Guidebook for The City of Brighton and Hove
Food Scene
This coffee shop has great coffee, a selection of fresh juices, pastries and sandwiches, and lovely staff. This is my personal favourite close to the flat!
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Ground Kemptown
81 St George's RdThis coffee shop has great coffee, a selection of fresh juices, pastries and sandwiches, and lovely staff. This is my personal favourite close to the flat!
This café is where I go for breakfast at the weekends. It’s a 10 to 15 minute walk from the flat going towards the Marina (the opposite way from town). It is busy and you may have to wait for a table, but the cooked breakfast options are worth the wait including soft boiled eggs and soldiers, full cooked breakfast with sourdough bread, or porridge with berry compote. If you are later in the day, they have a great selection of Ottolenghi inspired salads. The staff are very friendly and efficient and it’s a great spot to catch up with the
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Marmalade
237 Eastern RdThis café is where I go for breakfast at the weekends. It’s a 10 to 15 minute walk from the flat going towards the Marina (the opposite way from town). It is busy and you may have to wait for a table, but the cooked breakfast options are worth the wait including soft boiled eggs and soldiers, full cooked breakfast with sourdough bread, or porridge with berry compote. If you are later in the day, they have a great selection of Ottolenghi inspired salads. The staff are very friendly and efficient and it’s a great spot to catch up with the
If you are looking for breakfast closer to the flat, this café is very popular and gets great reviews.
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egg & spoon
107-108 St George's RdIf you are looking for breakfast closer to the flat, this café is very popular and gets great reviews.
Open Bakery Kemp Town
34 St George's RdBrilliant sourdough and pastries...
Pub and bistro just around the corner from the flat. Not cheap but good if you are looking for a treat close by.
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The Ginger Dog
12 College PlacePub and bistro just around the corner from the flat. Not cheap but good if you are looking for a treat close by.
Community Pub which is very popular for Sunday lunch and my personal favourite for meeting friends for a roast. Booking essential.
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Camelford Arms
30-31 Camelford StCommunity Pub which is very popular for Sunday lunch and my personal favourite for meeting friends for a roast. Booking essential.
Just around the corner from the flat this pub has a buzzy vibe for Sunday lunch – booking also recommended.
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The Thomas Kemp
8 St George's RdJust around the corner from the flat this pub has a buzzy vibe for Sunday lunch – booking also recommended.
Very popular with locals and is one of my favourite haunts for coffee. Expensive and you have to wait, but worth it!
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Small Batch Coffee Roasters
17 Jubilee StreetVery popular with locals and is one of my favourite haunts for coffee. Expensive and you have to wait, but worth it!
Quite simply the best pizza in Brighton.
Very busy so book online (http://pizzavip.co.uk/index.php/book/) the day before if you can (they don’t take bookings for the same day)
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VIP Pizza Brighton
19 Old SteineQuite simply the best pizza in Brighton.
Very busy so book online (http://pizzavip.co.uk/index.php/book/) the day before if you can (they don’t take bookings for the same day)
Mexican Street Food in a quirky setting. Very popular. You can’t book for tables under 10 people, so you may have to wait.
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La Choza
36 Gloucester RdMexican Street Food in a quirky setting. Very popular. You can’t book for tables under 10 people, so you may have to wait.
Brilliant all day breakfast menu including Kedgeree, and the best vegetarian options I know of - the veggilicious is my go to favourite.
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The Coal Shed Restaurant Brighton
8 Boyce's StreetBrilliant all day breakfast menu including Kedgeree, and the best vegetarian options I know of - the veggilicious is my go to favourite.
World famous vegetarian Restaurant – booking essential.
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Terre A Terre
71 East StWorld famous vegetarian Restaurant – booking essential.
If you are looking for a treat and enjoy seafood, the Saltroom does a fabulous sharing platter for 2. This is where I go for my birthday treat ;-)
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The Salt Room
106 Kings RdIf you are looking for a treat and enjoy seafood, the Saltroom does a fabulous sharing platter for 2. This is where I go for my birthday treat ;-)
Riddle & Finns
12b Meeting House LnChampagne and Oyster Bar for a big treat
My favourite Indian in Brighton, high end but worth the money. I recommend the Goan fish curry and the Tandoori Seabream if you are into fish.
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The Chilli Pickle
17 Jubilee StMy favourite Indian in Brighton, high end but worth the money. I recommend the Goan fish curry and the Tandoori Seabream if you are into fish.
Vegan Pizzeria only 10 minutes walk away on St James street.
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Purezza Brighton
12 St James's StVegan Pizzeria only 10 minutes walk away on St James street.
Wai Kika Moo Kau
11A Kensington GardensGreat vegetarian and vegan café
Shopping
Independent bookshop with a great selection of curated books and stationary.
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Kemp Town Bookshop
91 St George's RdIndependent bookshop with a great selection of curated books and stationary.
Great for kitch gifts and folk art and my favourite shop in Brighton. They have an impressive collection of tribal jewellery from around the world including trade beads from Mali.
Blackout
53 Kensington PlGreat for kitch gifts and folk art and my favourite shop in Brighton. They have an impressive collection of tribal jewellery from around the world including trade beads from Mali.
This shop smells amazing and has a great selection of candles, smells, gifts, handbags and high end clothing.
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Lavender room
16 Bond StThis shop smells amazing and has a great selection of candles, smells, gifts, handbags and high end clothing.
Drinks & Nightlife
My favourite pub in town and they do a great espresso martini if this is your kind of thing… They often have live bands and have a lively crowd at the weekends.
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The Mesmerist
1-3 Prince Albert StMy favourite pub in town and they do a great espresso martini if this is your kind of thing… They often have live bands and have a lively crowd at the weekends.
Popular pub if you are looking for something traditional.
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The Cricketers
15 Black Lion StPopular pub if you are looking for something traditional.
Next to the Cricketers- late opening pub offering a wide variety of live music nights and DJ sessions as well as cocktails.
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Black Lion Street
Black Lion StreetNext to the Cricketers- late opening pub offering a wide variety of live music nights and DJ sessions as well as cocktails.
Parks & Nature
There is a café (50 minutes walk from the flat) that is set into the Cliff at Ovingdean Gap (Undercliff Walk, Brighton BN2 7AF). They provide tea in china mugs that you are welcome to take down onto the beach. Their bacon sandwiches are noteworthy as is the homemade Rockey Road tiffin.
Rottingdean (1 hour 20 minutes walk from the flat) is a traditional Sussex village and was home to Rudyard Kipling. It is awash with coffee shops and fish and chips. The Seaspray (https://www.facebook.com/Seasprayrottingdean/) is my personal favourite for home cooked food and friendly staff. You can get a large number of buses back to Kemp Town if you don’t fancy the walk back.
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Undercliff Walk
Undercliff WalkThere is a café (50 minutes walk from the flat) that is set into the Cliff at Ovingdean Gap (Undercliff Walk, Brighton BN2 7AF). They provide tea in china mugs that you are welcome to take down onto the beach. Their bacon sandwiches are noteworthy as is the homemade Rockey Road tiffin.
Rottingdean (1 hour 20 minutes walk from the flat) is a traditional Sussex village and was home to Rudyard Kipling. It is awash with coffee shops and fish and chips. The Seaspray (https://www.facebook.com/Seasprayrottingdean/) is my personal favourite for home cooked food and friendly staff. You can get a large number of buses back to Kemp Town if you don’t fancy the walk back.