Brighton's Best Restaurants

This looks worth a festive punt! Prizes include dinner for two at The Gingerman and Permit Room 🎄

BEST OCTOBERBEST 🏆

Every spring at the Brighton’s Best Restaurants Awards, we announce the winner of Best OctoberBEST. We’d now like you to cast your minds back to last month and decide who you think the 2023 winner should be.

You only get one vote so have a think about who stood out with regards to value for money and quality of the food. Whose OctoberBEST offer blew your socks off? You cannot vote for your own restaurant so don’t even try it 😜

We’d like to keep this a secret vote so PLEASE don’t comment with your choice below. Simply send us a DM with who you think should win.

If you’ve already voted on Instagram, you may not vote here. We will be cross checking names!

You have just 24 hours before we tot up your answers and add them to the Instagram vote for the final tally.

We’re posting daily OctoberBEST updates over on Instagram, but wanted to bring this specific one to your attention! The Little Fish Market has had some cancellations for tonight, tomorrow and Thursday when they’ll be offering their usual £95 menu (see pic!) for £70.

Give them a call on 01273 722213 if you want to grab those tables!

https://www.thelittlefishmarket.co.uk

The Salt Room and The Coal Shed Restaurant bring you their OctoberBEST £25 menus tomorrow for one lunchtime only - and there are still spaces available at both!

There’s a nose-to-tail celebration of gurnard at the Salt Room, while the Coal Shed is opting for all-out indulgence with sticky glazed shortrib and churros.

Find both menus and booking info at www.OctoberBEST.uk

We’ll be posting a daily update of what’s on for OctoberBEST to our Instagram … click the link for all the details!

https://www.instagram.com/p/CyP5gzxIgTQ/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

** This has now sold out **

Announcing an OctoberBEST collaboration between two of the city’s most fun restaurants.

Head to https://www.octoberbest.uk/bincho-yakitori at noon tomorrow (Sunday 8th October) for the date, menu and booking link. And don’t be late, this one will sell out FAST.

Fourth and Church absolutely smashed OctoberBEST last year and their generous £25pp lunch menu looks to be another belter this time round … just check out this dreamy porcini and Madeira parfait with pickled mushrooms for a taster.

They’ve some spaces left for the below dates which you really need to swoop on … this gorgeous space in Hove is a real hero of our local food scene and a must-visit if you haven’t been yet.

Wednesday 18th October
Thursdays 12th and 19th October
Fridays 13th and 20th October

Find the full menu and booking info at https://www.octoberbest.uk/fourth-church

Delighted to have Moshimo Sushi Resturant, Brighton back on board this OctoberBEST with their generous £25pp offer. Even better is it’s available anytime between 7-22 October - lunch or dinner! Find the menu and booking link at https://www.octoberbest.uk/moshimo

64 Degrees are announcing more OctoberBEST dates tonight - for both lunch and dinner.

At 7pm, head to https://www.octoberbest.uk/64degrees to find out the dates and grab those remaining coveted tables!

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OctoberBEST at The Urchin sounds like brilliant fun … a Louisiana-style shellfish boil, made for sharing with people you don’t mind getting down and dirty with. Just £25pp and we’ve heard they’ve some excellent beers to wash this lot down with too.

They’ve just released availability for tables of four and six - so get a gang together and get booked in for a fun Monday (9th October, 12-5pm). This one’s ideal for any restaurant workers out there who might have that day off!

To grab those tables, email [email protected] and please include your phone number in the email

THIS OFFER HAS NOW SOLD OUT!

If you haven’t been to Furna yet, now might be your chance! They’re jumping on board the OctoberBEST train with a £25 three-course menu and bookings will open this evening.

At 7pm, head to the Furna listing at www.OctoberBEST.uk for the menu, dates and how to book ⏰

EDIT: this has now sold out but keep an eye on our page for a possible new extra date!

Bincho Yakitori have just released their OctoberBEST menu 🔉🔥👍🏼

Bookings for their dates (8/15 October) open on Sunday 1st October at MIDNIGHT

⏰ Check out the menu and booking link here … and don’t forget to set those alarms!

Bincho Yakitori — Octoberbest Guests will choose four plates each from a selection of brand-new dishes for £25pp. Extra dishes are £7.50 each. Service isn’t included so please remember to tip accordingly.

Still some availability left!
12-3pm

Check out the menu:

Porcini and Madeira Parfait, Pickled Mushrooms, Toasted Focaccia (Ve)

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Cauliflower Salad, Voras Feta, Carrot Gastrique (Ve)
or
Crispy Squid, Mahumarah
or
Smoked Beef Cecina, Broccoli, Tapenade

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Roasted Squash, Chilli Crisp, Pickled Walnut and Black Bean Ketchup (Ve)   or
Braised Pork Cheeks, Madeira, Sweet Potato
or
Seared Mackerel, Celeriac, Pear and Seaweed Hot Sauce

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Caramelised Pineapple, Cashew and Lemongrass Ice Cream  (Ve)                  or
Campari Affogato
or
Duo of Neal’s Yard Dairy Cheeses

£25 for 4 Courses

Spaces left on 11th and 12th, 18th and 19th of October

Call 01273 7324709 to book

LAST DAY to enter Furna Restaurant’s raffle to win meals for two and raise money for the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership 🤞🏼

Find out more and buy tickets here

Furna Offers — Furna Furna Offers

Looking forward to this years . Five course £25

Your job: book a date, choose meat or vegan and let us do the rest!

