Emily’s guidebook
Great places to eat
Brighton's full of great places to eat, here are some of my favourites.
Cost: Average They import all of their flour from Italy and the dough is left to rise for 24 hours making the pizzas have a truly great base, woodfired in front of your eyes they are family friendly – reservations only for parties of 6+ they also do takeaway.
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Fatto a Mano London Road
77 London RdCost: Average They import all of their flour from Italy and the dough is left to rise for 24 hours making the pizzas have a truly great base, woodfired in front of your eyes they are family friendly – reservations only for parties of 6+ they also do takeaway.
Mexican - Cost: Average These guys know how to make a mean burrito and excellent margheritas – a definite must if you like Mexican. Beware though their sauces can be hot! Again you can’t book – but you can put your name down at the door and they’ll call you when ready. And there’s pubs close by - The Office and The White Rabbit are good and close.
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La Choza
36 Gloucester RdMexican - Cost: Average These guys know how to make a mean burrito and excellent margheritas – a definite must if you like Mexican. Beware though their sauces can be hot! Again you can’t book – but you can put your name down at the door and they’ll call you when ready. And there’s pubs close by - The Office and The White Rabbit are good and close.
Mexican - Cost: Average Laid back feeling with great food, again great margheritas but a wider menu than La Choza, go here if you want something other than a burrito.
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Carlito Burrito
12 York Pl Mexican - Cost: Average Laid back feeling with great food, again great margheritas but a wider menu than La Choza, go here if you want something other than a burrito.
Fish Restaurant - Cost: Expensive is hands down the best fish restaurant in the city, locally sourced and freshly cooked the restaurant is romantic, candlelit and good service. It’s advertised as a champagne and oyster bar but their catch of the day is what i would go for.
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Riddle & Finns
12b Meeting House LnFish Restaurant - Cost: Expensive is hands down the best fish restaurant in the city, locally sourced and freshly cooked the restaurant is romantic, candlelit and good service. It’s advertised as a champagne and oyster bar but their catch of the day is what i would go for.
Fish & Chips - Cost: Average There are suprisingly few good fish and chip shops in Brighton but this is the best, they do Deliveroo as well and it’s great batter. A Brighton favourite.
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Bankers Restaurant
116A Western RdFish & Chips - Cost: Average There are suprisingly few good fish and chip shops in Brighton but this is the best, they do Deliveroo as well and it’s great batter. A Brighton favourite.
Veggie/Vegan - Cost: Expensive Terre a Terre is one of the city’s most famous vegetarian restaraunts founded in 1993 they create diverse flavours and an unexpected menu that you won’t find elsewhere.
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Terre A Terre
71 East StVeggie/Vegan - Cost: Expensive Terre a Terre is one of the city’s most famous vegetarian restaraunts founded in 1993 they create diverse flavours and an unexpected menu that you won’t find elsewhere.
Veggie/Vegan - Cost: Cheap is a great place for lunch it serves home cooked meals which you customise, situated in the heart of the lanes it’s a great stop off for a hearty veggie meal. Stop by at 5pm each day and you can buy one of their boxes containing whatever they have left for £5
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Iydea
17 Kensington GardensVeggie/Vegan - Cost: Cheap is a great place for lunch it serves home cooked meals which you customise, situated in the heart of the lanes it’s a great stop off for a hearty veggie meal. Stop by at 5pm each day and you can buy one of their boxes containing whatever they have left for £5
Veggie/Vegan - Cost: Average At the top of the road and turn right serves a diverse vegan and veggie menu in a pub setting with a great atmosphere.
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The Roundhill
100 Ditchling RdVeggie/Vegan - Cost: Average At the top of the road and turn right serves a diverse vegan and veggie menu in a pub setting with a great atmosphere.
Tapas - Cost: Average Casa Don Carlos is a great tapas place in The Lanes it’s family run and the food is authentic.
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Casa Don Carlos
5 Union StTapas - Cost: Average Casa Don Carlos is a great tapas place in The Lanes it’s family run and the food is authentic.
French Restaurant - Cost: Expensive is a wonderful restaurant with great French food and fantastic organic wines – a top spot for a romantic meal in a rustic setting.
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Plateau
1 BartholomewsFrench Restaurant - Cost: Expensive is a wonderful restaurant with great French food and fantastic organic wines – a top spot for a romantic meal in a rustic setting.
