Brighton & HoveRestaurants

Restaurants in Brighton & Hove

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    Nasza

    This friendly Polish eatery called ‘Our’ serves some of our favourite comfort food, including pierogi (dumplings stuffed with meat or cheese and potatoes), bigos, a ‘hunter’s stew’ of cabbage and pork, and golabki (stuffed cabbage).

    reviewed

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    Seven Dials

    Housed in an imposing former bank, this formal and crisply set-out restaurant is praised for excellent seasonal fish dishes. It's almost a mile from the seafront but worth the walk or taxi fare for a special occasion or well-deserved splurge.

    reviewed

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    Pokeno Pies

    Bang goes the greasy image of the great British pie shop: this is guilt-free comfort food at its best. The slick glass-fronted café-takeaway has cornered the local market in affordable and surprisingly healthy gourmet pies. There are over a dozen fillings, from richly flavoured Mediterranean lamb to Moroccan aubergine and feta.

    reviewed

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    English's Oyster Bar

    A 60-year institution, this Brightonian seafood paradise dishes up everything from oysters to traditional scampi to lavish lobster thermidor. It's converted from fishermen's cottages, with echoes of the elegant Edwardian era inside and buzzing alfresco dining on the pedestrian square outside.

    reviewed

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    Riddle & Fins

    We’re told that Gordon Ramsay called the fare served in this elegant oyster bar hidden in The Lanes ‘seafood as it should be’. We don’t care about that, but we’ll come back for our favourite bivalves (from £10 a half-dozen) and more bubbly.

    reviewed

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    Due South

    Sheltered under a cavernous Victorian arch on the seafront with a curvaceous front window and small bamboo-screened terrace on the promenade, this refined yet relaxed restaurant specialises in dishes cooked with local, environmentally sustainable and seasonal ingredients.

    reviewed

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    Wai Kika Moo Kau

    Say its daft name fast and you'll get a clue to the ethos of this primarily veggie-vegan café. It spills onto the pedestrian street outside so you can sip your soyachino or tuck into meat-free specials as the shoppers pass by.

    reviewed

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    Al Fresco

    Housed in a curved-glass structure with a huge, staggered outdoor terrace, the show-stopping feature here is the wide-screen vistas out across the Channel and along the seafront. The pizzas, pastas and Italian meat dishes make a tasty accompaniment to the views.

    reviewed

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    La Capannina

    Many people say this is the best homestyle Italian restaurant in Brighton and we tend to agree. Pizzas (£5.75 to £8.80) are baked in a wood-burning stove and the gnocchi and raviolis are made in-house.

    reviewed

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    Food for Friends

    This airy, glass-sided restaurant attracts the attention of passers-by as much as it does the loyalty of its customers with an ever-inventive choice of vegetarian and vegan food. Children are also catered to.

    reviewed

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  12. Meadow

    Arguably the area’s finest restaurant, this elegant but relaxed eatery in Hove serves ‘new British’ cuisine, with meat, fish and produce sourced in Sussex and Kent.

    reviewed

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    Nia

    Rustic but chic, with solid wood tables, large windows and a chalkboard menu, Nia is one of the loveliest cafes in a town not at a loss for same. Set lunch starts at £7.25.

    reviewed

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    Terre à Terre

    Even staunch meat eaters will come out raving about this legendary vegetarian restaurant. Terre à Terre offers a sublime dining experience, from the vibrant, modern space, to the entertaining menus, to the delicious, inventive dishes full of rich robust flavours.

    reviewed

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    Bankers

    While Brighton’s beloved chippie has a fancy restaurant attached, we always come for some of the best takeaway fish and chips on the south coast.

    reviewed

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    Scoop & Crumb

    The sundaes (over 50 types) stacked at this ice-cream parlour, belonging to the city's artisan ice-cream producer, are second to none. Freshly cut sandwiches and monster toasties also available.

    reviewed

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    Pompoko

    Simple Japanese food in a small but perfectly formed little cafe. It's quick, cheap and delicious, with an emphasis on home-style curries, soups and noodle dishes.

    reviewed

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    Pomegranate

    Take your taste buds on a trip to the Middle East at this fascinating Kemptown nosh spot where mains such as Kurdish-style roast lamb, stuffed aubergine and baked swordfish are dished up in a cosy setting. There are plenty of veggie choices as well as such lip-smacking desserts as revani (semolina cake) and stuffed figs with pomegranate paste.

    reviewed

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    Piccolo's

    Cheap, tasty pizza and pasta served in a frantic, friendly restaurant – just what everyone expects from an Italian eatery.

    reviewed

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    JB's American Diner

    The waft of hotdog aroma as you push open the door, the shiny red-leather booths, the stars and stripes draped across the wall, the '50s soundtrack twanging in the background and the colossal portions of burgers, fries and milkshakes – in short, a hefty slab of authentic Americana teleported to Brighton seafront.

    reviewed

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    Infinity Foods Cafe

    The sister establishment of Infinity Foods wholefoods shop, a health-food cooperative and Brighton institution, serves a wide variety of vegetarian and organic food, with many vegan and wheat- or gluten-free options including tofu burgers, mezze plates and falafel.

    reviewed

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    Bombay Aloo

    Cheap and cheerful all-you-can-eat Indian buffet with big pots of vegetarian curry, acres of salad and mountains of rice.

    reviewed