Vegan Brighton

Brighton might actually be the vegan capital of the UK. From next-level junk food and Sunday roasts to Tokyo-inspired small plates and seaside fish and chips, this city seriously understands plant-based comfort food. Terre à Terre has been cooking meat-free on East Street since 1993, and Brighton now has one of the most exciting, diverse and genuinely excellent vegan restaurant scenes in the country, with ambitious openings that keep raising the bar.

The vegan scene is spread across the city centre, the North Laine (the grid of independent shops between the station and the old town) and the seafront, with neighbourhood favourites further up the hill. Here’s my guide to the best, and you can find the rest of my city guides on the Your Vegan Passport destinations page.

Vegan Brighton at a Glance

• Seaside fish and chips: The No Catch Co
• Pizza: Purezza
• A special dinner: Bonsai and Terre à Terre
• Kebabs with a pint and live music: Beelzebab
• Sunday roast: The Roundhill
• Burgers and loaded fries: Oowee Vegan
• A fresh daytime lunch: Iydea

Best Vegan Restaurants in Brighton

1. The No Catch Co: Classic Seaside Vegan “Fish” & Chips Vegan

Order the tofish and chips: tofu wrapped in nori (the seaweed sheet from sushi), battered and fried to order, so it arrives piping hot with a flaky bite that gets remarkably close to the original. The chips are perfect, and people rave about the tartare sauce. Add the smoked haddock, calamari or lemon shrimp if you are sharing.

The No Catch Co on King’s Road, right on Brighton’s seafront, is one of the most brilliant and necessary restaurant concepts in the UK: a fully vegan fish and chip shop serving all your seaside favourites without catching a single thing. The boxes are made for carrying down to the pebbles. A non-negotiable Brighton experience.

💡 Tip: It is closed on Mondays and opens from 12:30PM the rest of the week. Eat on the beach, but keep a hand over the box, because Brighton’s seagulls are bold and they love chips.

📍 127a King’s Road, Brighton BN1 2FA | Seafront | 🌐 nocatch.co | 📸 @thenocatchco

2. Purezza: Fully Vegan Pizza Party Vegan

Regulars rave about the truffle pizza and the Parmigiana Party, a pizza loaded with aubergine parmigiana (the Italian baked aubergine dish), and diners say the house-made vegan mozzarella tastes just like the cheese they remember. Start with the dough balls and save room for the cheesecake. Gluten-free bases are available across the menu, and they get praise of their own.

Purezza is the UK’s original 100% vegan pizza restaurant, a sustainable, award-winning operation that has been setting the standard for plant-based pizza since its Brighton founding. Expect proper Neapolitan-style bases and creative seasonal toppings. Purezza has since expanded to London and Manchester, but Brighton remains the original and spiritual home.

💡 Tip: Booking recommended. Purezza opens at 5PM on weekdays and 12PM on weekends, and it is closed on Tuesdays.

📍 12 St James’s Street, Brighton BN2 1RE | Kemptown | ☎️ 01273 699834 | 🌐 purezza.co.uk | 📸 @purezza

3. Bonsai: Tokyo-Style Small Plates & Best Vegan Restaurant 2023–25 Vegan

Everything starts on the bincho grill (a Japanese grill burning white charcoal), which gives the small plates a smoky, savoury edge. Diners keep ordering the tempura cauliflower, the “chicken” skewers and the dirty rice. If mock meat is not your thing, there is a good spread of vegetable-led plates too, and the cocktail list is excellent.

Bonsai on Baker Street is one of Brighton’s most exciting and consistently awarded vegan restaurants, winner of Best Vegan Restaurant at the Brighton Restaurant Awards in 2023, 2024 and 2025. The Tokyo-inspired menu applies Japanese flavours and techniques to seasonal British vegetables. The space is stylish and intimate, with a small garden. A must-book for serious food lovers in Brighton.

💡 Tip: Bonsai is very popular, so book your table at least a week in advance for dinner. It opens at 5PM daily, with lunch on Fridays and all-day service on Saturdays.

📍 44-45 Baker Street, Brighton BN1 4JN | London Road | ☎️ 01273 708089 | 🌐 bonsaiplantkitchen.co.uk | 📸 @bonsaibrighton

4. Beelzebab: Award-Winning Vegan Kebabs at The Hope & Ruin Vegan

Beelzebab won Best Vegan Kebab at the British Kebab Awards 2023, and after one seitan doner (the late-night kebab, made here from wheat protein and piled with sauces), it’s easy to understand why. Regulars also swear by the loaded hot dogs and the loaded fries, and the portions are hearty for the price.

Beelzebab has been cooking at The Hope & Ruin pub on Queens Road since 2014, just down the hill from the station. The kitschy bar has a strong drinks list and a brilliant live music programme, and the whole experience perfectly captures Brighton’s irreverent, rock-and-roll spirit. Genuinely fun.

💡 Tip: The kitchen serves 12PM to 9PM every day. Evenings get loud when the bands are on, so come at lunchtime if you want to talk over your hot dog.

📍 The Hope & Ruin, 11-12 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3WA | Near Brighton station | ☎️ 01273 325793 | 📸 @beelzebab666

5. The Roundhill: Award-Winning Vegan Sunday Roast & Pints Vegan

The Sunday roast is the reason to come: a proper, generous plant-based roast with Yorkshire puddings and all the trimmings, which placed fourth for Best Roast at the 2024 Brighton Restaurant Awards. It rivals anything you’d find in a traditional pub. Diners also rave about the cauliflower poppers, so order a bowl for the table while you wait.

