Best Restaurants to Try When It's Busy and You Don't Have a Reservation
Brighton's restaurants get really busy especially at weekends and the best restaurants can get booked up quite a lot in advance. If you arrive in Brighton however on a busy day and haven't booked anything, the following are good places to try and eat where you'll have a better chance of getting a table at decent time
The Old Bank - ££ - 3 mins walk - lovely little steak, chicken and ribs place, with weekday special deals and cute garden in summer - 2019 PROMO 10% OFF FOR RED BRIGHTON BLUE GUESTS - JUST A TAKE CARD FROM THE LEAFLET TABLE
The Thomas Kemp, Pub - ££ - 3 mins walk - cool pub with great food, buzzy atmosphere and a nice little courtyard garden out back
The Ginger Dog, Gastro pub - ££ - 4 mins walk - local hidden gem gastropub, with a small, elegant & ever changing menu of top quality modern British cuisine
The Bristol Bar, Pub - ££ - 5-6 mins walk along seafront - great pub with lovely traditional pub food, friendly service. Book a table in the window for gorgeous views over the sea to the pier - 2019 PROMO OF FREE DRINK FOR RED BRIGHTON BLUE GUESTS - JUST SAY YOU'RE STAYING HERE
Suriya's Thai Kitchen - ££ - 8 mins walk - wonderful home cooked Thai food in Kemptown village, one of the best Thai's in Brighton we think
Vel, South Indian - ££ - 8 mins walk - brilliant restaurant, with lovely owners and absolutely gorgeous, interesting, unusual food. We find the menu impossible to navigate, so we just ask the owner to bring us something nice and this always works a treat!
Curry Leaf Cafe - ££ - 1 min - 15 mins walk - 2 branches, 1 just around the corner, the other in the Lanes. Small sharing platters of Indian street food
Anatolia, Turkish - ££ - 3 mins walk - one of our favourites, great Turkish food, charcoal grilled meats, vegetables, rice, cous cous, salad & fresh pita
Bay Leaf Curry - ££ - 3 mins walk - nice, standard Indian curry restaurant, we think a bit better than Pavel, but each to their own!
La Vendimia, Spanish - ££ - 3 mins walk - nice tapas and paella
Sawadee, Thai - ££ - 4 mins walk - our local Thai restaurant, always busy and with pretty good Thai food
Buon Appetito, Italian - ££ - 4 mins walk - nice, smart little Italian pizzeria, & restaurant, quite 'Master Cheffy' and often has great lunchtime offers
La Capanina, Italian - ££ - 4 mins walk - cosy, family style Italian pizzeria and restaurant
Purezza, Vegan Pizzeria - ££ - 4 mins walk - 'plant pioneers' so all ingredients are plant based, with a buzzy atmosphere - always very popular
The Blue Man, Lebanese - ££ - 5 mins walk - North African focused restaurant, blending flavours from all over the region
Pike & Pine, Modern British - £££ - 5 mins walk - contemporary cooking in a modern, botanical backdrop. Not cheap, but it's a real treat!
VIP Pizza - ££ - 5 mins walk - very busy, trendy pizzeria with an emphasis on top quality. Queues often out the door, book if you can!
Harry Ramsden's, Fish & Chips - ££ - 5 mins walk - Consistently good fish & chips, right opposite the pier. Yes, it's a chain, but a good one!
