Official inspection record · FHRS 99661
The Common Press Bookshop, Tower Hamlets E2
The Common Press Bookshop, 114-118 Bethnal Green Road, Tower Hamlets E2 6DG, has a food hygiene rating of 5 out of 5 (very good) from an inspection by Tower Hamlets council on 16 April 2025. Source: Food Standards Agency.
Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen · Glasshouse Common Counter & Common Press Unit A, 114-118 Bethnal Green Road, London, E2 6DG
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How The Common Press Bookshop compares in E2
There are 516 food businesses with a published hygiene rating in the E2 postcode district. 64% are rated 5 and 9% are rated 0–2.
The Common Press Bookshop shares the top rating with 327 other businesses in E2.
Of the 220 restaurants, cafés and canteens in E2, 121 are rated 5.
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Changes recorded by Check Food HygieneFirst observed here 31 August 2026.
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