Pubs, bars & nightclubs in Cardiff: food hygiene ratings
Of the 174 pubs, bars & nightclubs in Cardiff with a published Food Standards Agency (FSA) hygiene rating, 67.8% hold the top 5 (Very Good) rating — 8 points below the 75.8% average for pubs across major UK cities. 0.6% (1 premises) are rated 0 or 1 star, meaning urgent improvement is necessary, and the mean rating is 4.56 out of 5. Source: FSA FHRS open data (OGL v3.0), as of June 2026.
Based on 174 rated premises (minimum 25 to publish a city page) · data as of June 2026 · generated .
Rating breakdown in Cardiff
Percentages are of the 174 rated pubs, bars & nightclubs in Cardiff that carry a numeric 0–5 FSA rating. Cardiff sits 8 points below the 75.8% multi-city average for pubs.
Top-rated pubs, bars & nightclubs in Cardiff
Real FSA-inspected premises in Cardiff holding a 5-star (Very Good) hygiene rating. Use this shortlist to order from a kitchen that passed its most recent inspection.
- 5★4th Glamorgan Home Guard Club10 Church Road, Caerau, Cardiff, CF5 5LQ
- 5★AdmiralAdmiral Napier Hotel 239 Cowbridge Road East, Riverside, Cardiff, CF11 9AL
- 5★Barbara's Bier Haus4 Mill Lane, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 1FL
- 5★Birchgrove Inn1 - 3 Birchgrove Road, Heath, Cardiff, CF14 1RR
- 5★Bluebell33 High Street, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 1PU
- 5★Boho ClubBasement 5 - 7 St Mary Street, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 1AT
- 5★Borough ArmsBorough Arms 8 St Mary Street, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 1AT
- 5★Butchers ArmsThe Butchers Arms High Street, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2DZ
- 5★CTF Events
- 5★Canton Cross Vaults1 Leckwith Road, Canton, Cardiff, CF11 8HJ
- 5★Cardiff Bay Yacht ClubCardiff Bay Yacht Club Ferry Road, Grangetown, Cardiff, CF11 0JL
- 5★Cardiff Bowling ClubCardiff Bowling Club Sophia Close, Pontcanna, Cardiff, CF11 9SZ
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This page covers Cardiff specifically. For the national picture across the whole UK, see Pubs, bars & nightclubs: 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.