Sunderland.
2,343 food venues,
fully inspected.
Every restaurant, pub, takeaway and cafe in Sunderland with its official FSA hygiene rating. 83.6% score a 5. 21 need urgent improvement, and we show you which.
Sunderland food hygiene in one minute
- 2,343 food venues tracked in Sunderland, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways and cafes.
- Average FSA score: 4.74 out of 5 across 1,957 rated venues.
- 1,636 venues scored 5/5 (83.6%).
- 21 venues scored 0 or 1 and require urgent improvement.
- Data sourced from the UK Food Standards Agency, refreshed every 24 hours.
Sunderland in context
Sunderland runs ahead of the UK national average of 4.65, with a weighted FSA score of 4.74 across 1,957 rated venues.
83.6% of Sunderland venues hold a 5/5, runs hotter on 5-star venues than the UK average (78% nationally).
21 Sunderland venues currently score 0 or 1, 1.07% of rated stock, which keeps Sunderland below the national 0/1 prevalence of 1.24%.
Within Sunderland itself, the typical takeaway/sandwich shop averages 4.5/5 while a typical school/college/university averages 5.0/5, the local hygiene gap that drags the city headline number.
Computed from FSA open data on . National benchmarks: avg 4.65/5, 78% at 5/5, 1.24% at 0/1.
How Sunderland scores
1,957 rated · 386 awaitingThe 10 we'd skip.
Lowest score first, most recent inspection. The FSA's own data.
China City
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SR5 2RP
May Ho Chinese Take Away
Takeaway/sandwich shop · DH4 4BD
Spice Corner
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SR4 7AA
Jul 2025
Empire
Retailers - other · SR4 8JJ
Mais Thai Takeway
Takeaway/sandwich shop · DH4 4QX
Philly Shack
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SR1 3JE
New Hong Kong
Other catering premises · SR4 7AA
Chengs
Takeaway/sandwich shop · SR5 5HF
Heron Foods
Retailers - other · SR4 8AB
Oct 2025
Bobabru
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SR2 9QF
Sept 2025
Most recent 5/5s.
Inspected in the last few months and kept a perfect score.
The White Lion
Pub/bar/nightclub · DH4 4AN
East Herrington Primary Academy Out Of School Club
School/college/university · SR3 3PR
Sparkle Cakes
Other catering premises · NE37
The New Golden Wok
Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE37 1EE
Barmston Junior School
School/college/university · NE38 8JA
May Hong
Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE38 7BE
Sue's Cakes
Retailers - other · NE37
St Bede's Primary School
School/college/university · NE37 2NP
Lambton Primary School
School/college/university · NE38 0PL
Sunderland Royal Hospital
Caring Premises · SR4 7TP
Sunderland venues not inspected in 18 months or more.
The FSA recommends re-inspection every 6 to 24 months based on risk. These venues' last visit was a while ago. A good sticker from 2022 means less than a good sticker from last month.
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CityMart Express
stale · 1504moRetailers - other · SR4 7AA
Jan 1901
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Coffee 57
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SR1 3DP
Jan 1901
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Codys Grub Stop
stale · 1504moTakeaway/sandwich shop · SR4 7TN
Jan 1901
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Churros
stale · 1504moMobile caterer · DH5 0RR
Jan 1901
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40 Ounce
stale · 1504moRestaurant/Cafe/Canteen · SR6 9BX
Jan 1901
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Abchops
stale · 1504moOther catering premises · SR3
Jan 1901
What's in Sunderland.
Breakdown by business type. Average FSA score next to volume.
Retailers - other
523 venues in Sunderland
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen
396 venues in Sunderland
Takeaway/sandwich shop
376 venues in Sunderland
Other catering premises
241 venues in Sunderland
Pub/bar/nightclub
199 venues in Sunderland
Caring Premises
178 venues in Sunderland
Mobile caterer
148 venues in Sunderland
School/college/university
142 venues in Sunderland
Most recent inspections in Sunderland.
East Herrington Primary Academy Out Of School Club
School/college/university · SR3 3PR
The White Lion
Pub/bar/nightclub · DH4 4AN
Barmston Junior School
School/college/university · NE38 8JA
The New Golden Wok
Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE37 1EE
Sparkle Cakes
Other catering premises · NE37
May Hong
Takeaway/sandwich shop · NE38 7BE
Sue's Cakes
Retailers - other · NE37
Lambton Primary School
School/college/university · NE38 0PL
Food hygiene in Sunderland, questions answered.
How many food venues are rated in Sunderland?
RatingCafe tracks 2,343 Food Standards Agency-rated food businesses in Sunderland, including restaurants, pubs, takeaways, cafes, schools and retail food outlets. The dataset is refreshed every 24 hours from the FSA open-data feed.
What is the average FSA hygiene score in Sunderland?
The average FSA hygiene score across Sunderland is 4.74 out of 5. 83.6% of rated venues score a 5, and 21 venues are currently at 0 or 1, meaning urgent improvement required.
Which Sunderland venues failed their FSA inspection?
Sunderland currently has 21 venues rated 0 or 1 by the Food Standards Agency, which means the inspector found urgent hygiene shortcomings. The ten lowest-rated venues in Sunderland are listed on this page with inspection dates, and the full list including stale inspections is surfaced in the worst-rated section.
Where does RatingCafe get Sunderland hygiene data?
All Sunderland ratings come directly from the Food Standards Agency open-data API (api.ratings.food.gov.uk), reused under the UK Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores, only republishes them in a searchable format.
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RatingCafe mirrors public FSA open data. The score on this page is the same one the inspector filed, but you can verify it at the source right now.
Edited by James Thornton, Food Safety & Regulation editor.
Last refresh: 14 April 2026. Reviewed against FSA guidance and the FSA scoring matrix.
All Sunderland data sourced from the Food Standards Agency under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RatingCafe never modifies scores. Full methodology.