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Restaurants in Brighton and Hove

Once a Regency playground called Brighthelmstone, Brighton (along with its sister neighbourhood Hove) is now the holiday queen of the south coast, famed for its beaches, Royal Pavilion, high-octane arts scene & pulsating nightlife. It oozes chic, cosmopolitan cool.

Brighton is peppered with restaurants & cafés, many of which are clustered around the historic Lanes. Just about every cuisine - from Spanish & Italian to Thai & Japanese - is represented, & the town is also a hotbed of innovative & eclectic vegetarian cooking.
Restaurants in Brighton and Hove
  
The Restaurant at Drakes
The Restaurant at Drakes, with its exposed brickwork, discreet lights, low ceilings and a feeling of understated class... Andrew McKenzie's cooking is defined by bright modern flavours with touches of sophistication
  
Sevendials Restaurant
Since opening in 2001, Sevendials has developed into one of the big hitters on the Brighton restaurant scene. Sam Metcalfe honed his skills in a clutch of big-name London kitchens before setting up his own place
  
Regency Restaurant
A bastion of the Brighton scene since the 1930s, this venerable seafront restaurant deals in fish - fresh and simple. What you order is exactly what you get & there are also great views to be soaked up
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  • Terre à Terre

    71 East Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Terre à Terre has been breaking rules and re-defining the genre since it opened as a BYO café just off Brighton seafront more than 15 years and it recently scooped 'Best for Vegetarian' at the Observer Food Monthly Awards 2008.

    Type of Cuisine : Vegetarian / Global

  • Blenio

    87-93 Dyke Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Guide entry suspended for Blenio Restaurant.

    Type of Cuisine : European

  • Coriander Restaurant

    5 Hove Manor Parade, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    'Around 90% of our dishes are organic,' proclaim the owners of this hugely popular restaurant not far from the Hove seafront.

    Type of Cuisine : Global

  • Graze

    42 Western Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Billed as Brighton's 'first and only taster restaurant', Graze is a stylish newcomer that has been glamorously done out with a Regency-inspired interior and slide-back doors opening out onto Western Road.

    Type of Cuisine : Contemporary / British / European

  • L'Eglise

    196 Church Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Julia and Jean-Christophe Martin named their restaurant L'Eglise after its location in Church Road, Hove, but there's nothing reverential about the atmosphere or cooking in this exciting new arrival on the Brighton scene.

    Type of Cuisine : French

  • La Marinade Restaurant

    77 St George's Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Nick Lang cooked for big-name pop stars and celebs before opening La Marinade in Brighton's Kemp Town district.

    Type of Cuisine : Modern European / Eclectic

  • Regency Restaurant

    131 Kings Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    A bastion of the Brighton scene since the 1930s, this venerable seafront restaurant deals in fish – fresh and simple.

    Type of Cuisine : Seafood

  • Sam's of Brighton

    1 Paston Place, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Situated in Kemp Town 'village', between Brighton Pier and the Marina, Sam's occupies the site that once traded as One Paston Place.

    Type of Cuisine : Modern British

  • Sevendials Restaurant

    1 Buckingham Place, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Since opening in 2001, Sevendials has developed into one of the big hitters on the Brighton restaurant scene.

    Type of Cuisine : Vegetarian / Global

  • The Meadow

    64 Western Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Situated adjacent to Hove's famous Clock Gardens, the Meadow is 'a welcome addition to the area,' according to one enthusiastic Mobile Food Guide reporter.

    Type of Cuisine : Modern British / European

  • The Restaurant at Drakes

    Drakes Boutique Hotel, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Drakes now claims its place as Brighton's finest boutique hotel.

    Type of Cuisine : Modern British

  • Al Duomo

    7 Pavilion Building, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Brighton's oldest pizza and pasta joint (established in 1979) is a mammoth 300-seater with a vast piazza area next to the Royal Pavilion and close to the Pier and the Lanes.

    Type of Cuisine : Italian

  • Casa Don Carlos

    5 Union Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    'Close your eyes and you could be on the Costa' just about sums up the irresistible charms of this cracking little tapas joint in The Lanes.

    Type of Cuisine : Spanish/Tapas

  • Casalingo

    29 Preston Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    'Casalingo' roughly translates as 'home cooked', which gives an idea of the ethos behind Angelo Martinoli's charming restaurant in a buzzy part of Brighton close to the sea.

    Type of Cuisine : Italian

  • China Garden

    88-91 Preston Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    A stark black frontage marks out China Garden, a highly popular and rather fashionable Chinese restaurant on a street corner within strolling distance of Brighton seafront.

