Cafés in Middlesbrough
We know of 155 cafés across Middlesbrough. 115 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 97% of those are rated 4 or 5, 105 with the top score of 5. One is 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 Middlesbrough
115 of the 155 cafés have a rating. 14 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
- Dressers Tea Room5Inspected 20 Oct 2026
- Cafe Connect5Inspected 13 Oct 2026
- The Garden5Inspected 6 Oct 2026
- Teesside University - Digital Life5Inspected 6 Oct 2026
- Teesside University - The Food Quarter5Inspected 6 Oct 2026
- Bazaar Restaurant5Inspected 1 Oct 2026
Rated 2 or below
- Sleimani Coffee0Inspected 7 Aug 2026
Cafés by area
A few to start with
- Caffè Nero Coffee shop 33A Linthorpe Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 1RJ 4 Call
- Morrisons Daily - Linthorpe Cafe 196-198 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3RF 5 Call
- Mr Wang Cafe 25 Norfolk Place, Middlesbrough, TS3 7PA 5 Call
- Baker Street Kitchen Cafe Victoria House,, 159 Albert Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 2PX 5 Call
- Cafe Etch Cafe 5 Gilkes St, Middlesbrough, TS1 5ET 5 Call
- Cafe no.6 Cafe 6 York Rd, Middlesbrough, TS5 6LW 5 Call
- Central Park Cafe 337 Linthorpe Rd, Middlesbrough, TS5 6AA 5 Call
- Chaii-wale Cafe 87 Borough Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 3AA 3 Call
- Connections Community Cafe Middlesbrough Cafe 131-133 Linthorpe Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 5DE 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop Parkway Centre Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough, TS8 0TJ 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop The Murray Building James Cook University Hospital, Marton Road, Middlesbrough, TS4 3BW 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop Cleveland Retail Park Skippers Lane Ind Estate, Middlesbrough, TS6 6UX 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop 85 Grange Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 2LS 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop Unit 22 Teeside Retail Park Thornaby, Stockton-on-Tees, TS17 7BW 5 Call
- Henry's Cafe Cafe Henrys cafe, Stewarts park, Middlesbrough, TS7 8AR 5 Call
- Mannequin Cafe C.I.C. Cafe 51 Corporation Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 1LT 5 Call
- Masons Cafe Cafe Corporation Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 5 Call
- Muffin Break Cafe Hill Street Shopping Centre, Middlesbrough, TS1 1SU 5 Call
- Off the Ground Coffee Coffee shop 63 Grange Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 5AS 5 Call
- Porthole Coffee Shop Coffee shop 79 Falmouth St, Middlesbrough, TS1 3HH 4 Call
- The Cosy Plate Café Limited Cafe Unit 4, Forbes Buildings, 311 Linthorpe Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 4AW 5 Call
- The Naughty Habit Cafe The Naughty Habit The Arcade Nunthorpe Shops, 91a Guisborough Rd, Middlesbrough, TS7 0JS 5 Call
- Becky's Cafe Hemlington Cafe Cass House Rd, Middlesbrough, TS8 9QW Call
- Brew Coffee and Juice Coffee shop 296 Linthorpe Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 3QS 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 Middlesbrough have the top hygiene rating?
105 of the 115 rated cafés across Middlesbrough scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Dressers Tea Room, Cafe Connect and The Garden.
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. 14 of the cafés across Middlesbrough 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.