Food shops & convenience retailers in Southampton: food hygiene ratings
Of the 236 food shops & convenience retailers in Southampton with a published Food Standards Agency (FSA) hygiene rating, 55.1% hold the top 5 (Very Good) rating — 6 points below the 61.1% average for food shops across major UK cities. 3.4% (8 premises) are rated 0 or 1 star, meaning urgent improvement is necessary, and the mean rating is 4.27 out of 5. Source: FSA FHRS open data (OGL v3.0), as of June 2026.
Based on 236 rated premises (minimum 25 to publish a city page) · data as of June 2026 · generated .
Rating breakdown in Southampton
Percentages are of the 236 rated food shops & convenience retailers in Southampton that carry a numeric 0–5 FSA rating. Southampton sits 6 points below the 61.1% multi-city average for food shops.
Top-rated food shops & convenience retailers in Southampton
Real FSA-inspected premises in Southampton holding a 5-star (Very Good) hygiene rating. Use this shortlist to order from a kitchen that passed its most recent inspection.
- 5★Al Baraka Superstore133 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2FX
- 5★Alcohol Express83B Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GH
- 5★Aldermoor Community FarmFarm Shop, Aldermoor Farm, Aldermoor Road, Southampton, SO16 5NN
- 5★Aldermoor Premier Store237 - 239 Aldermoor Road, Southampton, SO16 5NU
- 5★Avenue Food and Wine21 Methuen Street, Southampton, SO14 6FL
- 5★BP Sholing Service Station428 - 430 Bursledon Road, Southampton, SO19 8NG
- 5★Best One67 Regents Park Road, Southampton, SO15 8PE
- 5★Best One75-77 Sholing Road, Southampton, SO19 2EF
- 5★Best One113A St. Denys Road, Southampton, SO17 2FS
- 5★Bitterne United Reformed Church446 Bitterne Road Precinct, Southampton, SO18 5EF
- 5★Bob & Paula's Stores35 Valentine Avenue, Sholing, Southampton, SO19 0EQ
- 5★Bonta Di Sicilia336 Shirley Road, Southampton, SO15 3HJ
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This page covers Southampton specifically. For the national picture across the whole UK, see Food shops & convenience retailers: UK food hygiene ratings.
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Food hygiene ratings are sourced from the Food Standards Agency at ratings.food.gov.uk. Ratings reflect the most recent inspection on record and may have changed since publication.