Restaurants, cafes & canteens in Leicester: food hygiene ratings
Of the 713 restaurants, cafes & canteens in Leicester with a published Food Standards Agency (FSA) hygiene rating, 76% hold the top 5 (Very Good) rating — 7.7 points above the 68.3% average for restaurants across major UK cities. 2.1% (15 premises) are rated 0 or 1 star, meaning urgent improvement is necessary, and the mean rating is 4.58 out of 5. Source: FSA FHRS open data (OGL v3.0), as of June 2026.
Based on 713 rated premises (minimum 25 to publish a city page) · data as of June 2026 · generated .
Rating breakdown in Leicester
Percentages are of the 713 rated restaurants, cafes & canteens in Leicester that carry a numeric 0–5 FSA rating. Leicester sits 7.7 points above the 68.3% multi-city average for restaurants.
Top-rated restaurants, cafes & canteens in Leicester
Real FSA-inspected premises in Leicester holding a 5-star (Very Good) hygiene rating. Use this shortlist to order from a kitchen that passed its most recent inspection.
- 5★14Forty At Crown PackagingCrown Bevcan Uk, Golf Course Lane, Leicester, LE3 1TX
- 5★2 Brothers71 Nicklaus Road, Leicester, LE4 7RP
- 5★200 Degrees Coffee Shop10 - 12 Market Street, Leicester, LE1 6DP
- 5★3 Kilns PubThree Kilns, 69 Nicklaus Road, Leicester, LE4 7RP
- 5★3 Little Birds40 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0RB
- 5★4 Season's Chaat HouseChaat House, 108 Belgrave Road, Leicester, LE4 5AT
- 5★5 Coats19 High Street, Leicester, LE1 4FP
- 5★90's Mix Restaurant And Bar Ltd67-71 Church Gate, Leicester, LE1 3AN
- 5★AKG Soda Center25 Melton Road, Leicester, LE4 6PN
- 5★Abike's Kitchen169 Belgrave Gate, Leicester, LE1 3HS
- 5★Afrikana134 - 136 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1LB
- 5★Age UKClarence House, 46 Humberstone Gate, Leicester, LE1 3PJ
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This page covers Leicester specifically. For the national picture across the whole UK, see Restaurants, cafes & canteens: 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.