    Type of Cuisine : Chinese

  • English's Restaurant

    29-31 East Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    English's is one of the oldest and best known restaurants on the South Coast it has been delighting Brighton residents and visitors alike with seafood for over 150 years.

    Type of Cuisine : Seafood

  • Food for Friends

    17-18 Prince Albert Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Food for Friends Restaurant Brighton, guide entry suspended.

  • Gars

    19 Prince Albert Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Gars Chinese restaurant is set in the heart of the famous Brighton Lanes and offers a creative mix of modern and authentic Chinese cuisine with a sprinkling of Japanese and Thai favourites.

    Type of Cuisine : Chinese

  • Gingerman

    21a Norfolk Square, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    The name may be quirky, but there is serious gastronomic stuff going on at Ben McKellar's intimate little restaurant just up from the seafront on the border between Brighton and Hove.

    Type of Cuisine : Modern European

  • Havana Restaurant and Bar

    32 Duke Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Occupying the site of the old Duke Street Theatre – opened in 1790 – and later renamed the Theatre Royal after a visit by the Prince of Wales in 1805, Havana retains much of the building's classical Tuscan-style façade, but that's where any links with the past come to a halt.

    Type of Cuisine : Modern European

  • Hotel du Vin & Bistro

    2-6 Ship Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Opened in 2002, Hotel du Vin Brighton stands in the heart of the Lanes conservation area, a stone's throw from the seafront, and it's one of the most unusual buildings in the group.

    Type of Cuisine : Modern European

  • Indian Summer

    69 East Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Indian Summer in Hove opened its doors on East Street in 2003, with the aim of providing even more choice and flexibility tailored to the needs of buzzy, cosmopolitan Brighton.

    Type of Cuisine : Indian

  • Kemp Brasserie

    24-25 St Georges Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    A favourite with local Kemptownians, this no-frills brasserie attracts the crowds with its user-friendly mix of bistro-style dishes and seafood specials.

    Type of Cuisine : International

  • Leonardo Restaurant

    55 Church Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    A classic Sicilian family-run restaurant, Leonardo opened its doors in 1996 and now considers itself to be the 'Don' among Brighton's clutch of traditional trattorias.

    Type of Cuisine : Italian

  • Memories of India

    9B Waterfront, Brighton Marina, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    We are pleased to introduce Memories of India as a new addition to The Mobile Food Guide for 2010.

    Type of Cuisine : Indian

  • Moshi Moshi

    The Opticon, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    The South Coast branch of London's ground-breaking sushi chain is tucked away in a bespoke building between Brighton's Lanes and the sea.

    Type of Cuisine : Japanese

  • Sahara

    103 Western Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    A spectacular makeover has transformed this long-running ethnic restaurant (formerly Tehran) into an exotic venue with voluminous silks billowing from the ceiling, red velvet cushions to sit on, Arabic music playing and the intoxicating perfume of hubble-bubble apple tobacco wafting through the air (a hookah costs £10, if you fancy a puff).

    Type of Cuisine : Middle Eastern

  • Seattle Restaurant, Bar & Deck

    Alias Hotel Seattle, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    'Strange tranquillity at the water's edge' is what visitors are promised at this highly unusual hotel/restaurant on an ocean 'liner' moored in Brighton's stunning waterfront development.

    Type of Cuisine : Seafood / Mediterranean

  • Sukhothai Palace

    62 Middle Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    This well-liked neighbourhood restaurant is slightly off the beaten track, but it remains a popular destination with locals and delivers the best Thai food in the area, according to one Mobile Food Guide user.

    Type of Cuisine : Thai

  • Tandoori Bites

    5 Victoria Terrace, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    Popular Indian restaurant in Hove serving delicious traditional and contemporary Indian cuisine in a relaxed modern environment.

    Type of Cuisine : Indian

  • The Foragers Pub

    3 Stirling Place, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    We are pleased to introduce The Foragers as a new addition to The Guide for 2010.

    Type of Cuisine : Gastro pub

  • The Ginger Pig

    3 Hove Street, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    The husband and wife team of Ben and Pamela McKellar have made a name for themselves with their Gingerman restaurants in Brighton, and recently added a third string to their bow in the shape of the Ginger Pig gastropub.

    Type of Cuisine : Gastro pub / Modern British

  • The Real Eating Company

    86-87 Western Road, Brighton and Hove, Sussex

    'Real Eating is shaping the way we eat in Britain', wrote Terry Durack in The Independent, and this admirable all-day venue ticks all the right boxes.

    Type of Cuisine : Modern British