Best Tasting Menus in Brighton

Baqueano

Baqueano sits on Western Road in Brighton, bringing South American culinary traditions to a city better known for its Mediterranean and Asian dining scenes. The address places it within easy reach of central Brighton, making it a practical choice for those looking beyond the seafront's more obvious options.

Cin Cin

Cin Cin on Western Road holds a Michelin Bib Gourmand for two consecutive years, serving handmade pasta, seasonal small plates, and Sussex-sourced meat from a horseshoe counter and open kitchen. The all-Italian wine list and five-course chef's menu make it one of Brighton and Hove's most consistent Italian addresses at the mid-price tier.

Dilsk

Deep wine list

Dilsk, inside Drakes Hotel on Kemptown's Marine Parade, holds two consecutive Michelin Plates and. Chef Tom Stephens, trained under Tom Kerridge and Simon Rogan, builds menus around local sourcing and the coastal larder, dulse seaweed among them. Three menu formats run from a three-course lunch to a ten-course tasting menu.

etch. by Steven Edwards

A former bank on Church Road, etch. The kitchen stays open to the dining room, and a 2021 refurbishment added the basement Ink Bar below. A Michelin Plate and two Star Wine List awards in 2024 position it among Hove's most formally ambitious restaurants.

Furna

A 28-seat modern restaurant near the Royal Pavilion, Furna holds two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025) and a Drinks List of the Year award for 2024. The à la carte, a £35 set lunch, and an eight-course chef's selection at £85 per person give different levels of access to cooking that draws on seasonal British produce with precise technique and occasional international inflection.

Gingerman

A founding address of Brighton's modern restaurant scene, Gingerman has held its neighbourhood footing on Norfolk Square since 1998. The fixed-price format draws on regional produce, Sussex cheese, Southdown lamb, Loch Duart salmon, with a clarity of approach that has earned consecutive Michelin Plate recognition. The tasting menu with optional wine pairings rounds out a programme that consistently outperforms its price bracket.

Little Fish Market

Little Fish Market occupies a converted fishmonger's on a backstreet close to Hove seafront, running a seven-course tasting menu for roughly twenty diners at a single shared sitting each evening. With a Michelin Plate (2025) and over a decade of refinement behind it, this is one of the south coast's most focused expressions of fine seafood cookery, where classical technique and modern invention share the same plate.

Maré by Rafael Cagali

1 Michelin star

Rafael Cagali's Brighton venture draws on the same cross-continental instincts that earned Da Terra two Michelin stars in London, here applied to a neighbourhood restaurant format on Church Road in Hove. The cooking moves between Brazilian, Mediterranean, Mexican and Japanese reference points, changing with the seasons under the name 'Maré', Portuguese for tide. Sharing is encouraged, and the baba au cachaça has become the dish most regulars refuse to divide.

Terre à terre

Brighton's longest-running vegetarian restaurant, Terre à Terre has occupied its East Street address for over 25 years under founders Amanda Powley and Philip Taylor. The kitchen works entirely within vegetarian and vegan parameters, treating sustainability and waste reduction as operational defaults rather than marketing positions. It occupies a specific tier in Brighton's dining scene: serious, technically considered, and not easily compared to anything else in the city.

The Flint House

A Michelin Bib Gourmand recipient for 2024 and 2025, Flint House occupies a handsome two-storey building inside Brighton's Hannington's Lane development in the Lanes. The kitchen runs a menu of globally influenced small and sharing plates, from East Asian-inflected braised ox cheek to Middle Eastern-spiced roasted aubergine, backed by a wine list with strong local representation. The first-floor rooftop terrace and open-kitchen counter are the two seats worth booking ahead.

The Set Restaurant

Seven tables, one seating at 7pm, and around 15 courses that move freely between Japanese technique, French bistro instinct, and bold umami-forward seasoning. The Set operates out of a dual-life Preston Road address that runs as Café Rust by day and a neon-lit casual fine diner by night. Holding a Michelin Plate (2024), it is among Brighton's most distinctive tasting-menu formats.