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15 essentials · 3 signature dishes

Best Vegan Restaurants in Brighton

331 places · 16 fully vegan

15 essentials

Where to eat first in Brighton

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Ranked by overall rating, signature dish strength and how much reviewers praise the food. If you only have a weekend, start here.

  1. Worth ordering: #4 Pizza

    Number 1. Fatto a Mano Hove

    Neapolitan Pizza, Vegan N’duja

    5.0$$$

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    Add rosemary fries to your order; reviewers particularly praise their crisp outside and soft centre.

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3 signature dishes

What Brighton cooks best

The dishes Brighton's reviews name most and praise hardest, each ranked by how reviewers rate the vegan version.

signature #1

Best sunday roast in Brighton

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signature #2

Best donut in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Glazed Listed above as essential 02
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signature #3

Best pain au chocolat in Brighton

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  1. Vegan Croissants, Custom Cakes

    $$

    Worth ordering: #3 Pain au chocolatWorth ordering: #4 Pastry

  2. Number 4. Bayon Bakery Hove Listed above as donut 03
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Vegan & omni

2 lists Fully vegan · Omni standouts

9 places

Fully vegan in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Glazed Listed above as essential 02
  2. Number 3. V360 vegan café Listed above as essential 11
  3. Number 4. Cat Burglar Dough Co Listed above as donut 02
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10 places

Omni standouts in Brighton

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  1. Number 2. Fatto a Mano Hove Listed above as essential 01
  2. Number 3. Korpan Listed above as essential 06
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By occasion

11 lists Breakfast spots · Lunch & brunch · Dinner destinations · Worth the occasion · Coffee masters · Sweet treats · Cozy hideaways · Work-friendly cafes · Group night out · Budget eats · Family friendly

8 places

Breakfast spots in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Triple Point Coffee Listed above as essential 05
  2. Number 3. Bee May Bakery Listed above as pain au chocolat 03
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8 places

Lunch & brunch in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Burnt Orange Listed above as essential 15
  2. Number 2. Komodo • Specialty Coffee Brewers Listed above as essential 09
  3. Number 4. MOONLIGHT Pan Asian Cuisine Listed above as essential 14
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8 places

Dinner destinations in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Burnt Orange Listed above as essential 15
  2. Number 2. Embers Listed above as essential 12
  3. Number 4. terre à terre Listed above as essential 08
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6 places

Worth the occasion in Brighton

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  1. Number 3. Bonsai Plant Kitchen Listed above as fully vegan 02
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10 places

Coffee masters in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Komodo • Specialty Coffee Brewers Listed above as essential 09
  2. Number 3. The Flour Pot Bakery Listed above as pain au chocolat 01
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Sweet treats in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Cat Burglar Dough Co Listed above as donut 02
  2. Number 2. Bee May Bakery Listed above as pain au chocolat 03
  3. Number 3. The Flour Pot Bakery Listed above as pain au chocolat 01
  4. Number 4. Glazed Listed above as essential 02
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8 places

Cozy hideaways in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Manju's Listed above as dinner destinations 03
  2. Number 2. Red Fish Fine Art & Coffee Shop Listed above as breakfast spots 02

8 places

Work-friendly cafes in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Red Fish Fine Art & Coffee Shop Listed above as breakfast spots 02
  2. Number 2. Glazed Listed above as essential 02
  3. Number 3. Triple Point Coffee Listed above as essential 05

10 places

Group night out in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Burnt Orange Listed above as essential 15
  2. Number 2. The Coconut Island Listed above as essential 10
  3. Number 3. Embers Listed above as essential 12
  4. Number 4. Manju's Listed above as dinner destinations 03

10 places

Budget eats in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Korpan Listed above as essential 06
  2. Number 3. Iydea Vegetarian Kitchen Listed above as essential 07

8 places

Family friendly in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Fatto a Mano Hove Listed above as essential 01
  2. Number 2. Glazed Listed above as essential 02
  3. Number 3. Korpan Listed above as essential 06
  4. Number 4. Nowhere Man Listed above as essential 03

By dish

3 lists Best pizza · Best pastry · Best coffee

12 places

Best pizza in Brighton

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  1. Number 4. Fatto a Mano Hove Listed above as essential 01

7 places

Best pastry in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. Triple Point Coffee Listed above as essential 05
  2. Number 2. The Flour Pot Bakery Listed above as pain au chocolat 01
  3. Number 4. Bee May Bakery Listed above as pain au chocolat 03

7 places

Best coffee in Brighton

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  1. Number 1. 44 Poets Listed above as coffee masters 02
  2. Number 2. LOAM Brighton Listed above as pastry 03
  3. Number 4. Komodo • Specialty Coffee Brewers Listed above as essential 09

By cuisine

3 lists British · Italian · American

10 places

British in Brighton

  1. Number 1. Burnt Orange Listed above as essential 15
  2. Number 2. Embers Listed above as essential 12
  3. Number 3. terre à terre Listed above as essential 08
  4. Number 4. Komodo • Specialty Coffee Brewers Listed above as essential 09

10 places

Italian in Brighton

  1. Number 1. Fatto a Mano Hove Listed above as essential 01
  2. Number 2. Purezza Brighton Listed above as pizza 01
  3. Number 4. Al Forno Pizzeria Listed above as pizza 03

10 places

American in Brighton

  1. Number 1. Kennys Rock & Soul Cafe Listed above as budget eats 04
  2. Number 2. Cafe Quench Listed above as essential 13

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Questions about eating vegan in Brighton

Are there vegan restaurants in Brighton?

Yes — Brighton has 331 vegan-ready venues. The top-ranked are Fatto a Mano Hove, Glazed, Nowhere Man. Spinach ranks them on overall rating, signature dish strength, and reviewer praise for the food.

Is Brighton good for vegans?

Brighton scores 74.2/100 on the Spinach vegan city index. The city has 65 vegan-friendly venues and 96 high-quality restaurants out of 331 analyzed.

How many vegan restaurants are in Brighton?

Brighton has 16 fully vegan restaurants and 17 vegetarian restaurants. 65 venues score B or higher on the Vegan Friendliness grade.

What dishes is Brighton known for?

Brighton's top signature dishes for vegans are sunday roast, donut, pain au chocolat, and the city also does ice cream and pizza well. Signature dishes are ranked by how the city's venues score against the other 157 cities we track.

What are the best cuisines for vegans in Brighton?

The vegan scene in Brighton leans British, Asian, American. British is particularly strong, with 10 venues serving quality plant-based options.

What's the best vegan restaurant in Brighton?

Fatto a Mano Hove is ranked #1 in Brighton by the Spinach Essentials algorithm, which weights rating, signature dish performance, and reviewer praise. See all 15 Essentials for the full ranking.

How does Spinach rank these venues?

Spinach ranks vegan venues by formula: a composite of Google Maps rating, the Spinach Rating (Wilson-confidence scored), dish-quality Wilson scores from extracted review signals, and city-specific signature dish strength. Essentials add a tier weighting; category lists add their own mood/occasion weights. No pay-to-play.

How fresh is this data?

The last refresh is stamped at the foot of this page. Rankings come from public reviews on Google Maps and HappyCow, read by Spinach's own analysis. We never republish the reviews themselves.