Brighton is not just a cool green city, but is up there with the most vegan-friendly. Not only does it have vegan supermarkets and sandwich bars, there are lots of cafes and restaurants, and you can even enjoy a roast dinner at a vegan pub!
Lucky Cat (vegan) sandwiches in compostable packaging are sold at Kindly and Infinity Foods
Real Junk Food Brighton takes leftover waste from local shops and farmers, then turns them into meals at ‘pay what you feel’ cafes. As a community interest company, money made goes back into paying rent and costs.
A ‘No Catch’ Fish and Chippy!
The No Catch Co (Brighton) is a traditional chippy, but rather than contribute to the 2.3 trillion catch (and by-catch) each year, everything here is made from plants! Find high-protein alternatives to battered fish like ‘cod’ or ‘smoked haddock’ with chips, plant-based plant-based prawns & calamari, jumbo battered saveloy sausage & creamy no-cow desserts!
A Celebrated Vegan Pizzeria
For something a bit different, head over to Purezza, England’s first vegan pizzeria. Their creative takes on traditional pies are a must-try!
A Vegan-Friendly Kebab Shop
And if you’re looking for a more laid-back vibe, What the Pitta! serves up vegan kebabs that are out of this world. With such diverse flavours and cuisines, Brighton’s vegan restaurants are more than just eateries; they are experiences.
Roast Dinner at a Vegan Pub!
The Roundhill (Brighton) is a very popular city pub, with a safe inclusive space for all, and weekly rotating menus in line with seasonal ingredients.
Fine Vegan Dining in Brighton City
Botanique Brighton offers vegan fine dining in the city, using fresh organic produce from Pale Green Dot greenhouses ,just outside the city that use no-dig farming practices to protect biodiversity and wildlife, producing incredibly tasty produce. Fresh mushrooms are also harvested and served within hours! The indoor hydroponic farm supplies fresh herbs. Even the walls and decor are from sustainable materials like hemp and rattan.
Sample items on the menu include goose-friendly ‘faux gras’, American-style pancakes with coconut yoghurt and a creme brulee with pink peppercorns. Or indulge in one of their tasting menus (4 or 9 courses) alongside fine wines.
Independent Vegan Supermarkets
Before cooking, read up on keeping people & pets safe in the kitchen (choose unscented products for pregnancy/nursing, medical conditions and homes with pets). Also know toxic plants to avoid near pets (avoid facing indoor plants to foliage, to help stop birds flying into windows).
- Kindly offers in-person shopping including handmade vegan sandwiches, along with carbon-neutral home delivery. The founder is an Internet techy wizard who wished to use his success to put some good back into the world, and his aim is to ‘flip the supermarket model on its head’ and put planet before profits.
- Hunglish is a nice little zero waste store with free pick-up of plastic-free essentials, from food to beauty and household goods. If one Brightonian made one swap each week to save 52 pieces of plastic, this would mean 13 million less items to dispose of in landfill each year.
- Infinity Foods is one of England’s oldest food co-ops offering fresh organic produce and bread, plus beauty/household supplies and natural medicine. First opened in a terraced house in 1970, today it offers a wholesale business too, and gives excess produce to food banks, and a portion of profits to environmental and wildlife charities. It offers 10% discount for pensioners.
Green Living in Brighton City
- Skylark is the world’s first nonprofit coffee brand (the roaster spins at the foot of the South Downs), which pays twice the Fair Trade rate to coffee bean growers, then gives other profits to environmental organisations and those seeking to stop exploitation in the coffee trade. Avoid caffeine for pregnancy/nursing and affected medical conditions.
- Attend the annual Brighton Vegan Festval to try anything from vegan cheese to decadent desserts, all while meeting the chefs and artisans committed to cruelty-free cuisine.
- Walk to the shops in your Vegetarian Shoes, bought from one of England’s bricks-and-mortars stores to buy vegan footwear.
- Old Tree Soil: Brightonians are all about turning scraps into soil. Compost Club invites residents to join their organic recycling scheme, converting waste into nutrient-rich compost that feeds local green spaces.
- Magpie is Brighton’s alternative non-council recycling service, which makes a small charge to collect items in electric vehicles (weekly, unlike councils). It also collects items that councils don’t, and everything is recycled locally, works out at around £2 a week.
- Walking Tours: Stroll through the quirky streets and alleys of Brighton with guides who share insider knowledge on the best vegan eateries. Uncover niche markets and pop-up stalls that you might otherwise miss.
