Nice, open, relaxed cocktail bar, which wins a lot of points for a large chunk of the menu being £8 Mon-Thurs. Lots of food too but didn’t try that this time!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 16 Duke Street
Mogumogu
New little Japanese cafe in the ashes of Tiger Eats Carrot. When we entered, they said that everything is prepared fresh that day, and you could really notice it. Beautiful avocado tempura with home made chilli mayo, great katsu donburi bowl with home made sauce again…really good quality, takes a while as a result but worth it. Only open for lunch or very early tea (closes 5:30).
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 81 London Road
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Food For Friends
One of the well known vegetarian and vegan restos of Brighton and surprised it’s taken me this long to get there. Big event with family so tried many dishes; lots of really cool stuff like crispy tofu and celeriac Wellington. Unfortunately my main was probably the weakest, hasselback roast squash which was…just some squash, with too much roasted red pepper. Still, I rate the place overall.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 17-18 Prince Albert Street
Bohemia
Passed by many times and have had a conventional drink in here once, but this time went for cocktails. And they were super amazing, proper showman style stuff and well worth a go – nice table service too. Keen to try the resto now!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 54-55 Meeting House Lane
Full House
Chinese that we’d seen for a while but hadn’t been into until now. Lovely feeling space, nice people, yummy food and reasonable pricing, big fans!
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 18-19 York Place
Bismillah Spice of Life
Little Bangladeshi place in the Open Market, real cosy family type feel – like you’re in someone’s house. And really beautiful food – had a spicy omelette with fresh chapatti and dhal, lovely biryani and amazing samosa, all at a pretty decent price.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: The Open Market
Zephyr Burgers
Another burger chain on Deliveroo Editions, but to be fair right up my street, with uncluttered burgers – nice juicy patty – and tasty slightly seasoned tater tots.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: Deliveroo Editions
Mowgli
A difficult one this as a lot to love. First, if Mowgli was a cocktail bar it would be top of my Brighton list straight away – genuinely some of the top cocktails I’ve ever had (mango chilli margarita amazing) at good prices. Service is lovely and the space itself is too – we had swing seats which was fun. And some tasty dishes – Himalayan cheese on toast and chats especially. The downside is much of the food was just too sweet. Sticky chicken claimed to be crunchy was not, and just cloyingly sweet, similarly with the tamarind fries. Paneer curry too sweet also; if you go, check what is a curry and what isn’t, as we expected a potato dish to be potatoes rather than curry – it was actually one of the better dishes but we needed some rice.
Verdict: Ok
Location: 12-14 Dukes Lane
Palmito
I really enjoyed the small plates at Palmito; the fried squash with sage and honey a particular highlight, great service, and I think very reasonably priced. That’s probably factoring in the fact that it is, as advertised, tiny, and you’re squeezed in very close to other people. For me that holds it back from greatness as it takes away from what would otherwise be a chilled experience.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 16 Western Road
Shiraz
Great little Persian place, had beautifully cooked lamb skewer with a pomegranate sauce.
Verdict: Awesome
Location: 28 Church Road