Guidebook for Brighton

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Guidebook for Brighton

Food Scene

Amazing vegan and vegetarian food and good coffee too. The staff are really friendly and it is mere steps away from my flat...a great way to start a weekend morning in Brighton.
13 locals recommend
The Almond Tree
109C Dyke Rd
13 locals recommend
Amazing vegan and vegetarian food and good coffee too. The staff are really friendly and it is mere steps away from my flat...a great way to start a weekend morning in Brighton.
If you are a coffee fiend then you need to dash to this branch of Small Batch Coffee. It is in a beautiful, grey building facing my flat. The coffee is divine and on a sunny day you can sit outside and watch 7 dials in action.
155 locals recommend
Small Batch Coffee
111 Western Rd
155 locals recommend
If you are a coffee fiend then you need to dash to this branch of Small Batch Coffee. It is in a beautiful, grey building facing my flat. The coffee is divine and on a sunny day you can sit outside and watch 7 dials in action.
I don't eat meat but the Brighton carnivores rave about this place. Meat extravaganza.
24 locals recommend
MEATliquor Brighton
22-23 York Pl
24 locals recommend
I don't eat meat but the Brighton carnivores rave about this place. Meat extravaganza.
Really popular and delicious Mexican food. Extremely popular with the locals and there are often queues out the door of this tiny restaurant so aim to arrive early!
138 locals recommend
La Choza
36 Gloucester Rd
138 locals recommend
Really popular and delicious Mexican food. Extremely popular with the locals and there are often queues out the door of this tiny restaurant so aim to arrive early!
Legendary Brighton Burger joint- It's fast food but they have an amazing menu of classic and exotic burgers. All choices come with either a beef or vegetarian patty. Particularly good for a quick bite before or after a night out. There are a few branches of Grubbs dotted about the city so if you're feeling peckish, there is likely to be one near you wherever you are.
13 locals recommend
Grubbs
62 Western Rd
13 locals recommend
Legendary Brighton Burger joint- It's fast food but they have an amazing menu of classic and exotic burgers. All choices come with either a beef or vegetarian patty. Particularly good for a quick bite before or after a night out. There are a few branches of Grubbs dotted about the city so if you're feeling peckish, there is likely to be one near you wherever you are.
This is a stunning French restaurant conveniently located across from the theatre. They even do early bird theatre-goer meals.
51 locals recommend
Côte Brasserie - Brighton
115-116 Church St
51 locals recommend
This is a stunning French restaurant conveniently located across from the theatre. They even do early bird theatre-goer meals.
Really tasty and intimate Spanish tapas restaurant.
La Bodega
111 Church St
Really tasty and intimate Spanish tapas restaurant.
Highly regarded Indian restaurant in the centre of the North Laines.
241 locals recommend
The Chilli Pickle
17 Jubilee St
241 locals recommend
Highly regarded Indian restaurant in the centre of the North Laines.
Street Food
33 locals recommend
Open Market
Marshalls Row
33 locals recommend
Street Food