Thanks for having us again

CHECK YOUR EMAILS 💌 We’ve had a bunch of OctoberBEST emails that didn’t specify date/time, and we’re waiting on your reply!

Don’t miss out - check your inboxes and secure your spot before they’re all gone 🏃💨

We currently have slots available from 7pm and a couple left for 6:30 🙌

WHAT’S THE DEAL?
Korean Bo Ssam Sunday Night Sharing Platter at £25 per person.

This offer includes a pint of beer or glass of wine

WHAT ARE WE EATING?
Snacks
Roast Pork Shoulder or Roasted Seitan
Bao to stuff
Lettuce to wrap
Kimchi
Ssam sauce
Ginger spring onion sauce
Pickled daikon, cucumber, coriander and peanuts

WHEN IS THE OFFER AVAILABLE?
Sunday 15th and Sunday 22nd October: 6-9pm

HOW DO WE BOOK?
Email [email protected] quoting OctoberBEST

In other OctoberBEST news, there are just some slots left for The Chilli Pickle and 64 Degrees, while Burnt Orange is now sold out.

We try to update the site as quickly as possible but you’ll get the most instant updates on our Instagram page at

Octoberbest OctoberBEST will take place from 7-22 October 2023, when 35 of Brighton's best restaurants will be offering an amazing array of menus at £25. Please click on the restaurant name below to see the deal you're interested in, and follow Brighton's Best Restaurants on social media for updates. Happy eat...

OctoberBEST bookings for Murmur Restaurant are now OPEN 💥

Check out their listing on our website to find out more about their £25 offer … and book via the link within!

https://www.octoberbest.uk/murmur-1

If you’ve had your eye on Furna Restaurant’s spectacular lunch and dinner tasting menus, then this one’s for you.

Chef Dave Mothersill and the team have launched a raffle to raise money for the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, with prizes including dinner for two (incl wine flight) worth £310 and lunch worth £210.

Tickets cost £5 each and you can buy as many as you like! Head to this link to get involved https://furnarestaurant.co.uk/octoberbest

Raffle closes on Monday 25th September.

Furna Offers — Furna Furna Offers

Feeling lucky this sunny Saturday? The Set is giving away four tables for two at £25pp this OctoberBEST (usual price £85pp!)

Head over to our Instagram page to enter

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxPpqu9o6kb/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! This OctoberBEST, @theset_restaurant is once again giving away FOUR tables of two for just £25 per person (usual price £85!)💥😮 TO ENTER ➕Follow @theset_restaurant 👍🏼 Like this post 🔉Tag one person in the comments - you BOTH need to be following The Set to be eligible. 🍾You can comment up to five times, tagging a different person. Each comment equals one entry. 🎁 Share this post to your story tagging in @theset_restaurant to get one more entry. THE SMALL PRINT ▪️Giveaway closes on Friday 22nd September. Winners will be randomly drawn, announced and contacted the following day by us. ▪️Winners will be allocated a table on Weds 11th/Thurs 12th/Weds 18th or Thurs 19th October. ▪️The offer will ideally be redeemed on the date you are allocated. If you can’t make your allocated date, we will work something out. ▪️Drinks are at 6.30pm with a 7pm start for dinner. Please arrive by 6.45pm to enjoy the full experience. ▪️Your meal will be a 16-20 course tasting menu. This changes regularly so please visit the Set’s website to view the latest one. The dining experience lasts around 2.5-3 hours and your table is yours for the night. ▪️The Set won’t accept any dietaries or substitutions for the menu served on the night. ▪️This offer is ONLY available via this giveaway. Please do not call, email or bribe Dan or any of the Set team.

The OctoberBEST website is now live!

35 restaurants
£25 menus
And so much more

Octoberbest The OctoberBEST restaurant festival is back from 7-22 October 2023 with two weeks of special menus and events from Brighton & Hove’s best restaurants.

🔉 The news you’ve been waiting for … this year’s OctoberBEST will run from 7th to 22nd October 🔉

35 restaurants
£25 menus
Two incredible competitions
And more …

Bookings will open on Friday 15th September at 7pm when the OctoberBEST website goes live. Set your alarms for then, and we’ll post the link (using a different URL to last year, FYI) here.

We’re loving the offers and menus. You’re gonna eat well this year!

The Bevy must be saved at all costs. Please have a read here of how you can help to keep this invaluable community pub running - be it a monthly donation (less than the price of a coffee), or donating your skills and time. And don’t forget, it’s a great space to hire too.

The Bevy encapsulates everything Brighton is about. Get behind them!

NEXT STEPS FOR THE BEVY

Firstly, thank you to everyone for the support and love you’ve shown for the Bevy. We’ve been blown away with it all – it’s a pity we can’t turn that into cash. Actually, there is a way but we’ll come back to that.

