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
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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
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
Bar Valentino
Upstairs cocktail bar
An upstairs cocktail bar on New Road, billed as cocktails with a view.
📍 7A New Rd, Brighton BN1 1UF
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
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
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
The Dorset
Pub
A North Laine pub that has been open for over 200 years, with an outdoor terrace and an open fire.
📍 28 North Road, Brighton
St George's Inn
Pub
A Kemptown pub with a south-facing beer garden.
📍 33 Sudeley Street, Brighton
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
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Your questions
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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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