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Cafés in Stepney

We know of 100 cafés within 1 mile of the middle of Stepney, 29 of them in Stepney itself. 66 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 89% of those are rated 4 or 5, 55 with the top score of 5. 3 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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89%rated 4 or 5of 66 with a rating
55rated 5very good
3rated 0 to 2improvement needed

Food hygiene ratings at cafés within 1 mile of the middle of Stepney

555Very good
44Good
34Generally satisfactory
23Improvement necessary
10Major improvement necessary
00Urgent improvement necessary

66 of the 100 cafés have a rating. 11 are waiting for a first inspection, usually because they have just opened. 2 are 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

Most recently inspected

Rated 2 or below

  • Tadik2Inspected 6 Oct 2025 · 0.8 mi
  • Balcon Café2Inspected 17 Jul 2025 · 0.2 mi
  • Lanka2Inspected 9 Jan 2025 · 1.0 mi

Cafés near Stepney, nearest first

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 Stepney have the top hygiene rating?

55 of the 66 rated cafés within 1 mile of the middle of Stepney scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Agora by the Greek, Bobs Barista and Santis Southern Italian Bar and Kitchen.

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. 11 of the cafés within 1 mile of the middle of Stepney 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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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.