Cafés in Preston
We know of 209 cafés across Preston. 167 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 96% of those are rated 4 or 5, 137 with the top score of 5. 2 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 Preston
167 of the 209 cafés have a rating. 7 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
- The Grubz Lounge5Inspected 5 Nov 2026
- FIA Coffeehouse5Inspected 3 Nov 2026
- Sodexo Limited - Invincibles Pavilion5Inspected 27 Oct 2026
- Top Bistro5Inspected 22 Oct 2026
- The Grumpy Baker5Inspected 25 Sept 2026
- Chaiiwala5Inspected 23 Sept 2026
Most recently inspected
- The Grubz Lounge5Inspected 5 Nov 2026
- FIA Coffeehouse5Inspected 3 Nov 2026
- Sodexo Limited - Invincibles Pavilion5Inspected 27 Oct 2026
- Top Bistro5Inspected 22 Oct 2026
- Pavilion Cafe4Inspected 14 Oct 2026
- Bites N Beyond2Inspected 7 Oct 2026
Rated 2 or below
- Bites N Beyond2Inspected 7 Oct 2026
- Barons2Inspected 4 Feb 2026
Cafés by area
A few to start with
- Caffè Nero Cafe 84a Fishergate, Preston, PR12 5 Call
- Caffè Nero Coffee shop 168-170 Friargate, Preston, PR1 2EJ 5 Call
- Cafuné Coffee shop 35 Market Pl, Preston, PR1 2AR 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop 14-15 Fishergate, Preston, PR1 3NN 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop Unit FC3, Preston, PR1 6QY 5 Call
- Parkside Cafe Bar Cafe 497 Blackpool Rd, Preston, PR2 2LE 4 Call
- Planks Kitchen Cafe PLANKS KITCHEN, Garstang Rd, Preston, PR3 5AB 3 Call
- Mini Dunes Cafe 86-88 Lancaster Rd, Preston, PR1 1DD Call
- Race Cafe Preston Cafe 63 Bow Lane, Preston, PR1 8ND Call
- Toll Bar Cottage Cafe Cafe Tollbar Cottage, 476 Garstang Rd, Preston, PR3 5JB 5 Call
- Black Sheep Coffee Coffee shop 28-29 Fishergate, Preston, PR1 3NN 5 Call
- Blue Flamingo Cafe & Community Hub Cafe St Michael & All Angels with St Mark Church, Egerton Rd, Preston, PR2 5 Call
- Bob & Berts Coffee shop 82 Fishergate, Preston, PR1 2NJ 4 Call
- Brucciani's Café Cafe 91c Fishergate, Preston, PR1 2NJ 5 Call
- Cafe Maria's Cafe 293 Plungington Rd, Preston, PR2 3PR 5 Call
- Cedarwood Coffee Coffee shop 10 Winckley St, Preston, PR1 2AA 5 Call
- Cherry Pie Coffee & Co Coffee shop C1, Market Hall, Earl St, Preston, PR1 2JA 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop 286 Garstang Road, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9RX 5 Call
- Costa Coffee Coffee shop Drive Thru Unit 4, Queens Retail Park, Preston, PR1 4JE 5 Call
- Final Whistle Cafe Cafe University of Lancashire Sports Arena, Tom Benson Way, Preston, PR2 1SG 5 Call
- Hard Dock Cafe Cafe Chain Caul Rd, Preston, PR2 5 Call
- I Smile Cafe Cafe 113 Plungington Rd, Preston, PR1 7UE 5 Call
- La Viva Cafe Restaurant Cafe 88 Fishergate, Preston, PR1 2NJ 5 Call
- Miller Road Café Cafe 154 Miller Rd, Preston, PR1 5QS 4 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 Preston have the top hygiene rating?
137 of the 167 rated cafés across Preston scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include The Grubz Lounge, FIA Coffeehouse and Sodexo Limited - Invincibles Pavilion.
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. 7 of the cafés across Preston 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.