Cafés in Tower Hamlets
We know of 604 cafés across Tower Hamlets. 454 have a food hygiene rating from the council, and 85% of those are rated 4 or 5, 313 with the top score of 5. 29 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 Tower Hamlets
454 of the 604 cafés have a rating. 38 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
- Tataki5Inspected 20 Oct 2026
- Compass Group UK5Inspected 16 Oct 2026
- Mackbear Coffee Co. UK5Inspected 14 Oct 2026
- Chowking at Grill House5Inspected 14 Oct 2026
- Mason's Famous Lobster Rolls5Inspected 14 Oct 2026
- Phoenix Upper Cafe5Inspected 13 Oct 2026
Rated 2 or below
- Janna Cafe0Inspected 14 May 2026
- Tehari Bhai, Kebab Khan, Desi Thainese, Kebab Burger0Inspected 30 Apr 2026
- JP's Cafe1Inspected 23 Sept 2026
- Grounded Coffee Company - London1Inspected 14 Sept 2026
- Coffee Ldn1Inspected 19 Aug 2026
- Pure Chai UK1Inspected 10 Aug 2026
- Grill Hut1Inspected 3 Aug 2026
- Tea Garden1Inspected 23 Jul 2026
Cafés by area
A few to start with
- % Arabica Coffee shop 33 Broadway Market, London, E8 4PH 4 Call
- Anchor Cafe Cafe 123 Salmon Ln, London, E14 7PG 5 Call
- Black Sheep Coffee Coffee shop 8 South Colonnade, London, E144 5 Call
- Black Sheep Coffee Coffee shop 110 Clifton Street, London, EC2A 4HT 4 Call
- Cinnamon Coffee Shop Coffee shop 103 Wapping Ln, London, E1W 2RW 4 Call
- Clean Hearts Cafe Cafe 52 Commercial Rd, Aldgate, London, E1 1LP 5 Call
- DeLites Cafe 81 Watney St, London, E1 2QE 2 Call
- Diddys Cafe 69 Mare St, London, E8 4RG 5 Call
- Dulce Coffee Coffee shop 86 Whitechapel High St, London, E1 7QX 5 Call
- ethicalbeancompany Cafe 41 Dace Road, London, E3 2NG 4 Call
- Exmouth Coffee Company Coffee shop 83 Whitechapel High St, Algate East, London, E1 7QX 3 Call
- Frizzante Cafe 1a Goldsmiths Row, London, E2 8QA 5 Call
- Fuckoffee Coffee shop 429 Bethnal Grn Rd, London, E2 0AN 3 Call
- Grind Coffee shop Market, Commercial Street Spitalfields, London, E1 6EW 5 Call
- High Grade Coffee Coffee shop The Old Truman Brewery Courtyard, 91 Brick Ln, London, E1 6QL 5 Call
- Katsute Tea room 147 Brick Ln, London, E1 6SB 5 Call
- L'eau a La Bouche Cafe 35-37 Broadway Market, London, E8 4PH 5 Call
- Mae and Harvey Cafe 414 Roman Rd, London, E3 5LU 4 Call
- Mandala Café Cafe 241-243 Globe Road, London, E2 0JD 5 Call
- Neama Cafe 19 Cuba St, London, E14 8LD 5 Call
- Nkora Coffee shop 236 Cambridge Heath Rd, London, E2 9DA 5 Call
- Notes Coffee shop Unit CR24, Crossrail Pl, London, E14 5AR 5 Call
- Nunnery Café Cafe 181 Bow Rd, London, E3 2SJ 5 Call
- Ozone Coffee Coffee shop Emma St, London, E2 9AP 5 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 Tower Hamlets have the top hygiene rating?
313 of the 454 rated cafés across Tower Hamlets scored 5, “very good”, when they were last inspected. They include Tataki, Compass Group UK and Mackbear Coffee Co. UK.
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. 38 of the cafés across Tower Hamlets 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.