Curry House - Cost: Expensive is a fantastic restaurant in the heart of the city serving regional Indian dishes, the food is fresh and delicious.
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The Chilli Pickle
17 Jubilee StCurry House - Cost: Expensive is a fantastic restaurant in the heart of the city serving regional Indian dishes, the food is fresh and delicious.
Curry House - Cost: Average On London Road, serves a great Massala Dhosa and is a good place for a traditional curry.
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Eastern Eye
58 London RdCurry House - Cost: Average On London Road, serves a great Massala Dhosa and is a good place for a traditional curry.
Thai Restaurant in the heart of the city. Cost: Average
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Sabai Thai Gastrobar
165-169 Princes PlThai Restaurant in the heart of the city. Cost: Average
Thai Restaurant in the heart of the city. Cost: Average
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Giggling Squid
129 Church RdThai Restaurant in the heart of the city. Cost: Average
Thai Restaurant - Cost: Average is a lovely Thai up the hill at Seven Dials – it's BYO but there's a wine shop just next door,
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Red Snapper
90 Dyke RdThai Restaurant - Cost: Average is a lovely Thai up the hill at Seven Dials – it's BYO but there's a wine shop just next door,
Shopping
Wandering through the North Laine you experience over 400 independent boutiques selling everything from clothing to food, records to juggling equipment there is literally something for everyone. Start by heading to Sydney Street BN1 4EN and wander from there.
Great place selling antiques and curious from a multitude of local dealers, always good for a rummage!
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Snoopers Paradise
7/8 Kensington GardensGreat place selling antiques and curious from a multitude of local dealers, always good for a rummage!
Great independent womenswear boutique, great lesser known brands and beautiful jewellery, the lady that runs it is super friendly and there's always something unique to find
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Nola
42 Gardner StGreat independent womenswear boutique, great lesser known brands and beautiful jewellery, the lady that runs it is super friendly and there's always something unique to find
A small independent gallery shop selling artists and makers work from across the UK – check their website for opening times.
Atelier 51
A small independent gallery shop selling artists and makers work from across the UK – check their website for opening times.
The place to buy the most beautiful broom, chopping board or apron in the world! Everything is beautiful, everything is useful, a home makers paradise!
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Utility
28A North RdThe place to buy the most beautiful broom, chopping board or apron in the world! Everything is beautiful, everything is useful, a home makers paradise!
Coffee Shops
You can’t move ten metres without stumbling across another great coffee shop, these are some of the best.
The Flour Pot Bakery
40 Sydney St Great bread and yummy cakes
Small Batch Coffee Roasters
17 Jubilee StreetSustainable coffee all over Brighton
The Longhouse Cafe
16 York Pl All plant based serving lunches too – opposite St Peters Church
Great Pubs
There are hundreds of great pubs in Brighton, these are our nearby favourites.
Family friendly and just a few steps up the road. They have a great quiz on Monday nights.
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Signalman
76 Ditchling RiseFamily friendly and just a few steps up the road. They have a great quiz on Monday nights.
Family friendly and very close by, just walk up the road to London Road Station and you'll find it on the other side of the footbridge.
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The Open House
146 Springfield RdFamily friendly and very close by, just walk up the road to London Road Station and you'll find it on the other side of the footbridge.
A little livelier. Walk down the street opposite, turn right at the end and it will be in front of you. Great cocktails served upstairs.
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Tesco Brighton St James's Express
5 Jubilee StA little livelier. Walk down the street opposite, turn right at the end and it will be in front of you. Great cocktails served upstairs.
Livelier, on Preston Circus, walk down the road opposite, turn right at the end, follow it round and you'll see it.
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The Hare and Hounds
75 London RdLivelier, on Preston Circus, walk down the road opposite, turn right at the end, follow it round and you'll see it.
A gaming pub with VR headsets and a giant remote controlled car racing track, which is great fun, as well as an escape room.
Handmade Mysteries Escape Room @ The World's End Pub
60 London RdA gaming pub with VR headsets and a giant remote controlled car racing track, which is great fun, as well as an escape room.
Museums
Great museums, well worth visiting
£5 entry (closed Mondays) Pavilion Gardens The museum tells all about local history, and houses a great art and design collection – a good spot for a rainy day,
You can now buy a combined history pass (April-Sep) that will get you into Brighton Museum, The Royal Pavilion and Preston Manor - Adults £16.50 buy at one of the sites. It lasts three consecutive days.