Drinks & Nightlife

it is delightful and cosy. A great pub to spend a rainy day playing scrabble or a rauceous night with friends. In the summer it is a lovely spot to sit outside and relax with friends. It is a specialised whisky bar so if you are a big whisky fan like myself, it is a lot of fun ordering their whisky tasting trays with your friends. Highly recommended.
25 locals recommend
The Great Eastern
103 Trafalgar St
25 locals recommend
it is delightful and cosy. A great pub to spend a rainy day playing scrabble or a rauceous night with friends. In the summer it is a lovely spot to sit outside and relax with friends. It is a specialised whisky bar so if you are a big whisky fan like myself, it is a lot of fun ordering their whisky tasting trays with your friends. Highly recommended.
This is an independent vegetarian bar which faces The Great Eastern pub on Trafalgar Street. Their menu is great and my non vegetarian siblings insist on going here for dinner when they visit. There's great comfort food on the menu from curries to burritos. There's also a lovely little sunny garden out the back. There's also a fun quiz on there on Sunday nights if you choose to polish off your Brighton weekend with some intellectual output.
23 locals recommend
The Prince George
5 Trafalgar St
23 locals recommend
This is an independent vegetarian bar which faces The Great Eastern pub on Trafalgar Street. Their menu is great and my non vegetarian siblings insist on going here for dinner when they visit. There's great comfort food on the menu from curries to burritos. There's also a lovely little sunny garden out the back. There's also a fun quiz on there on Sunday nights if you choose to polish off your Brighton weekend with some intellectual output.
Great Cozy little French Pub around the corner from my flat. Highly recommended....Sunday afternoon raclette is a heart attack on a plate but definitely worth having a health scare for...divine.
8 locals recommend
The French Horn
82 Dyke Rd
8 locals recommend
Great Cozy little French Pub around the corner from my flat. Highly recommended....Sunday afternoon raclette is a heart attack on a plate but definitely worth having a health scare for...divine.
Pretty popular and cool pub. It is usually pretty busy and the food is good.
77 locals recommend
The Cow
95-97 Dyke Rd
77 locals recommend
Pretty popular and cool pub. It is usually pretty busy and the food is good.
Everything happens in the Marlborough...there is a theatre upstairs, a pool table down the back and a ridiculous quiz night on Thursday nights with Bugaloo Stu...very fun gay bar.
12 locals recommend
The Marlborough Pub & Theatre
4 Prince's St
12 locals recommend
Everything happens in the Marlborough...there is a theatre upstairs, a pool table down the back and a ridiculous quiz night on Thursday nights with Bugaloo Stu...very fun gay bar.
Comedy in the Komedia is really popular at the weekend.
280 locals recommend
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner St
280 locals recommend
Comedy in the Komedia is really popular at the weekend.
Very popular late night bar for when you refuse to go home at a sensible hour. Lots of indie music and dodgy dancing until the wee hours.
Sticky Mike's Frog Bar
9-12 Middle St
Very popular late night bar for when you refuse to go home at a sensible hour. Lots of indie music and dodgy dancing until the wee hours.
Hipster bar and music venue- It's super quirky and quite near the train station.
15 locals recommend
The Hope & Ruin
11-12 Queens Rd
15 locals recommend
Hipster bar and music venue- It's super quirky and quite near the train station.
Amazing Nordic bar in a fisherman's cottage in the centre of town. They have an array of interesting Nordic spirits to taste.
6 locals recommend
Northern Lights
6 Little E St
6 locals recommend
Amazing Nordic bar in a fisherman's cottage in the centre of town. They have an array of interesting Nordic spirits to taste.
This is an iconic bar and music venue under the bridge of the railway station. The side of the building has a huge mural of dead musicians and it also has the original Banksy 'Kissing Policeman' on the side of it too. Good outside seating area for people watching too
18 locals recommend
The Prince Albert
48 Trafalgar St
18 locals recommend
This is an iconic bar and music venue under the bridge of the railway station. The side of the building has a huge mural of dead musicians and it also has the original Banksy 'Kissing Policeman' on the side of it too. Good outside seating area for people watching too
Lovely bar on a pretty street. Really good food and a good beer garden.
16 locals recommend
Easy tiger
57 Upper N St
16 locals recommend
Lovely bar on a pretty street. Really good food and a good beer garden.
Cocktail bar above El Mexicano Restaurant on New Road in the Centre of the north laines. Valentino's is a great little Brighton secret. It's absolutely tiny and has a small balcony overlooking the Pavilion gardens. Please go.
6 locals recommend
El Mexicano
7 New Road
6 locals recommend
Cocktail bar above El Mexicano Restaurant on New Road in the Centre of the north laines. Valentino's is a great little Brighton secret. It's absolutely tiny and has a small balcony overlooking the Pavilion gardens. Please go.
Really good fun if there is a group of you.
20 locals recommend
Lucky Voice Karaoke Brighton
8 Black Lion St
20 locals recommend
Really good fun if there is a group of you.
Very near my flat and has ok food and a huge beer garden.
37 locals recommend
Good Companions
132 Dyke Rd
37 locals recommend
Very near my flat and has ok food and a huge beer garden.
The BlueMan boasts North African dishes by candle-light in decorous, bijou cafe/bar, plus basement performance space.
15 locals recommend
The Blue Man
15 locals recommend
The BlueMan boasts North African dishes by candle-light in decorous, bijou cafe/bar, plus basement performance space.
It's kind of young and hipstery but they do a lot of ales and amazing Mexican food. There's also a back-garden with covered booths.
48 locals recommend
The Hare and Hounds
75 London Rd
48 locals recommend
It's kind of young and hipstery but they do a lot of ales and amazing Mexican food. There's also a back-garden with covered booths.

Parks & Nature

It's really wonderful up in Devil's Dyke. The views are breathtaking and there are many different trails to choose from. You can get the 77 bus up there from Dyke Road (Outside the fruit and veg shop) near my flat. There is a pub with a beer garden up there that you can stop off for a cooling pint after a nice, long walk.
132 locals recommend
The Devils Dyke
Devil's Dyke Road
132 locals recommend
It's really wonderful up in Devil's Dyke. The views are breathtaking and there are many different trails to choose from. You can get the 77 bus up there from Dyke Road (Outside the fruit and veg shop) near my flat. There is a pub with a beer garden up there that you can stop off for a cooling pint after a nice, long walk.
Lovely for a ramble and often has festivals and activities on during the summer
78 locals recommend
Queen's Park
1 West Dr
78 locals recommend
Lovely for a ramble and often has festivals and activities on during the summer
Centre of the universe in summer. Has a skateboard park, a cafe, a lot of green area and a really cool kids play area. It is often packed with dogs and people. The carnival stops here too in the summer.
75 locals recommend
The Level
Union Road
75 locals recommend
Centre of the universe in summer. Has a skateboard park, a cafe, a lot of green area and a really cool kids play area. It is often packed with dogs and people. The carnival stops here too in the summer.

