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UK Restaurant Type & Cuisine Hygiene Directory
Official Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings by food type, across 24 major UK cities — with the Gera Cuisine Hygiene Index.
What is the average food hygiene rating across UK restaurant and food types?
As of June 2026, 138,036 rated food premises across 24 major UK cities and 14 FSA business types hold a Gera Cuisine Hygiene Index of 90/100, per Food Standards Agency open data. Restaurants, cafes and takeaways are covered individually by type. GeraEats re-dates this quarterly.
| Food type | Rated premises | Avg rating /5 | 5-star | GCHI /100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants, cafes & canteens | 41,589 | 4.45 | 68.3% | 89 |
| Takeaways & sandwich shops | 16,991 | 4.22 | 55.8% | 84 |
| Pubs, bars & nightclubs | 9,379 | 4.64 | 75.8% | 93 |
| Mobile caterers | 4,347 | 4.73 | 81.7% | 95 |
| Other catering premises | 13,389 | 4.72 | 80.8% | 94 |
| Hotels, B&Bs & guest houses | 1,827 | 4.73 | 81.3% | 95 |
| Food retailers (other) | 27,453 | 4.31 | 61.1% | 86 |
| Supermarkets & hypermarkets | 4,275 | 4.72 | 83.5% | 94 |
| Schools, colleges & universities | 7,168 | 4.87 | 90.6% | 97 |
| Caring premises | 9,012 | 4.81 | 85.7% | 96 |
| Manufacturers & packers | 1,560 | 4.59 | 74.7% | 92 |
| Distributors & transporters | 806 | 4.63 | 77.8% | 93 |
| Farmers & growers | 68 | 4.78 | 82.4% | 96 |
| Importers & exporters | 172 | 4.58 | 75% | 92 |
How the Gera Cuisine Hygiene Index is calculated
For each food type in each city we take every establishment's real FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme rating (0–5), compute the mean, and express it on a 0–100 scale: GCHI = average rating ÷ 5 × 100. Only numeric 0–5 ratings are used; Scotland's pass/fail FHIS scheme is excluded. Cells with fewer than 5 rated premises are not published. No figure is estimated, modelled or rounded beyond display precision — the index is fully reproducible from the average rating shown on each page.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Gera Cuisine Hygiene Index?
The Gera Cuisine Hygiene Index (GCHI) is the mean FSA Food Hygiene Rating Scheme rating for a food type in a UK city, expressed on a 0–100 scale (GCHI = average rating ÷ 5 × 100). It is computed only from real FSA open data; no figure is estimated. The methodology is published on every page.
Which food types are covered?
14 FSA business types are covered, including restaurants and cafes, takeaways, pubs and bars, mobile caterers, food retailers and supermarkets. Each has a UK hub and per-city pages for 24 major UK cities.
Why are Scottish cities not included?
Scotland uses the separate Food Hygiene Information Scheme (FHIS), which is pass/fail rather than the 0–5 star FHRS scheme used in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. To keep the 0–5 metric comparable, only English, Welsh and Northern Irish cities are published here.
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Browse restaurants on GeraEatsSource: Food Standards Agency — Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS) open data (Food Standards Agency). Data as of June 2026; published 2026-06-18. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ratings reflect the most recent inspection on record and may have changed since publication.