The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Canterbury City
South East · 1,667 registered food establishments · 77.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
57 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 48 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 163 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Canterbury City interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 94 improved 97 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
71 days median · 106 days average
across 642 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 163 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 published ratings in Canterbury City
New inspection results as they appear on the register, most recent first. Ratings are published with a delay, so these are publication dates, not inspection dates.
| Date | Business | Rating | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | New City Kebab | → | CT6 5LE |
| 2026-10-23 | Makcaris Coffee Lounge & Ice Cream Parlour | → | CT6 5JN |
| 2026-10-22 | Harbour Garden Cafe | → | CT5 1AB |
| 2026-10-17 | Whitstable Local | → | CT5 2QU |
| 2026-10-15 | Makcari's Coffee Lounge | → | CT6 5JG |
| 2026-10-15 | Captain Jacks | → | CT6 5JG |
Latest changes in Canterbury City
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-13 | Opened | Alex's Cakes | |
| 2026-10-13 | Takeover | Broomfield Lodge Care Home | CT6 7DN |
| 2026-10-13 | Opened | Gilda Bakery | CT1 3PP |
| 2026-10-13 | Opened | Coast & Cinder | |
| 2026-10-13 | Opened | Canterbury Ales | CT4 7HF |
| 2026-10-13 | Opened | Busy Bees At Whitstable | CT5 3FE |
| 2026-10-13 | Opened | AJE1 Afro Caribbean Shop | CT1 2QD |
| 2026-10-13 | Opened | Millexpress | CT1 1BU |
Contact the council
Think a rating is wrong, or a business is trading here but not listed? The food safety team for this area deals with both. If you run a business here and want a better score, how to improve a food hygiene rating sets out the three ways to respond and which of them needs this team.
This council publishes its website on the Food Standards Agency register but not a food safety email, so the website is the way in.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
Ask the data
How does Canterbury City's closure rate compare to the national average this year? Which business types close most often in Canterbury City? Which businesses lost their 5 rating in Canterbury City this year?
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