Shelter Hall
Food and drinks hall
A seafront food hall in the Kings Road Arches with seven kitchens, two bars, a sea-view terrace and balconies.
📍 152-154 Kings Road Arches, Brighton BN1 1NB
Hove and the seafront: 9 bars
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Babble
Beach bar and restaurant
A bar and restaurant at Hove Beach Park on the seafront, from brunch to drinks. Cashless.
📍 The Beach, Kingsway, Hove BN3 4GP
Bar Medusa
Cocktail bar
A Preston Street bar focused on service and beautifully presented cocktails.
📍 20 Preston St, Brighton BN1 2HN
Tipsy Mares
Wine and cocktail bar
A Church Road wine bar with self-pour wine machines and cocktails made with Sussex spirits.
📍 34 Church Rd, Hove BN3 2FN
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
Tapestry
Neighbourhood bar
Hove's neighbourhood bar on Victoria Grove, with food, drinks and live music.
📍 10 Victoria Grove, Hove BN3 2LJ
Fortune of War
Seafront pub
A seafront pub built in 1882, fitted out with parts made from boats and with a terrace on the beach.
📍 King's Road, Brighton
Star & Garter
Historic pub
A seafront pub dating from the 1750s, with a pan-Asian menu.
📍 16-17 Little East Street, Brighton
Old Albion
Pub and gin palace
A Hove drinking den and gin palace with more than 40 gins and a good craft beer selection.
📍 110 Church Road, Hove
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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.
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