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
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The Plotting Parlour
Cocktail bar
A cocktail bar on Steine Street with food, cocktails and drag shows. Closed on Mondays.
📍 6 Steine St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TE
The Birdcage
Cocktail and entertainment bar
A cocktail bar on Marine Parade with live entertainment.
📍 11-12 Marine Parade, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TL
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
The Black Dove
Cocktail bar and pub
A cocktail bar and craft beer pub on St James's Street.
📍 74 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1PA
Fallen Angel
Quirky bar
A relaxed, quirky bar on Grafton Street with cocktails, gin, beer and wine.
📍 24 Grafton St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1AQ
Madam Lola's
Cabaret bar
An artist-run cabaret and vaudeville venue in a Grade II listed building with a copper dome on St George's Road.
📍 83 St George's Rd, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1EF
Stargazer
Bar with a garden
A bar on High Street with an all-weather garden, sofas and a gallery, open daily from 3pm.
📍 2-3 High St, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1RP
Patterns
Seafront bar and club
A seafront bar, club and gig venue on Marine Parade since 2015, with a south-facing terrace. Open until 4am on Friday and Saturday.
📍 10 Marine Parade, Kemptown, Brighton BN2 1TL
St George's Inn
Pub
A Kemptown pub with a south-facing beer garden.
📍 33 Sudeley Street, Brighton
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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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