Looks low-key, but this place has an amazing array of delicious seafood at ridiculously cheap prices. Super hectic though, book ahead if you want to come in!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 131 King’s Road
The Chimney House
Really rock solid pub; had an excellent steak here plus buffet style food at a function. All great – building nothing fancy, just an ace pub.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 28 Upper Hamilton Road
Moshimo
Stylish Japanese with big sushi conveyor; first tip is make sure to sit at it, as it’s a pain to have to leap up all the time. Food is all good stuff – nice sushi, really nice pork belly side – but you pay over the odds for the nice restaurant!
Verdict: Ok
Location: Bartholomew Road
La Choza
“Mexican street food” is the pitch, and although the “street food” part basically means the food is in plastic baskets, it is highly delicious. Choose a base like quesadila or tacos, your filling, and add various degrees of salsa. Generous portions too, including a calamari starter that is insanely good. Various tequila cocktails also excellent. Only drawback is literally no two seat tables – you’ll be cosy!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 36 Gloucester Road
Barefoot Cafe
Cafe attached to Yellowave Beach Sports which we popped into. Great example of an unassuming but quality cafe; had a great bacon sandwich, BLT, and wrap. Super chilled.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 299 Madeira Drive
Sunoso
Japanese place near Brighton station; had delivery. Wanted to like these guys more; udon noodles good, katsu curry just ok really. They do sushi too.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 55 Queens Road
The Foundry
The frontage is deceptive – this is a cavernous pub but really warm and cosy, with overstuffed chairs and candles. Great place for a quiet one that makes you feel a million miles away.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 13-14 Foundry Street
Three Jolly Butchers
Cosy pub although most seating is stools; quiet and friendly atmosphere, cheap drinks, and it’s bigger than it looks. Nothing dramatic, but perfectly pleasant.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 59 North Road
Mrs Fitzherbert’s
Doesn’t quite feel right to call this a pub, but it’s not quite a bar either; we went in after a burger at the Mash Tun next door. Two floors, with a super cool terrace upstairs that covers over in the event of rain, as do tables out front. Quirky decor that I liked, and the food looked excellent.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 25-26 New Road
The Mash Tun
Pub with big outdoor area, one of these rammed with junk decorations type places and loud-ish music inside. Very nice people, and they have the “Burger Kult” inside which does fancy burgers – had the “Chuck Satan” with chopped bacon, sweet onion relish, cheese – very tasty, but just missing something that I can’t put my finger on. Seasoned fries awesome but too salty for some. I’d say my fave Brighton burger so far.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 1 Church Street