Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 📍 City of London Corporation

Piccolino

Food hygiene rating 5 / 5 · Very good

Squeaky clean

Piccolino scored a 5 out of 5 at its last inspection. Tuck in.

The breakdown

Hygiene Good Cleanliness & condition Good Confidence in management Good

Last inspected on 3 December 2025 by City of London Corporation.

Rating over time

We have recorded 2 Food Standards Agency inspections for Piccolino, from September 2020 to December 2025. Its hygiene rating has held steady, from 5 in 2020 to 5 in 2025.

Food hygiene rating (0 to 5) at each FSA inspection of Piccolino.

Food hygiene rating history for Piccolino
Inspection date	Rating	Verdict
16 September 2020	5 / 5	Very good
3 December 2025	5 / 5	Very good

What does this rating mean?

Piccolino has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good). On the Food Standards Agency scale, 5 is the best and 0 is the worst. Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

The rating reflects standards found at the last inspection. It is not a verdict on how the food tastes - it scores how well the business manages food safety. How often a place is inspected depends on its risk: lower-rated and higher-risk businesses are revisited more often than spotless ones.

Where is it?

11 Exchange Square,
London,
EC2A 2BR

This is the official Food Standards Agency hygiene badge for Piccolino. The data is published by the FSA under the Open Government Licence.

Who inspects Piccolino?

Food hygiene at Piccolino is inspected by City of London Corporation, the local authority responsible for this area. You can reach them at http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/homepage.htm or [email protected].

Questions about Piccolino

What is Piccolino’s food hygiene rating?

Piccolino has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (Very good), based on its last Food Standards Agency inspection on 3 December 2025.

When was Piccolino last inspected?

Piccolino was last inspected by City of London Corporation on 3 December 2025.

Is a 5 out of 5 hygiene rating good?

Yes - 5 is the top food hygiene rating. It means hygiene standards were very good at the last inspection.

What do the food hygiene scores mean?

The rating combines three checks made on the day of the inspection: how hygienically food is handled, the cleanliness and condition of the premises, and how confident the inspector is that management will keep standards up. A higher overall score, from 0 up to 5, means fewer problems were found.