The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Cardiff
Wales · 3,506 registered food establishments · 70.5% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
102 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 156 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 255 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Cardiff interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 302 improved 244 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
95 days median · 128 days average
across 1,200 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 255 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 Cardiff
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-26 | Afro lounge | → | CF14 3JP |
| 2026-10-23 | Nujé Mithaas | → | |
| 2026-10-23 | Sharkbite burgers | → | CF10 5LS |
| 2026-10-23 | CHA SHA Cardiff | → | CF11 9AH |
| 2026-10-22 | Zawa | → | CF10 1AH |
| 2026-10-22 | Maelfa Fish Bar | → | CF23 9PL |
Latest changes in Cardiff
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Tonys Catering (Burger Van) | |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | The Usual Suspects Cardiff | |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | CCFC Academy | CF3 4JN |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Huntleigh Medical/Healthcare | CF24 5HN |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | WOOD MORNING LTD | CF24 0EB |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Willows high school | CF245EL |
| 2026-10-20 | Takeover | Authentic Flavors from India | CF24 3LQ |
| 2026-10-20 | Opened | Refresh Surplus Ltd |
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.
These are the contact details the council gives the Food Standards Agency, shown as published. Your message goes to the council, not to us.
If the link has moved, search the council’s own site for food safety.
Chains in Cardiff
Every branch of these chains here, with its rating, rating date and inspection standards. The number is how many branches.
Greggs · 34 Tesco · 28 Premier · 23 Co-op · 22 Spar · 14 Subway · 13 Costa Coffee · 12 Starbucks · 11 Domino's Pizza · 10 Morrisons Daily · 10 Sainsbury's · 10 Lidl · 9 McDonalds · 9 One Stop · 9 Well Pharmacy · 9 Aldi · 7 Asda · 7 Burger King · 7 B & M Retail Ltd · 6 Boots UK Ltd · 6 Home Bargains · 6 Iceland · 6 KFC · 6 Coffee #1 · 5 The Salvation Army · 5 Aramark · 4 Caffe Nero · 4 Londis · 4 Marks & Spencer · 4 Nando's · 4 Travelodge · 4 Five Guys · 3 Holland & Barrett · 3 Lifestyle Express · 3 Miller & Carter · 3 Panku Streetfood · 3 PizzaExpress · 3 Auntie Anne's · 2 Booker Cash & Carry · 2 Cote Brasserie · 2 Fireaway Pizza · 2 Giggling Squid · 2 Harvester · 2 Heron Foods · 2 Kaspas Desserts · 2 Majestic Wine · 2 Merkur Slots · 2 Muffin Break · 2 Nisa Local · 2 O'Neills · 2 One Beyond · 2 Pepe's Piri Piri · 2 Pizza GoGo · 2 Pizza Hut · 2 Pret A Manger · 2 Sports Direct · 2 Taco Bell · 2 The Butchers Arms · 2 The Cabin · 2 The Cafe · 2 Wagamama · 2 Waitrose · 2 Yo! To Go! · 2 Admiral · 1 Ask Italian · 1 Bargain Booze · 1 Baxterstorey · 1 Black Sheep Coffee · 1 Bubble CiTea · 1 Busy Bees · 1 Cake Box · 1 Cakes & Bakes · 1 Caprinos Pizza · 1 Chaiiwala · 1 Chopstix · 1 Chopstix Noodle Bar · 1 Crispy Cod · 1 Crumbs · 1 Currys · 1 David Lloyd Leisure · 1 Duke Of Wellington · 1 Family Shopper · 1 Food Warehouse · 1 Franco Manca · 1 Gather & Gather Limited · 1 German Doner Kebab · 1 Go Outdoors · 1 Golden Star · 1 Hollywood Bowl · 1 Kokoro · 1 Little Dessert Shop · 1 Lotus House · 1 Lucky House · 1 Mai Sushi · 1 Menkind · 1 Mr Whippy · 1 Next · 1 Odeon Cinema · 1 Papa Johns · 1 Pasta Evangelists · 1 Popeyes · 1 Railway Inn · 1 Royal Hotel · 1 Select & Save · 1 Slim Chickens · 1 Sostrene Grene · 1 Sushi Daily · 1 TG Jones High Street Limited · 1 The Chippy · 1 The Codfather · 1 The Corner Shop · 1 The Cricketers · 1 The Grange · 1 The Hub · 1 The Kiosk · 1 The Robin Hood · 1 The Village Inn · 1 Thomas Franks · 1 Tops Pizza · 1 Tortilla · 1 Wickes Building Supplies Ltd · 1 Wingstop · 1 Yo! Sushi · 1
Chains that have left Cardiff
These chains no longer have a branch on the register here. Each page says what was there, how it was rated, and where the nearest branches are now.
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