Twenty local eateries and shops were given five-star food hygiene ratings in December 2025 and January 2026 by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Working in partnership with local authorities, the FSA scheme gives businesses a rating from zero to five. A five-star review means the venue's hygiene standards are 'very good' and fully comply with the law.

To get the top rating, businesses must do well in the following three elements of an inspection:

• How hygienically the food is handled – how it is prepared, cooked, re-heated, cooled and stored
• The physical condition of the business – including cleanliness, layout, lighting, ventilation, pest control and other facilities
• How the business manages ways of keeping food safe, looking at processes, training and systems to ensure good hygiene is maintained. The officer can then assess the level of confidence in standards being maintained in the future.

If the top rating is not given, the inspection officer will explain to the business what needs to change.

The following 20 businesses received five star hygiene ratings from December 2025 to January 2026.

The businesses are:

• Cure Bistro | Heaton Moor | 110 Heaton Moor Road
• Eden | Heaton Moor | 54 Heaton Moor Road
• First Stop Community Cafe | Brinnington | 367 Brinnington Road
• Grynd | Reddish | 21 Rupert Street
• King Roosters | Heaton Norris | 145 Wellington Road North
• Hatters Lounge | Heaton Moor | 153 Heaton Moor Road
• Laura Ann's Cakery | SK3 | (private address)
• Littlewood's Butchers | Heaton Chapel | 5 School Lane
• Liva | Heaton Moor | 6-8 Shaw Road
• Loft Social | Stockport town centre | Unit 302, The Courts
• Mini Montesaurs | Cheadle | 4 Wood Street
• Nikki's Cuisine Ltd | Cheadle Heath | 46 Europa Business Park
• Norbury Farm Shop | Hazel Grove | Norbury House Farm, Jacksons Lane
• Simply Books | Bramhall | 228 Moss Lane
• The Butty Van | Heaton Norris | B&Q car park, Georges Road
• The Coffee House | Stockport town centre | 70 Merseyway
• The Grapes | Heaton Norris | 2 Quantock Close
• The Light Cafe | Cheadle | All Hallows Church, Councillor Lane
• The Red Lion | High Lane | 112 Buxton Road
• Valentinos | Heataon Moor | 121 Heaton Moor Road

Use the embedded links in the list and check out the eateries!

Local councils decide how regularly local businesses are inspected with gaps between visits varying from six months to over two years.

Those that "pose a higher risk" to public health are inspected more frequently.

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