Hackney restaurant handed new five-star food hygiene rating

By Andrew Dowdeswell, Data Reporter
Published 7th Nov 2023, 09:14 BST
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Food Standards Agency rating sticker on a window of a restaurant in central London. A huge variation in food hygiene standards remains across the UK, with one in five high or medium-risk food outlets failing to meet standards, according to a study.
A Hackney restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

A Hackney restaurant has been handed a new five-out-of-five food hygiene rating.

Lissome Bar & Restaurant Ltd, a restaurant, cafe or canteen at 488-490 Kingsland Road, Hackney, London was given the maximum score after assessment on July 27, the Food Standards Agency's website shows.

It means that of Hackney's 1,080 restaurants, cafes and canteens with ratings, 627 (58%) have ratings of five and just one has a zero rating.