Best Restaurants for Wine Lovers in Brighton
How this list is chosen: Restaurants with a Wine Spectator Restaurant Award or a deep wine list, listed alphabetically.
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.
Embers
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
A wood-fire bistro in Brighton's Lanes with a Michelin Plate and a menu built around sharing. Small plates and centrepiece dishes carry the smoky signature of birch and ash throughout, from charred broccoli to venison rump. Prices sit in the mid-range for Brighton, making this one of the more convincing value propositions in the city's modern dining scene.
Fourth and Church
Deep wine list
A wine shop and restaurant on Church Road in Hove, Fourth and Church pairs bottle-stacked shelves with counter seating and a menu that draws from a genuinely wide radius of influence. Pickling, preserving, and sourcing from named British producers sit at the core of the food approach, while a carefully chosen wine list lets diners buy by the glass or take a bottle home.
Plateau
Deep wine list
For over a decade, Plateau has anchored Brighton's natural wine scene from its address on Bartholomews. What began as a bar with good cheese boards has matured into one of the city's most compelling small-plates destinations, pairing a regularly changing, produce-driven menu with an adventurous, guidance-worthy wine list in a room that manages to feel both casual and considered.
Ten Green Bottles
Deep wine list
Ten Green Bottles sits on Jubilee Street in central Brighton, earning a White Star recognition from Star Wine List in 2022. The wine program positions it within Brighton's more serious dining tier, where list depth and selection discipline matter as much as what arrives on the plate. Book ahead and arrive with a clear sense of what you want to drink.
Wild Flor
Deep wine list
Wild Flor on Church Road holds two consecutive Michelin Plates (2024 and 2025), placing it among the more decorated neighbourhood restaurants in Hove. The weekly-changing seasonal menu reads like a classic bistro but delivers considerably more precision in the kitchen, backed by among the more carefully assembled small-producer wine lists in Brighton and Hove.
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