Food hygiene ratings in Belfast City

Northern Ireland · 3,175 registered food establishments · Data updated 2026-07-27

80 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 23 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 84 of 362 for time to first published rating →

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Changes on the register, last 12 months

342 Opened (12m)
346 Closed (12m)
33 Relisted (12m)
23 Takeover (12m)
889 Rating changes (12m)
5 Renumbered (12m)

opened   closed (last 12 months)

Current ratings

5
2,122
4
504
3
233
2
45
1
23
AwaitingInspection
63
Exempt
185

Time to first published rating

56 days median · 78 days average
across 1,139 newly listed businesses since 2022

Rank 84 of 362 UK authorities (1 = fastest).

Measured from a business appearing in the published FSA dataset to its first rating appearing there. Authorities publish with delays (appeal windows, batch updates), so this reflects the register's speed, not necessarily inspection speed.

Latest changes in Belfast City

DateEventBusinessDetail
2026-07-25Closed Play Town NI
2026-07-25Closed Belfast Coffee Truck@WaterworksBT15 5BG
2026-07-25Opened Concept BeveragesBT15 2GJ
2026-07-25Closed PotatoesBT7 3GR
2026-07-25Opened Belvoir Community AssociationBT8 7DX
2026-07-18Opened Lanting ChineseBT7 1FY
2026-07-18Opened Slimming WorldBT17 9SA
2026-07-18Closed Hungry Fork Hotfood ExpressBT12 5JJ

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Neighbouring authorities

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