Cafés in Islington
We know of 530 cafés across Islington. 399 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 77% of those are rated 4 or 5, 214 with the top score of 5. 43 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 across Islington
399 of the 530 cafés have a rating. 26 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
- Carmela's Pizzeria5Inspected 8 Oct 2026
- Thai2gether @ Hemingford Arms5Inspected 8 Oct 2026
- Sawyer and Gray5Inspected 30 Sept 2026
- Queen Elizabeth II Care Home5Inspected 29 Sept 2026
- Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust5Inspected 28 Sept 2026
- Stag's House Coffee5Inspected 2 Sept 2026
Rated 2 or below
- La Mia Cucina1Inspected 16 Sept 2026
- Benny's Kitchen1Inspected 25 Aug 2026
- Ibex Lounge1Inspected 12 Aug 2026
- Shashalow Cafe1Inspected 19 Jun 2026
- Bella Crust1Inspected 14 Apr 2026
- Vagabond1Inspected 29 Jan 2026
- City Coffee & Cake1Inspected 19 Dec 2025
- Leaf Cafe Bistro1Inspected 7 Nov 2025
Cafés by area
A few to start with
- Angel Inn Cafe 420 St John St, London, EC1V 4NJ 5 Call
- Beam Cafe 184 Blackstock Rd, London, N5 1EG 5 Call
- Bread and Bean Cafe 37 Junction Rd, London, N19 5QU 4 Call
- Caffè Nero Cafe 12 Exmouth Market, London, EC1R 4QE 5 Call
- Caffè Nero Coffee shop 75 Upper St, Greater, London, N1 0NU 5 Call
- Cinnamon Village Cafe 162 Blackstock Rd, London, N5 1HA 4 Call
- Common Ground Cafe 49 Stroud Green Rd, London, N4 3EF 4 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop 251/253 Seven Sisters Road Finsbury Park, London, N4 2DD 5 Call
- EZ & Moss Cafe 183 Holloway Rd, London, N7 8LX 5 Call
- Fink's Salt and Sweet Cafe 70 Mountgrove Rd, London, N5 2LT 4 Call
- FWD Coffee Coffee shop 161A Whitecross St, London, EC1Y 8JL 5 Call
- Kibco Coffee Coffee shop 170 Caledonian Rd, London, N1 0SQ 5 Call
- My Favourite Cafe Cafe 310 Essex Rd, London, N1 3AX 5 Call
- Ollies Cafe London Cafe 94 Seven Sisters Rd, London, N7 6AE 5 Call
- Pret A Manger Cafe 12 Parkfield St, London, N1 0PS 5 Call
- Redemption Roasters Coffee shop 96-98 High St, Islington, N1 8EG 5 Call
- Saint Espresso Cafe 26 Pentonville Rd, London, N1 9HJ 5 Call
- Saint Espresso Coffee shop 21 Parkfield St, London, N1 0PS 5 Call
- Sawyer and Gray Cafe 290 St Paul's Rd, London, N1 2LH 5 Call
- Starbucks Coffee shop Zinc House Unit 1, London, EC1M 6DQ 5 Call
- Starbucks Coffee shop Wells Terrace Finsbury Park, London, N4 3JU 4 Call
- Sun Cafe Cafe 63A Goswell Rd., London, EC1V 7EN 4 Call
- The Barn Cafe 60 Holloway Rd, London, N7 8JL 4 Call
- The Spoke Cafe 710 Holloway Rd, London, N19 3NH 3 Call
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 Islington have the top hygiene rating?
214 of the 399 rated cafés across Islington scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Carmela's Pizzeria, Thai2gether @ Hemingford Arms and Sawyer and Gray.
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. 26 of the cafés across Islington 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.