Harrow 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.

Other things people look for

Food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency, checked every night. Listings from Overture Maps, the Food Standards Agency and © OpenStreetMap contributors. Missing one? Tell us.