70 people crammed into the pub last Saturday for the meeting – while others have been sending in ideas.

Firstly let us explain about the Bevy model. In an ideal world, the money from the bar would fund all our activities. We’ve never quite managed to do this consistently, mainly cos the surrounding area isn’t as wealthy as the rest of Brighton – and we do things like pay staff the Brighton Living Wage, cos it’s the right thing to do. But we should be measured on our social good not just our income. We exist to make a difference in Moulsecoomb and Bevendean and the reason that we need income is to carry on doing that in the right way. Unlike some Water Companies we could mention any profits we might make would be ploughed right back into the local community, not funnelled into the pockets of shareholders!

We are a pub and a community centre. Our community activities are what we are about and what makes us different but with everyone having a lot less cash in their pocket this model isn’t working as well as it has previously.

Despite massive cost cutting and the amazing efforts of Lizanne and her team, it’s becoming a real struggle. Pubs are closing across the country - even Wetherspoons are shutting down branches.

And that was why the meeting was so brilliant, it showed just how keen people were to get involved and how passionate they were about keeping the pub flourishing. Thanks so much for all the excellent ideas, like offering to hire out our kitchen to commercial operators.

Letting people know they can order in takeaways to the pub when we are not doing food.

There was talk of setting up an annual shareholder scheme with deals for those who join – but we need someone techie to make that happen. Others talked about splitting the business in two so our community activities become a charity or community interest company on their own. Again we would need support in order to see if that’s possible.

The Bevy is unique and we should concentrate on what we are good at not try and compete with town. We don’t believe student deals are right – if there are deals they should be for everyone. And the student union have just opened as a massive bar on the Lewes Road five minutes away. How do we compete with that?

We struggle to make food work – but we will offer one off special food nights. There had been a lot of enthusiasm for this approach in our recent survey. We will launch a weekly quiz.

And now we get to the money. If enough people made a small monthly donation and become a Friend of the Bevy that would help support all our community activities and help plug the gap in our finances.

We don’t want the Bevy to be the first and last community pub on an estate. But seeing the outpouring of support has been heart-warming and gives us hope that we can get through this, together. But we can’t turn all your ideas into actions, we also need you to help make them happen.

To put yourself forward or to let us know any of your ideas please email [email protected] and to make a one-off or monthly contribution then visit www.thebevy.co.uk/donate


* We are looking for people to help with our social media. Get in touch if you’re interested

* Half a dozen people have already put themselves forward to join the committee, and we are particularly looking for people with finance, marketing, fundraising or hospitality experience. Being hands-on is a given. If you would like to get involved then please do, it is a fantastic role, you can learn so much and have a huge impact!

* Our free Thursday family activities are a roaring success but it’s exhausting – and occasionally it would be good to have some funds to hire in entertainers who aren’t chickens! Would you’re company be willing to sponsor these activities? Do you want to get together with other parents to help run them?

* Post pandemic and numbers are still quite low for our Friday Seniors lunch club where for just £5 you get a meal, pudding and hot drink. Could you help promote it? Sponsor it? Give lifts for those who struggle with their mobility.

* We have launched a last Saturday morning of the month Meet Me At the Bevy with a range of activities, hosting Bevendean parkrun, breakfast baps and mini plant sales. Would you like to run something when its on?

* We are printing up flyers with a list of regular community activities and people will be leafleting the local area for us in the hope of getting more people in the pub. Have you got an idea for an event?

* An even easier way to support us is to hire us – you sing it, we’ll host it! Everything from wakes, weddings and parties, to cookery classes and team building meetings.

A superb lunch at Dill in Lewes yesterday … which we can happily confirm is as excellent as we’ve heard. A small, relaxed, no-frills (dog friendly!) space with handwritten blackboard menus, an open kitchen and great music.

Order a few bites, snacks and small plates before finishing with one of the larger platters - all made for sharing. This is a special little place by Dan Cropper (formerly of the Urchin, The Set and Plateau) and sous chef and co-owner Theo Sanchez who presented each dish to us with pride and passion. We can’t wait to go back.

🦪 Rock Pacific oysters: raw with crispy chilli oil, lime and goji; pickled with elderflower, tomato and seaweed
🍅 Nutbourne tomato, nettle, burrata, olives
🐟 Cured mackerel, yolk, ponzu, cucumber
🐖 Bulgogi pig’s head, kimchi, radish, peanut
🇪🇸 Cuttlefish, prawn and mussel fideuà, piquillo peppers, sea greens, lovage, squid ink pasta

All this plus homemade sourdough with seaweed lime butter and nettle pesto and a bottle of white for £110 between two. They’ve no website but you’ll find more on their Instagram page at https://instagram.com/_dill_sonoftheseasltd?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Some photos from last week’s awards. A lot of fun was had - we’ve only just recovered!

Find the full top 30 and other winners at https://www.brightonsbestrestaurants.com

Great write-up in the Argus … very handy of them to list the full top 30, too 🍽️ 👏🏼 Anywhere on here you haven’t been yet but want to try?

Diners vote for city’s best restaurants – full list of top 30 revealed The city’s diners have voted for the top restaurants and small plates are coming up top.