Alice's Guidebook
Food scene
NB WAS BEING RENOVATED LAST WEEK! Hopefully finished now.
Lovely café and deli with cakes, pastries, sandwiches etc. Sit outside in the sunshine or inside when it’s cooler (decor is great here). Friendly service and great coffee. A local chain - there are a few scattered throughout Brighton and Hove.
158 locals recommend
The Flour Pot Bakery
40 Sydney StNB WAS BEING RENOVATED LAST WEEK! Hopefully finished now.
Lovely café and deli with cakes, pastries, sandwiches etc. Sit outside in the sunshine or inside when it’s cooler (decor is great here). Friendly service and great coffee. A local chain - there are a few scattered throughout Brighton and Hove.
Best pizza in town and it’s just at the end of the road! Eat in or get takeaway for the beach or to have at home (you can order online via their website to pickup and avoid the queues).
98 locals recommend
Fatto a Mano Hove
65-67 Church RdBest pizza in town and it’s just at the end of the road! Eat in or get takeaway for the beach or to have at home (you can order online via their website to pickup and avoid the queues).
There is a little branch at the end of Wilbury Road (Small Batch is a Brighton chain - the coffee is roasted just to the west of Hove). Excellent coffee. Get a takeaway and wander down to the beach with it.
155 locals recommend
Small Batch Coffee
111 Western RdThere is a little branch at the end of Wilbury Road (Small Batch is a Brighton chain - the coffee is roasted just to the west of Hove). Excellent coffee. Get a takeaway and wander down to the beach with it.
Romantic atmosphere, excellent seafood, right in The Laines. You’ll probably need to book at peak times. Perfect for an evening date! This is the original restaurant; there is another on the seafront near the Brighton Centre with views of the sea.
244 locals recommend
Riddle & Finns
12b Meeting House LnRomantic atmosphere, excellent seafood, right in The Laines. You’ll probably need to book at peak times. Perfect for an evening date! This is the original restaurant; there is another on the seafront near the Brighton Centre with views of the sea.
Oeuf - Café in Hove
8 Third AveBrunches and breakfasts very close to the sea
Walk down to the east side of Hove beach, following the colourful beach huts to find Rockwater. It’s a beach club offering beach-side yoga, brunch through to supper, live music in the evenings or a glass of wine to watch the sunset over.
134 locals recommend
Rockwater Hove
Western EsplanadeWalk down to the east side of Hove beach, following the colourful beach huts to find Rockwater. It’s a beach club offering beach-side yoga, brunch through to supper, live music in the evenings or a glass of wine to watch the sunset over.
Exploring , R&R and exercise
Yoga classes, infrared saunas, massage and float tanks
The Office
8-9 Sydney StBeach Box Spa
285 Madeira DrSaunas in horseboxes overlooking the sea!
Rent paddleboards or kayaks here to explore the West Pier and beyond on a calm day. Brighton looks so different from the sea and it’s a really fun way to get your bearings if you don’t know the city well.
19 locals recommend
Brighton Watersports
185 Kings RdRent paddleboards or kayaks here to explore the West Pier and beyond on a calm day. Brighton looks so different from the sea and it’s a really fun way to get your bearings if you don’t know the city well.
Neighbourhoods
Boutique shops and stalls (clothing, jewellery, homewares etc), food shops, cafés and restaurants. Vibrant and fun with the classic Brighton streets of colourful houses in between.
186 locals recommend
North Laine
Boutique shops and stalls (clothing, jewellery, homewares etc), food shops, cafés and restaurants. Vibrant and fun with the classic Brighton streets of colourful houses in between.
Beautiful, Victorian grid-like streets with distinguished buildings and a café culture just 20 minute’s walk from the centre of Brighton. All the major ‘avenues’ lead south to the seafront where you’ll find Hove Lawns, the promenade and the beach. Cycle or walk along the prom east to Brighton or west towards Portslade and shoreham. The sunsets and sunrises are especially beautiful from Hove beach where you’ll leave the Brighton crowds behind.
57 locals recommend
Hove
Beautiful, Victorian grid-like streets with distinguished buildings and a café culture just 20 minute’s walk from the centre of Brighton. All the major ‘avenues’ lead south to the seafront where you’ll find Hove Lawns, the promenade and the beach. Cycle or walk along the prom east to Brighton or west towards Portslade and shoreham. The sunsets and sunrises are especially beautiful from Hove beach where you’ll leave the Brighton crowds behind.
Sightseeing
Go on a flight to the tower (looks like a silver bagel in the sky!) and have a glass of champagne while you look down on the ordered streets of Hove, the higgeldy-piggeldy area of Brighton, the beach, Beachy Head to the east and The South Downs to the north. Choose a clear day for the best views!
565 locals recommend
British Airways i360
Go on a flight to the tower (looks like a silver bagel in the sky!) and have a glass of champagne while you look down on the ordered streets of Hove, the higgeldy-piggeldy area of Brighton, the beach, Beachy Head to the east and The South Downs to the north. Choose a clear day for the best views!
City advice
Getting around
Bikes
Rent bikes from numerous Brighton Bike Share points across Brighton and Hove, but particularly from the promenade where you can ride along the cycle path all the way to Brighton marina or west to Shoreham’s beaches.