The Food Safety App
Food hygiene ratings in Southampton
South East · 1,701 registered food establishments · 69.8% rated 5 (FHRS) · Register data to 2026-10-26 · Contact the council
43 businesses lost a 5 rating this year → 47 premises changed hands in 12 months → Ranks 325 of 362 for time to first published rating →
Explore Southampton interactively →Changes on the register, last 12 months
Ratings in the last 12 months: 120 improved 132 declined
■ opened ■ closed (last 12 months)
Current ratings
Time to first published rating
139 days median · 214 days average
across 388 newly listed businesses since 2022
Rank 325 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 Southampton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-24 | Lucky Star | → | SO14 0JR |
| 2026-10-23 | Cams Pizza & Falafel | → | SO14 3BL |
| 2026-10-23 | Millbrook Chippy | → | SO15 0HX |
| 2026-10-21 | Andy's Coffee Shop | → | SO16 3AY |
| 2026-10-21 | Baisakhi Dhaba, T/as Halal Bites, Veganology, Hampton Cafe | → | SO14 6RH |
| 2026-10-17 | Happy Mama | → |
Latest changes in Southampton
| Date | Event | Business | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | Momma's Curbside Kitchen Ltd | SO19 7QZ |
| 2026-10-17 | Opened | KEBABoss | SO15 3HJ |
| 2026-10-17 | Closed | Care Home | SO16 8AD |
| 2026-10-14 | Takeover | Muni Bar and Restaurant | was Bowlers Restaurant |
| 2026-10-13 | Takeover | Fusion Flavours | was Hong Kong House |
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.
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