Issued by the Food Standards Agency, a hygiene rating gives diners clear information regarding the hygiene standards of a food business.
Ratings cover how food is handled, stored, and prepared, alongside the cleanliness of facilities and how food safety is managed.
In the first few months, a total of 68 hygiene ratings have been awarded to sit-down restaurants in Leeds, with scores ranging from one to five.
Five means a business’s hygiene standards are ‘very good’, while one means ‘major improvement is necessary’.
Here’s how every sit-down restaurant across which has been rated in 2026 fared.


50. Il Piatto - 4*
Il Piatto on 14 Headingley Lane, Headingley, was rated on January 19. | Google

51. Shears Yard - 5*
Shears Yard on 11 - 15 Wharf Street, city centre, was rated on January 17. | Simon Hulme

52. Diyar - 4*
Diyar on 266 Burley Road, Burley, was rated on January 16. | National World


54. My Golden Wok/Kismat - 3*
My Golden Wok/Kismat on 93 Otley Road, Headingley, was rated on January 16. | Google

