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)
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Bohemia
Cocktail bar and restaurant
Three floors and two terraces on Meeting House Lane in the Lanes, with a private cocktail bar upstairs. Open until 3am at the weekend.
📍 54-55 Meeting House Ln, Brighton BN1 1HB
Twisted Lime
Late-night cocktail bar
The sister bar to Twisted Lemon at the seafront end of Middle Street, a short walk from the beach.
📍 1 Middle St, Brighton BN1 1AL
The Mesmerist
Lounge bar
A dapper lounge bar on Prince Albert Street in the Lanes, open until 1am or later.
📍 1-3 Prince Albert St, Brighton BN1 1HE
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
The Bootlegger
Speakeasy-style bar
A speakeasy-inspired bar on Middle Street near the seafront, with classic cocktails and live jazz, swing, blues and rock 'n' roll.
📍 78 Middle St, Brighton BN1 1AL
Oculist
Cocktail bar with a roof terrace
A cocktail bar and late-night DJ venue on Boyce's Street with a two-tier roof terrace.
📍 2 Boyce's St, Brighton BN1 1AN
The Rossi Bar
Live music bar
A live music bar on Queens Road with cocktails and late events.
📍 8 Queens Rd, Brighton BN1 3WA
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
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
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
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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.
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