Essentials

Just a few doors up from my flat. Turn left out of my front gate and the Co-Op is on the left. It is a small shop with all the essentials and a bank machine (with no fees for use)
60 locals recommend
The Co-operative Food
76-82 Blatchington Rd
60 locals recommend
Just a few doors up from my flat. Turn left out of my front gate and the Co-Op is on the left. It is a small shop with all the essentials and a bank machine (with no fees for use)
Fancypants new wine shop approximately 30ft from my front door. Treat yourself to a delightful bottle to celebrate your weekend away
Seven Cellars Ltd
104 Dyke Rd
Fancypants new wine shop approximately 30ft from my front door. Treat yourself to a delightful bottle to celebrate your weekend away

Shopping

Snoopers Paradise is a must-see when you're in Brighton. It is tucked up in the laines and is a huge indoor market filled with all things vintage...furtniture, clothes, cameras, photos, jewlerry, records, general knick-knacks...anything you can think of and it will be there
90 locals recommend
Snoopers Paradise
7/8 Kensington Gardens
90 locals recommend
Snoopers Paradise is a must-see when you're in Brighton. It is tucked up in the laines and is a huge indoor market filled with all things vintage...furtniture, clothes, cameras, photos, jewlerry, records, general knick-knacks...anything you can think of and it will be there
Perfect shop for getting cool and affordable photographic momentos and gifts from Brighton.
Zoingimage
1 Sydney St
Perfect shop for getting cool and affordable photographic momentos and gifts from Brighton.
It has everything you'd need but is always insanely busy.
236 locals recommend
Churchill Square Shopping Centre
Russell Place
236 locals recommend
It has everything you'd need but is always insanely busy.
Pretty big vintage store in the centre of the laines on Vine Street. You could easily waste an hour in here.
15 locals recommend
Beyond Retro Brighton
23 Gloucester Rd
15 locals recommend
Pretty big vintage store in the centre of the laines on Vine Street. You could easily waste an hour in here.
The most amazing homestore ever. It's delightful.
Bert's Homestore
10 Kensington Gardens
The most amazing homestore ever. It's delightful.

Arts & Culture

The Royal Pavilion is a must-see when you're in Brighton. The tour is great and pretty reasonably priced. The palace is stunning. If you don't have time for the tour then make sure you walk through the gardens- It is a giant, Indian palace in the heart of the city so it's pretty hard to miss.
494 locals recommend
Royal Pavilion
494 locals recommend
The Royal Pavilion is a must-see when you're in Brighton. The tour is great and pretty reasonably priced. The palace is stunning. If you don't have time for the tour then make sure you walk through the gardens- It is a giant, Indian palace in the heart of the city so it's pretty hard to miss.
224 locals recommend
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
224 locals recommend
8 locals recommend
Enter Gallery
13 Bond St
8 locals recommend
This is a great natural history museum. It's like stepping back in time to the weird world of Victorian taxidermy. It's free and quite near my flat and I would strongly recommend a visit.
68 locals recommend
Booth Museum of Natural History
194 Dyke Rd
68 locals recommend
This is a great natural history museum. It's like stepping back in time to the weird world of Victorian taxidermy. It's free and quite near my flat and I would strongly recommend a visit.

Entertainment & Activities

The oldest purpose built cinema in England. It is gorgeous and does lovely food and drink. It has an old balcony that you can sit and have a drink on before or after your movie.
207 locals recommend
Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton
Preston Road
207 locals recommend
The oldest purpose built cinema in England. It is gorgeous and does lovely food and drink. It has an old balcony that you can sit and have a drink on before or after your movie.
There are movie nights in this quirky little cafe's basement that cost £5.55 which includes dinner. Aside from the movie nights there is good food and usually something fun happening. Check out Bom-Bane's website to see what is on for the time you are in Brighton.
14 locals recommend
Bom-Bane's
24 George St
14 locals recommend
There are movie nights in this quirky little cafe's basement that cost £5.55 which includes dinner. Aside from the movie nights there is good food and usually something fun happening. Check out Bom-Bane's website to see what is on for the time you are in Brighton.