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Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
£5 entry (closed Mondays) Pavilion Gardens The museum tells all about local history, and houses a great art and design collection – a good spot for a rainy day,
You can now buy a combined history pass (April-Sep) that will get you into Brighton Museum, The Royal Pavilion and Preston Manor - Adults £16.50 buy at one of the sites. It lasts three consecutive days.
Entry £4-£7 located under the train station is a great place for kids and big kids alike – mainly old fashioned toys from yesteryear.
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Brighton Toy and Model Museum
52-55 Trafalgar St Entry £4-£7 located under the train station is a great place for kids and big kids alike – mainly old fashioned toys from yesteryear.
Entry £8-£13.50 The building that began Brighton’s popularity this is the King’s Pleasure Palace by the sea which was sold off in 1851 by Queen Victoria as she hated it. It’s Indian in style on the outside and Chinese on the inside, an eccentric building stuffed full with treasures – well worth a visit.
You can now buy a combined history pass (April-Sep) that will get you into Brighton Museum, The Royal Pavilion and Preston Manor - Adults £16.50 buy at one of the sites. It lasts three consecutive days.
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Pavilion Reale
Entry £8-£13.50 The building that began Brighton’s popularity this is the King’s Pleasure Palace by the sea which was sold off in 1851 by Queen Victoria as she hated it. It’s Indian in style on the outside and Chinese on the inside, an eccentric building stuffed full with treasures – well worth a visit.
You can now buy a combined history pass (April-Sep) that will get you into Brighton Museum, The Royal Pavilion and Preston Manor - Adults £16.50 buy at one of the sites. It lasts three consecutive days.
A Georgian family home which was owned by the wealthy Stanford Family (our house was built on the Stanford estate) when they lost their fortune and had to sell the land to pay off debts. Reputedly haunted it’s a beautiful house.
You can now buy a combined history pass (April-Sep) that will get you into Brighton Museum, The Royal Pavilion and Preston Manor - Adults £16.50 buy at one of the sites. It lasts three consecutive days.
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Preston Manor
Preston DroveA Georgian family home which was owned by the wealthy Stanford Family (our house was built on the Stanford estate) when they lost their fortune and had to sell the land to pay off debts. Reputedly haunted it’s a beautiful house.
You can now buy a combined history pass (April-Sep) that will get you into Brighton Museum, The Royal Pavilion and Preston Manor - Adults £16.50 buy at one of the sites. It lasts three consecutive days.
Entertainment
Either loved or hated by Brightonians, it’s an observation tower on the seafront where you can see the whole of the city, it’s quite expensive but a good activity when there’s crystal blue skies. Buy online in advance for a discount.
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British Airways i360
Either loved or hated by Brightonians, it’s an observation tower on the seafront where you can see the whole of the city, it’s quite expensive but a good activity when there’s crystal blue skies. Buy online in advance for a discount.
A Victorian aquarium on the seafront, check online for special deals.
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SEA LIFE Brighton
Marine ParadeA Victorian aquarium on the seafront, check online for special deals.
Rides and funfair amusements and some pubs and eateries on the pier.
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Molo del Palazzo di Brighton
Madeira DriveRides and funfair amusements and some pubs and eateries on the pier.
Cinemas & Theatres
The oldest continually operating cinema in the UK (turn right at the bottom of Winchester Street)
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Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton
Preston RoadThe oldest continually operating cinema in the UK (turn right at the bottom of Winchester Street)
PictureHouse cinema that screens various popular releases and arthouse films.
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Dukes at Komedia Picturehouse
44-47 Gardner StPictureHouse cinema that screens various popular releases and arthouse films.
Formerly the stable so the Royal Pavilion, now a concert hall with an attached studio theatre. Hosts music and dance events. ABBA won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest here in 1974!
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Brighton Dome
Church StreetFormerly the stable so the Royal Pavilion, now a concert hall with an attached studio theatre. Hosts music and dance events. ABBA won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest here in 1974!
Overlooking the Royal Pavilion Gardens, see their Website to find out what's on.
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Teatro Reale di Brighton
New RoadOverlooking the Royal Pavilion Gardens, see their Website to find out what's on.