Brighton · England
Gillian McKeith's guide to healthy restaurants in Brighton.
Written by Gillian McKeith
Brighton eats plants without anyone having to persuade it, which is wonderful for you and rather demanding for me. When the standard across a city is already high, the bar for earning a place on my page has to be higher still.
What I have gathered here is a mix of all-day wholefood cafes, seafront kitchens and a couple of dining rooms doing vegetable cooking ambitious enough to justify the train from London on its own.
Every choice is mine and mine alone. No restaurant pays for inclusion, and no restaurant can buy a Gillian's Pick. Ever.
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13 restaurants in Brighton
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Curry Leaf Cafe
$$Brighton, England
South Indian street food with a full vegan menu.
Best for: South Indian dosa and thali with plenty for vegetarians and vegans.
Etch
$$$$Brighton, England
Steven Edwards' Hove tasting room with a dedicated veg menu.
Best for: A proper tasting menu where vegetables get the same ambition as anything else on the pass.
Food for Friends
$$Brighton, England
The Lanes vegetarian stalwart, going strong since 1981.
Best for: A relaxed lunch in the Lanes where vegetarians do not have to ask what is safe.
Furna
$$$Brighton, England
Fire-led cooking where vegetables go over the coals first.
Best for: Wood-fired cooking with vegetables treated as the main event rather than the garnish.
Isaac At.
Brighton
Isaac At
$$$Brighton, England
Sussex-only tasting menu with a full vegetarian run.
Best for: Modern British tasting menus built from Sussex produce. Book ahead.
Planet India
$Brighton, England
Entirely vegetarian Gujarati home cooking, mostly vegan.
Best for: Honest vegetarian Indian food at prices that remind you Brighton is not always expensive.
Plateau
$$Brighton, England
Natural wine bar with a plant-heavy small plates menu.
Best for: Small plates and natural wine with a vegetable list worth working through.
Purezza
$$Brighton, England
The UK's first vegan pizzeria, wood-fired Neapolitan pies with house-made plant mozzarella.
Best for: Vegan pizza that does not ask you to forgive the base. Good for a mixed table.
Redroaster
$Brighton, England
Kemptown roastery and all-day kitchen with a strong plant menu.
Best for: All-day brunch and coffee with real attention to where the produce comes from.
Semolina
$$Brighton, England
Tiny neighbourhood bistro with a daily-changing veg plate.
Best for: A neighbourhood dining room where the set menu leans heavily on good vegetables.
Terre à Terre
$$$Brighton, England
Brighton's legendary fine-dining vegetarian, playful, generous, deeply seasoned plates since 1993.
Best for: The Brighton institution. Vegetable cooking that has earned its reputation for decades.
The Chilli Pickle
$$Brighton, England
Regional Indian cooking with vegetable dishes that outshine the rest.
Best for: Indian small plates with a strong vegetarian selection. Good for sharing.
Wild Flor
$$$Brighton, England
Neighbourhood bistro in Hove with real vegetable ambition.
Best for: Modern British with a serious plant section and wines to match.
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Every Brighton restaurant in the Gillian McKeith Restaurant Guide
Every Brighton kitchen in the guide, with my notes on each.
- Curry Leaf Cafe
- Etch
- Food for Friends
- Furna
- Isaac At
- Planet India
- Plateau
- Purezza
- Redroaster
- Semolina
- Terre à Terre
- The Chilli Pickle
- Wild Flor
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Written by Gillian McKeith
I'm Gillian McKeith: television presenter, creator of the global hit show You Are What You Eat, writer, nutritionist, and the editor behind this guide. Every Brighton entry here is chosen and written by me. I judge kitchens on the things that actually matter: real ingredients, honest sourcing, vegetables cooked with care, and food you feel better for eating.
Nothing on this page is a paid placement. Restaurants cannot buy a recommendation, and any listing marked as sponsored is labelled as such. If a kitchen slips, it comes out of the guide.
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