Dining in Bloomsbury
📍 WC1B · Camden, London

Food Safety in Bloomsbury

85 establishments rated · 62.35% with 5 stars

Data updated daily · Last sync: 5 April 2026

Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London, part of the London Borough of Camden in England. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural, intellectual, and educational institutions. Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest museum in the United Kingdom, and several educational institutions, including University College London and a number of other colleges and institutes of the University of London as well as its central headquarters, the New College of the Humanities, the University of Law, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the British Medical Association and many others. Bloomsbury is an intellectual and literary hub for London, as home of world-known Bloomsbury Publishing, publishers of the Harry Potter series, and namesake of the Bloomsbury Group, a group of British intellectuals which included author Virginia Woolf, biographer Lytton Strachey, and economist John Maynard Keynes.

Bloomsbury (WC1B) is home to 85 rated food establishments in the Camden area of London. 62.35% hold a 5-star rating, roughly in line with national averages.

4.3
Average Rating
out of 5
62.35%
5-Star Rated
53 places
81.18%
4 or 5 Stars
3.53%
Rated 0 or 1
Rating
5
4
3
2
1
0

Rating Distribution

5
62%
53
4
19%
16
3
11%
9
2
4
1
1
0
2

Bloomsbury vs London Average

Bloomsbury
62.35%
London avg
68.52%
Bloomsbury
81.18%
London avg
86.15%

% of establishments with given rating · London average across 74,489 establishments

🏆 Top Rated in Bloomsbury

#BusinessRatingInspected
1
PEOJECT 1972 UK LTD / CHIEF
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WC1B 3HH · Verify on FSA ↗
523 Feb 2023
2
The Beauchamp Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · WC1B 5JL · Verify on FSA ↗
511 Nov 2023
3
Impeccable Taste
Other catering premises · WC1B · Verify on FSA ↗
512 Mar 2020
4
Morgan Hotel
Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house · WC1B 3QJ · Verify on FSA ↗
521 Mar 2023
5
Clockwork Pharmacy Plc
Retailers - other · WC1B 5BQ · Verify on FSA ↗
524 Apr 2017
6
Costa Coffee
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WC1B 4BL · Verify on FSA ↗
527 Nov 2024
7
GAIL’S GREAT RUSSELL ST
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WC1B 3PP · Verify on FSA ↗
515 Oct 2025
8
GERMAN DONER KEBAB
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · WC1B 5HA · Verify on FSA ↗
513 Mar 2024
9
Love London Souvenirs
Retailers - other · WC1B 5BA · Verify on FSA ↗
57 Mar 2023
10
Nuffied Foundation
Takeaway/sandwich shop · WC1B 3EG · Verify on FSA ↗
520 Jun 2019

⚠️ Lowest Rated in Bloomsbury

BusinessRatingTypeInspected
RAI
WC1B 3HD · Verify on FSA ↗
0Takeaway/sandwich shop5 Aug 2025
CHARCO CHARCO
WC1B 4HD · Verify on FSA ↗
0Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen18 Sept 2025
The Bloomsbury Ballroom/ The London Cabaret Club
WC1B 4DA · Verify on FSA ↗
1Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen2 Sept 2025
MAO MASTER
WC1B 4HH · Verify on FSA ↗
2Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen5 Nov 2025
THE SHELL
WC1B 5AA · Verify on FSA ↗
2Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen26 Feb 2025
Caffe Nero
WC1B 4BL · Verify on FSA ↗
2Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen18 Nov 2025
Architectural Association School of Architecture
WC1B 3EG · Verify on FSA ↗
2School/college/university1 Oct 2024

Understanding Food Hygiene Ratings

Food businesses are inspected by local council officers and given a rating from 0 (urgent improvement needed) to 5 (very good). The rating is based on three areas:

🧤 Hygiene (H)

How food is handled, prepared, and stored. Lower = better. 0 is perfect, 25 is worst.

🏗️ Structural (S)

Condition of the building — cleanliness, layout, ventilation. Lower = better. 0 is perfect, 25 is worst.

📋 Confidence (C)

Management of food safety — training, records, procedures. Lower = better. 0 is perfect, 30 is worst.

A score of 0/0/0 means very good across all areas. Not all establishments receive sub-scores — some business types are scored differently.

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