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Eating Out in Brighton
- Thread starter severnside gull
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Nice beers as well
Algernon
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Do Browns still have squirrel on their menu?
joeinbrighton
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Just into Hove, but Archipelago's is really good for Greek food. There's a set menu where you can have 3 courses for under £15, but alternatively there's Meze options and also quite a number of Greek dishes you can choose from.
It's always quite busy, but I find it quite cosy and the staff there are very welcoming.
It's always quite busy, but I find it quite cosy and the staff there are very welcoming.
Where is the similar sized urban area to Brighton (300,000 population) in the Midlands, which has several Michelin starred restaurants?
turienzo's lovechild
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- Oct 25, 2003
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I challenge anyone to find a similar sized urban area anywhere in the UK with better eating than Brighton. I take Newcastle for example (only because I know the city well), similar sized city with a MUCH bigger catchment area and a local population with quite high levels of disposable income. Eating out there isn't a patch on Brighton. It's well served by chain restaurants but there is little in the way of anything particularly interesting and particularly for my wife, who is vegan and struggles to find anything that great, whereas in Brighton there are tonnes of great vegan options
Live by the sea
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- Oct 21, 2016
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Don't forget Hove. Etch the new masterchef restaurant in church road and of course ginger pig in Hove st is very good as well. There are plenty of others as well
Op also requested Street Food.
Agree.
Even more startling because Newcastle's direct urban area has a population of 800,000.
As the Gingerman just south of Norfolk Square, just inside Brighton?, is a great little restaurant.
severnside gull
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Well certainly Ludlow (and surrounding area). Ludlow itself had 3 but down to one since they all buggered off to London. Couple more not far away though. Kenilworth has one which is my favourite.
I live in Bewdley and there are three Michelin restaurants within 30 minutes drive.
Best food around is in Birmingham for me. Really wide range from cheap as chips upward. Bigger of course but it is where I am
There must be a few of similar size which are arguably better. Friends, and numerous food critics, often go on about Edinburgh which also has 4 Michelin starred restaurants. There's certainly a case for Edinburgh being better. Similarly Bristol. These two came to mind immediately; there must be many others.
Ate in 24 St George's not too long ago and thought it was really good.
turienzo's lovechild
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I wouldn't say either of those are similar size to Brighton & Hove
Edinburgh- 464,990
Bristol- 449, 300
Brighton & Hove- 273, 400
Machiavelli
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Pretty much agree with this, although there's been a sea change over the past c5 years. Brighton is now a really exciting place to eat, for a range of food and a variety of price points.
Depends what you're measuring. Wikipedia says Edinburgh and Brightons urban area populations are 474,000 and 464,000 respectively. Bristol's is 617 so I agree this is bigger. The other two are almost identical.
Lord Bracknell
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Well certainly Ludlow (and surrounding area). Ludlow itself had 3 but down to one since they all buggered off to London. Couple more not far away though. Kenilworth has one which is my favourite.
I live in Bewdley and there are three Michelin restaurants within 30 minutes drive.
Best food around is in Birmingham for me. Really wide range from cheap as chips upward. Bigger of course but it is where I am
I remember when there were only two eating establishments in Brum considered good enough to get into The Good Food Guide ... The canteen at the College of Food and one Chinese Restaurant. Things have certainly improved since those days.
Sussexscots
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I really like il Bistro, on Market Street just round the corner from Donatellos. Never had a bad meal there and has a short but very reasonably priced wine list.
Incidentally, if you ever do find yourself in Edinburgh, I can highly recommend Bijou on Restalrig Road by Leith Links. Bit out of the way but a 25 bus will take you from the City Centre to right outside the door. Small, unprepossessing but the food is excellent.
Incidentally, if you ever do find yourself in Edinburgh, I can highly recommend Bijou on Restalrig Road by Leith Links. Bit out of the way but a 25 bus will take you from the City Centre to right outside the door. Small, unprepossessing but the food is excellent.
The Spanish
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And other similar sized cities to brighton like Tokyo, New York and New Delhi
That 464,000 includes Worthing and other Littlehampton. Are we really saying they're part of the Brighton economic sphere of influence? Do the majority of Worthing and Littlehampton residents who dine out normally hit Brighton and Hove? No.
Edinburgh is a single city with good internal transport links, easy to reach the city centre. Plus it's the capital with many multinationals and big professional firms having large offices there
Fair enough.
But, my feeling is that when it comes to "small" cities there are numerous in the UK with very excellent dining options.