Guidebook for Hove
Food Scene
Murasaki restaurant
115 Dyke RdAuthentic Japanese food. Popular local restaurant
Popular Indian restaurant speciality Indian street food
67 locals recommend
Curry Leaf Cafe – Brighton Lanes
60 Ship StPopular Indian restaurant speciality Indian street food
Red Snapper
90 Dyke RdPopular Thai restaurant with bring your own booze
Popular vegetarian and vegan restaurant. Bit pricey but worth a splurge
197 locals recommend
Terre A Terre
71 East StPopular vegetarian and vegan restaurant. Bit pricey but worth a splurge
Very popular Mexican Street food cafe. You may have to wait to get a table but they call you back. Reasonably priced.
138 locals recommend
La Choza
36 Gloucester RdVery popular Mexican Street food cafe. You may have to wait to get a table but they call you back. Reasonably priced.
Harrisons of Hove
11-13 Montefiore RdGood for breakfast, brunch, or lunch. A trad English breakfast too.
Billie's
34 Hampton PlBillie's is Brighton institution, especially for breakfast.
MR WOLFE
15 Montpelier PlaceGreat coffee, lovely pies and cakes
From Friday 19 Feb from 5pm, if you order a takeaway pizza in Brighton & Hove with therealitalianpizzacompany via justeat you will have it delivered by a real funny#Clownonamoped.
60 locals recommend
The Co-operative Food
76-82 Blatchington RdFrom Friday 19 Feb from 5pm, if you order a takeaway pizza in Brighton & Hove with therealitalianpizzacompany via justeat you will have it delivered by a real funny#Clownonamoped.
Small Batch Coffee
111 Western RdLocal artisan coffee house and success story. Good coffee.
Drinks & Nightlife
The Cow
95-97 Dyke RdPopular bar serving craft beers and burgers
The Crescent
6 Clifton HillPopular local pub
The West Hill Tavern
67 Buckingham PlPopular local pub
The Prince Albert
48 Trafalgar StGreat venue for live music and lively bar
One of my favourite bars. Good wine selection, bon vivant, food and live music: jazz and gypsy jazz
67 locals recommend
The Paris House
21 Western RdOne of my favourite bars. Good wine selection, bon vivant, food and live music: jazz and gypsy jazz
Have a soft spot for this unreconstructed pub..best juke box in town.
8 locals recommend
The Heart & Hand
75 North RdHave a soft spot for this unreconstructed pub..best juke box in town.
Everything Else
Brighton's oldest cinema built 1911. Showing independent and art house movies
207 locals recommend
Duke of York's Picture House, Brighton
Preston RoadBrighton's oldest cinema built 1911. Showing independent and art house movies
Ashton's Chemist
98 Dyke RdLate night chemist open until 10pm
My favourite wine bar in the heart of town. Decent selection of wines, and bar snacks
83 locals recommend
Ten Green Bottles
9 Jubilee StMy favourite wine bar in the heart of town. Decent selection of wines, and bar snacks
Main venue in town to catch good bands and hosts club nights. Take the no 7 bus into Kemptown, or take a cab, or walk...
90 locals recommend
Concorde 2
286A Madeira DrMain venue in town to catch good bands and hosts club nights. Take the no 7 bus into Kemptown, or take a cab, or walk...
Arts & Culture
West Hill Hall
Compton AvenueHidden hall oftena music venue for some great gigs
Green Door Store
4 Trafalgar ArchesGreat venue to see live music
Comedy club, music venue, and art house cinema in the heart of the fashionable North Laine
280 locals recommend
Komedia Brighton
44-47 Gardner StComedy club, music venue, and art house cinema in the heart of the fashionable North Laine
Roxanne @ The Verdict
159 Edward StGreat jazz venue.
Sightseeing
The loveliest park in Brighton and Hove. Hosts part of the Brunswick Festival in August
135 locals recommend
Saint Ann's Well Gardens
Somerhill RoadThe loveliest park in Brighton and Hove. Hosts part of the Brunswick Festival in August
Free, and a great collection of furniture, fashion, local history, and ceramics. Some decent exhibitions too.
224 locals recommend
Brighton Museum and Art Gallery
Free, and a great collection of furniture, fashion, local history, and ceramics. Some decent exhibitions too.
Free. A great collection of Victorian taxidermy (stuffed animals) and curious creatures
68 locals recommend
Booth Museum of Natural History
194 Dyke RdFree. A great collection of Victorian taxidermy (stuffed animals) and curious creatures
Regency Brighton at its best. Built by the Prince Regent in the 1700s - it has stunning interiors and plenty of Royal scandal attached.
494 locals recommend
Royal Pavilion
Regency Brighton at its best. Built by the Prince Regent in the 1700s - it has stunning interiors and plenty of Royal scandal attached.
Shopping
Wolf & Gypsy Vintage
30 Sydney StA good vintage clothing store, not outrageously priced.
Essentials
Organic and whole foods. Best Iranian fresh dates from their own date farm.
11 locals recommend
Jasmine
133 Dyke RdOrganic and whole foods. Best Iranian fresh dates from their own date farm.