The Roundhill is one of Brighton’s most beloved plant-based pubs, a 100% plant-based neighbourhood local on Ditchling Road that takes its vegan food as seriously as its beer, with real ale, cocktails and live music. A wonderful, convivial spot for a long, slow meal with good company.

💡 Tip: The kitchen is closed on Mondays, serves Sunday lunch from 12PM to 7PM, and the pub occasionally shuts at short notice, so ring before you go and book for Sunday.

📍 100 Ditchling Road, Brighton BN1 4SG | Round Hill | ☎️ 01273 235884 | 🌐 theroundhill.co.uk | 📸 @theroundhillpub

6. Oowee Vegan: Stacked Vegan Burgers & Loaded Fries Vegan

Order the Big Oowee, a stacked burger with a hash brown tucked inside, and a tray of loaded fries, which regulars call the best in town. The mac and cheese gets talked about almost as much, and the waffle fries with mango habanero sauce bring the heat. There is a vegan fish burger and fried “chicken” too.

Oowee Vegan is one of Brighton’s most iconic plant-based spots, an award-winning, 100% vegan restaurant whose stacked burgers and loaded fries consistently blow people away. The whole operation has a fun, unapologetically indulgent energy that makes every visit feel like a treat. It sits in the Lanes, and there are branches in Bristol and Brixton too.

💡 Tip: Oowee opens at 11:30AM daily and stays open until 10PM, or 11PM on Fridays and Saturdays, so it works for a late lunch or a post-pub dinner.

📍 23 Market Street, Brighton BN1 1HH | The Lanes | ☎️ 01273 700405 | 🌐 ooweevegan.com | 📸 @oowee_vegan

7. Iydea: Real Vegetarian Food in the Heart of Brighton Vegetarian

Build a plate from the counter: diners pile up the vegan “fish” with vegan tartare, the chilli tofu and kale salad, the arancini (fried Italian rice balls) and a couple of hot dishes, and leave full. The vegan brownies get their own fan mail, and the smoothies and fresh pressed juices make it a good afternoon stop.

Iydea on Kensington Gardens in the North Laine is one of Brighton’s most longstanding and beloved vegetarian restaurants, a real food kitchen that makes everything from scratch. The menu changes daily, with salads, hot dishes, soups and bakes. It’s the kind of place that makes you feel good in every sense after eating there.

💡 Tip: Iydea is a daytime café that closes around 5:30PM, so plan it for lunch. Some dishes contain cheese or egg, so ask which ones are vegan when you order.

📍 17 Kensington Gardens, Brighton BN1 4AL | North Laine | ☎️ 01273 933060 | 📸 @iydeabrighton

8. Terre à Terre: Iconic Vegetarian Fine Dining Since 1993 Vegetarian

Diners still order the battered halloumi, a crisp, salty starter, and follow it with the dal. The Terre à Tapas sharing plate gives a tour of the menu and comes in vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free versions, so ask for the vegan one. The cocktails get plenty of praise, and the organic, natural English wine list is outstanding.

Terre à Terre on East Street is a genuine Brighton institution, a vegetarian and vegan restaurant that has been serving exceptional, creative food since 1993 and remains one of the finest restaurants in the city. The menu is complex, imaginative and deeply satisfying, and the service is warm and knowledgeable. This is the restaurant to book for a genuinely special evening.

💡 Tip: Dairy cheese appears in several dishes, so tell your server you are vegan when you sit down. Mondays and Tuesdays are dinner only, from 5PM.

📍 71 East Street, Brighton BN1 1HQ | The Lanes | ☎️ 01273 729051 | 🌐 terreaterre.co.uk | 📸 @terreaterrebrighton

Piers, Palaces and the North Laine

Brighton Palace Pier has been pulling crowds out over the sea since 1899, and a short walk west, the rusted skeleton of the West Pier still stands in the water where the 2003 fires left it. Walk off lunch along the seafront between the two, then head inland to the Royal Pavilion, the onion-domed palace John Nash finished for George IV in the 1820s.

North of the Pavilion, the North Laine packs vintage shops, record stores and cafés into a few narrow streets, and Kensington Gardens is where you’ll find Iydea. South of North Street, the Lanes (the alleys of the old fishing town) wind between jewellers and pubs, with Oowee and Terre à Terre a few minutes apart.

Vegan Brighton: What to Know Before You Go

• Brighton is a compact city and most of the vegan spots are within easy walking distance of the centre. The walk from Brighton station down Queens Road to the sea takes about 15 minutes, with Beelzebab on the way.
• The seafront is where you’ll find The No Catch Co, a genuinely non-negotiable stop. The North Laine is the heart of the city’s independent food scene, and the Lanes hold Oowee and Terre à Terre.
• For special dinners, Terre à Terre, Bonsai and Purezza are all excellent choices, and all need booking ahead for Friday and Saturday nights.
• Don’t miss The Roundhill for the best vegan Sunday roast in the city. It is about 20 minutes uphill on foot from the station, or a short bus ride up Ditchling Road.
• Mondays are thin: The No Catch Co and The Roundhill’s kitchen are both closed. Purezza closes on Tuesdays instead.
• A traditional British chippy often fries in beef dripping, so get your seaside chips from a fully vegan fryer like The No Catch Co.
• Trains from London Victoria and London Bridge take about an hour, so a day trip works.

When to Visit Brighton

May is the liveliest month, when the Brighton Festival and the Brighton Fringe take over theatres, churches and pub back rooms across the city, and Brighton Pride fills the streets in early August. Summer weekends bring day-trippers from London, so book dinners ahead and get to the seafront chip shop early.

Autumn and winter are quieter, with blustery walks on the seafront and no queues for the best tables. I would save The Roundhill’s Sunday roast for a cold, grey day.

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