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Cafe Belle
- gradeGrade A
- inspection score5 pts
- critical violations1
- last inspectedMarch 12, 2026
- address280 Mulberry Street, Manhattan 10012
- cuisineCoffee/Tea
- phone2128371605
Is Cafe Belle clean?
Cafe Belle is currently Grade A from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on March 12, 2026. Inspectors wrote up 1 critical violation — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads clean 😇.
What did inspectors find at Cafe Belle?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on March 12, 2026, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🧻grimy wiping clothscriticalWiping cloths not stored clean and dry, or in a sanitizing solution, between uses.
When was Cafe Belle last inspected?
Cafe Belle has 5 inspections on record going back to August 21, 2023, averaging 4 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| March 12, 2026 | Grade A | 5 pts |
| September 15, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| September 13, 2024 | no grade issued ⏳ | 0 pts |
| July 31, 2024 | Grade A | 10 pts |
| August 21, 2023 | Grade A | 5 pts |
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Against the 824 spots Cooked tracks in SoHo-TriBeCa-Civic Center-Little Italy, this one comes out cleaner than 88% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated March 12, 2026. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.