11 of the best · Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom
Cafés, Coffee and Afternoon Tea in Brighton
Brighton’s speciality roasters, French pastry by the station, afternoon tea at The Grand and ice cream on Hove seafront.
Our 11 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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A seafront tradition
Afternoon tea at The Grand
The classic Brighton afternoon tea, in the Victorian grand hotel on the seafront.
97–99 King’s Road, Brighton BN1 2FWExplore View on map
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Sussex roaster
Small Batch Coffee Roasters
A Sussex speciality coffee roaster with cafés across Brighton & Hove, including by Hove station.
70 Goldstone Villas, Hove BN3 3RUExplore View on map
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Speciality coffee 5
The city’s roasters and cafés.
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In the Lanes
Café Coho
An independent café on Ship Street in the Lanes, with a second café by the station.
53 Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AFExplore View on map
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Brighton roaster
Pelicano Coffee Roasters
One of Brighton’s pioneering speciality coffee roasters, with its own cafés.
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Sussex roaster
Small Batch Coffee Roasters
A Sussex speciality coffee roaster with cafés across Brighton & Hove, including by Hove station.
70 Goldstone Villas, Hove BN3 3RUExplore View on map
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Planet-conscious roaster
Trading Post Coffee Roasters
A Sussex coffee roaster that describes its coffee as planet-conscious and artisan.
Bakeries & pâtisserie 2
Pastries and wholefoods.
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A co-operative
Infinity Foods Café
The wholefood co-operative of the North Laine, with its shop and café.
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Macarons and pastries
Julien Plumart
A French pâtisserie and café on Queens Road, between the station and the Clock Tower.
48 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XBExplore View on map
Afternoon tea 1
On the seafront.
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A seafront tradition
Afternoon tea at The Grand
The classic Brighton afternoon tea, in the Victorian grand hotel on the seafront.
97–99 King’s Road, Brighton BN1 2FWExplore View on map
By the beach 2
Cafés on the front.
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On the beach
The West Pier Centre café
The West Pier Trust’s centre in the seafront arches, beside the ruins of the West Pier.
103–105 King’s Road Arches, Brighton BN1 2FNExplore View on map
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By the volleyball courts
Yellowave Beach Café
A beach café beside the sand courts on Madeira Drive.
299 Madeira Drive, Brighton BN2 1ENExplore View on map
Ice cream on the front 1
A Hove tradition.
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Since 1969
Marrocco’s
The famous Hove ice-cream parlour and restaurant on the seafront, in its own words since 1969.
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