Restaurants, cafes & canteens in Southampton: food hygiene ratings
Of the 446 restaurants, cafes & canteens in Southampton with a published Food Standards Agency (FSA) hygiene rating, 70.2% hold the top 5 (Very Good) rating — 1.9 points above the 68.3% average for restaurants across major UK cities. 0.7% (3 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 446 rated premises (minimum 25 to publish a city page) · data as of June 2026 · generated .
Rating breakdown in Southampton
Percentages are of the 446 rated restaurants, cafes & canteens in Southampton that carry a numeric 0–5 FSA rating. Southampton sits 1.9 points above the 68.3% multi-city average for restaurants.
Top-rated restaurants, cafes & canteens 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★ACG Speciality Coffee58 St Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1NT
- 5★AMT CoffeeSouthampton Central Railway Station, Blechynden Terrace, Southampton, SO15 1AL
- 5★ANESTI LIMITED116 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 2FY
- 5★AVASK Food ServiceFourth Floor, Oceana House, 39 - 49 Commercial Road, Southampton, SO15 1GG
- 5★Alaplas Coffee51 Victoria Road, Southampton, SO19 9DY
- 5★Amira Lounge206 Shirley Road, Southampton, SO15 3SL
- 5★Annies Cafe14 Portsmouth Road, Southampton, SO19 9AA
- 5★Ashleigh RMV Ashleigh R Berth, Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, SO14 3TJ
- 5★B&A Southampton Limited25 Oxford Street, Southampton, SO14 3DJ
- 5★BAT Co LtdRegents Park Road, Southampton, SO15 8TL
- 5★BacaroRestaurant and Bar, Canute Road, Southampton, SO14 3TN
- 5★Bagel FactoryUnit FCK4, Mezzanine Food Level, West Quay Shopping Centre, Southampton, SO15 1QE
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This page covers Southampton 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.