Brighton might actually be the vegan capital of the UK 🇬🇧 From next-level junk food and mezze feasts to Japanese-inspired small plates and seaside fish and chips, this city seriously understands plant-based comfort food. Brighton has one of the most exciting, diverse, and genuinely excellent vegan restaurant scenes in the entire country — and it’s growing year on year with ambitious new openings that keep raising the bar.
The vegan scene is spread across the city centre and the North Laine, with seaside spots and neighbourhood gems scattered throughout. Here’s my guide to the best.
Best Vegan Restaurants in Brighton
1. The No Catch Co — Classic Seaside Vegan “Fish” & Chips
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 that serves plant-based versions of all your seaside favourites without catching a single thing. The vegan “fish” (made from banana blossom) is genuinely convincing, the chips are perfect, and the location on the seafront makes the whole experience feel exactly right. A non-negotiable Brighton experience.
📍 127a King’s Road, Brighton BN1 2FA | 🌐 nocatch.co | 📸 @thenocatchco
2. Purezza — Fully Vegan Pizza Party
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. The pizzas here are genuinely outstanding: proper Neapolitan-style bases, house-made vegan mozzarella, creative seasonal toppings, and gluten-free options available throughout the menu. Purezza has since expanded to London and Manchester, but Brighton remains the original and spiritual home. Booking recommended.
📍 Brighton (+ London & Manchester) | 📸 @purezza
3. Bonsai — Tokyo-Style Small Plates & Best Vegan Restaurant 2023–25
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 features small plates cooked over charcoal, with beautiful Japanese flavours and techniques applied to seasonal British vegetables and plant-based proteins. The space is stylish and intimate, and the cocktail list is excellent. A must-book for serious food lovers in Brighton.
💡 Tip: Bonsai is very popular — book your table at least a week in advance for dinner.
📍 44-45 Baker Street, Brighton BN1 4JN | 🌐 www.bonsaiplantkitchen.co.uk | 📸 @bonsaibrighton
4. Beelzebab — Award-Winning Vegan Kebabs at The Hope & Ruin
Beelzebab at The Hope & Ruin pub on Queens Road has won Best Vegan Kebab at the British Kebab Awards 2023 — and after one doner, it’s easy to understand why. The vegan doners, hot dogs, and loaded fries are all exceptional, the venue has a brilliant live music programme, and the whole experience perfectly captures Brighton’s irreverent, rock-and-roll spirit. Open late, dog-friendly, and genuinely fun.
📍 The Hope & Ruin, 11-12 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3WA | 🌐 beelzebab.com | 📸 @beelzebab666
5. The Round Hill Pub — Award-Winning Vegan Sunday Roast & Pints
The Round Hill Pub is one of Brighton’s most beloved plant-based pubs — an award-winning neighbourhood pub that takes its vegan food as seriously as its beer selection. The Sunday roast is particularly renowned: a proper, generous, beautifully executed plant-based roast with all the trimmings that rivals anything you’d find in a traditional pub. A wonderful, convivial spot for a long, slow meal with good company.
📍 100 Ditchling Road, Brighton BN1 4SG | ☎️ +44 1273 235884 | 📸 @theroundhillpub
6. Oowee Vegan — Stacked Vegan Burgers & Loaded Fries
Oowee Vegan is one of Brighton’s most iconic plant-based spots — an award-winning, 100% vegan restaurant serving stacked burgers and loaded fries that consistently blow people away with their quality and flavour. The “Filthy” burger and the mac daddy fries are both legendary, and the whole operation has a fun, unapologetically indulgent energy that makes every visit feel like a treat. Also in Bristol and Brixton.
📍 23 Market Street, Brighton BN1 1HH | 📸 @oowee_vegan
7. Kusaki — Plant-Based Japanese Restaurant
Kusaki on New England Road is one of Brighton’s most exciting newer additions — a plant-based Japanese restaurant (the name means “grass and trees”) that serves sushi, small plates, and creative Japanese-inspired dishes with genuine skill and ambition. The dining room is beautiful, the cocktails are inventive, and the cooking consistently transcends the typical expectations of plant-based Asian food. A Brighton gem that rewards the journey.
📍 5-6 Circus Parade, New England Road, Brighton BN1 4GW | 🌐 www.kusakibrighton.com | 📸 @kusakibrighton
8. Iydea — Real Vegetarian Food in the Heart of Brighton
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 using natural, raw ingredients. The menu changes daily and always offers a brilliant selection of salads, hot dishes, soups, and bakes that are both nourishing and genuinely delicious. It’s the kind of place that makes you feel good in every sense after eating there.
📍 17 Kensington Gardens, Brighton BN1 4AL | 🌐 iydea.co.uk | 📸 @iydeabrighton
9. Terre à Terre — Iconic Vegetarian Fine Dining Since 1993
Terre à Terre on East Street is a genuine Brighton institution — a vegetarian and vegan restaurant that has been serving exceptional, creative plant-based 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. The natural English wine list is outstanding. This is the restaurant to book for a genuinely special evening in Brighton.
📍 71 East Street, Brighton BN1 1HQ | 📸 @terreaterrebrighton
Tips for Vegan Travellers in Brighton
Brighton is a compact city and most of the vegan spots are within easy walking distance of the centre. The seafront is where you’ll find The No Catch Co — a genuinely non-negotiable stop. The North Laine neighbourhood (Iydea, Oowee, Beelzebab) is the heart of the city’s independent food scene. For special dinners, Terre à Terre, Bonsai, and Purezza are all excellent choices — all worth booking ahead. And don’t miss The Round Hill Pub for the best vegan Sunday roast in the city.
Have you eaten vegan in Brighton? Let me know your favourite spots in the comments!