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Fantastic vegetarian and vegan cafe/canteen. Salads and specials are great. Friendly staff. Homemade lemonade and organic wines.
Kensington Gardens
North Laine
Brighton
www.iydea.co.uk/
Varied veggie and vegan menu - inspired by flavours from around the world. The tapas is excellent, the veggie breakfast is tasty and very filling and the cakes are delicious. We enjoy the leisurely atmosphere - you are not rushed to finish and move on. We can't wait to go back.
Wai Kika Moo Kau, 42 Meeting House Lane, Brighton, East Sussex,
Tel: 01273 323824
Simply the best veggie restaurant that I have ever visited. Reading the menu is part of the pleasure - it has a language all of its own, e.g. Bengal Babs -Tandoori spice loaded halloumi kebab, served with smoked almond custard risotto, tamarind tang, pink onion and green mango sas, and podi dust tomatoes; Cigarillo Mejoolie - Deep-fried parchment pastry crammed with cardamon mejool date and pistachio lemon mince, cinnamon dust, fennel seed sugar, served with pomegranate bead, orange and grapefruit fillets and a mint tisane granita. The flavours and textures are divine. The staff are efficient and friendly and the restaurant also caters for vegans and those who need a gluten free diet. I visit regularly and am never disappointed.
www.terreaterre.co.uk
71 East Street, Brighton BN1 1HQ
Tel: 01273 729051
Amazing vegetarian restaurant which serves innovative and interesting food, has a good wine list, and the staff are very friendly too.
17-18 Prince Albert Street, The Lanes
www.foodforfriends.com/
Not only the best vegetarian restaurant in Brighton but in my opinion the best restaurant in Brighton period... and I'm not even a vegetarian. Organic wines and ciders, elaborate towering salads, wonderful staff, and the most glorious and imaginative (vegetarian, but who cares?) food you've tasted in ages. I recommend the rosti. Should be £20-40 a head, depending how carried away you get with the wine. And you should. Take a date.
71 East St, Brighton; tel: 01273 729 051;
www.terreaterre.co.uk
T-a-T is the best veggie restaurant EVER. It simply shines - I was taken there by some meat-loving friends and we now go every time there's a special occasion. It challenges every cliche about veggie food and puts the middle finger up at chefs who can't cook veggie food but pretend they can (death to lasagne, risotto & the vegetable stack). The Mock Turt has the world's best meringues and tom rarebit and has held onto its delights even after a change in long-term ownership.
Terre a Terre: 71 East St, Brighton; tel: 01273 729 051; www.terreaterre.co.uk
The Mock Turtle: 4 Pool Valley; tel: 01273 327 380
When I was artist in residence at Embassy Court (www.myspace.com/asrubyscomet ) I would eat in this nearly-veggie cafe for breakfast, lunch and dinner every single day. It has loads of lovely fresh salads and quiche and such like, and is light and airy, and has very cheap live music nights nearly every night. Absolutely wonderful. Oh and Wifi.
51-55 Brunswick Street East, Hove;
tel: 01273 770 002;
open: Mon-Sun, 9am-11pm;
www.sanctuarycafe.co.uk
The most incredible selection of handmade (mostly) organic chocolate bars, truffles, drinking chocolate and other wonderful things in flavour combinations that will make you weep.
And it's a local, ethical, family owned company - always great to support.
15 Duke Street;
tel: 01273 324 979;
open: Mon-Sat 9.30am-6pm, Sun 11am-5pm;
www.montezumas.co.uk
The best vegetarian restaurant I have ever visited. Consistantly good imaginative fresh food.
A great shame we don't have one in LA.
East street, central Brighton.
A fantastic vegetarian restaurant tucked away in the old town; I once spotted Sir Paul McCartney tucking in.
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