Clementine & Co
Independent cocktail bar
An independent bar on Duke Street with creative seasonal cocktails, well-made classics and a proper alcohol-free list. Walk-ins welcome.
📍 16 Duke St, Brighton BN1 1AH
Date night and hidden bars: 14 bars
Swipe to see all 14 bars →
Twisted Lemon
Late-night cocktail bar
A cosy late-night bar on Middle Street with classics and its own house cocktails.
📍 41 Middle St, Brighton BN1 1AL
🕒 Mon to Sat noon to midnight; Sun noon to 11.30pm (OpenStreetMap; check before you go)
Cut Your Wolf Loose
Whisky bar and bottle shop
A modern whisky bar on Trafalgar Street with hundreds of whiskies by the glass and single-cask bottles to take home.
📍 23 Trafalgar St, Brighton BN1 4EQ
Bar50ml
Italian aperitivo bar
Italian aperitivo from Emilia Romagna on St George's Place, with classic cocktails, a signature 50ml Martini and Lambrusco. Opened in 2025.
📍 10 St George's Pl, Brighton BN1 4GB
Brighton Rocks
New Orleans-style bar
An intimate Kemptown bar on Rock Place with cocktails, organic wine and more than 120 whiskies, with a focus on bourbon.
📍 6 Rock Pl, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1PF
The Golden Pineapple
Table-service cocktail bar
An intimate table-service bar on Ship Street in the Lanes, with Papa Dumpling serving food inside.
📍 14 Ship St, Brighton BN1 1AD
Plateau
Natural wine and cocktail bar
A natural wine bar on Bartholomews with sharing plates, cocktails and vinyl.
📍 1 Bartholomews, Brighton BN1 1HG
Rumour Has It
Aperitivo bar
An aperitivo bar and cafe on Dukes Lane, opened in December 2025, with cocktails and wine.
📍 10 Dukes Ln, Brighton BN1 1BG
Burnt Orange
Restaurant and late bar
A neighbourhood restaurant and late-night bar on Middle Street with wood-fired small plates and well-made drinks.
📍 59 Middle St, Brighton BN1 1AL
Bar Valentino
Upstairs cocktail bar
An upstairs cocktail bar on New Road, billed as cocktails with a view.
📍 7A New Rd, Brighton BN1 1UF
Nautilus Lounge
Cocktail lounge
A low-lit cocktail lounge on St James's Street in Kemptown.
📍 129-130 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TH
Bar Medusa
Cocktail bar
A Preston Street bar focused on service and beautifully presented cocktails.
📍 20 Preston St, Brighton BN1 2HN
before... the devil knows you're dead
Cocktail bar
A low-lit cocktail bar on Portland Road in Hove for relaxed evenings and catch-ups. Open late at the weekend.
📍 173 Portland Rd, Hove BN3 5QJ
Bath Arms
Historic pub
Built in 1868, with exposed fireplaces. Dogs are welcome.
📍 The Lanes, Brighton
Map: date night and hidden bars
Tap a pin for the bar. Numbers match the list.
Your questions
What are the best date night and hidden bars in Brighton?
Start with Clementine & Co, Twisted Lemon, Cut Your Wolf Loose, Bar50ml and Brighton Rocks. Our full list has 14 bars.
More Brighton bar guides
- Cocktail barsEvery cocktail bar in our Brighton guide in one place: speakeasies, hotel bars, award winn
- Fun bars for groupsBrighton bars for birthdays, hen and stag dos and nights out: cabaret, drag shows, a jukeb
- Late nightBrighton cocktail bars that stay open late, from the Lanes and Middle Street to Kemptown a
- Seafront and terracesBrighton and Hove bars by the sea or with a terrace: beach bars, roof terraces and seafron
- Whisky and wineThe best Brighton bars for whisky and wine, from hundreds of whiskies on Trafalgar Street
- Pubs and beer barsThe best pubs in Brighton: historic boozers, real ale pubs and craft beer bars.
- The LanesCocktail bars in and around Brighton's Lanes: Middle Street, Ship Street, Duke Street, Duk
- North LaineBars in North Laine and around Queens Road and New Road, including a whisky bar and an Ita
- KemptownCocktail bars in Kemptown: St James's Street, Steine Street, Marine Parade and St George's
- Hove and the seafrontBars in Hove along Church Road and Portland Road, on Preston Street and by the sea.
- Cocktail trailsFour ready-made Brighton cocktail trails on foot, the Lanes, North Laine, Kemptown and Hov
Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run cocktail events in more than 20 towns and cities across the UK and Ireland and have worked with hundreds of bars since 2022. We love Brighton's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research and trusted local press.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
Our nearest events to Brighton