BRAVO award winners for
Best Brunch Brighton
BRUNCH in Brighton | Winners 2025
Mad about brunch and want to know where to go for the very best brunch Brighton can rustle up? The city’s brunch scene is vibrant and varied, offering everything from sunny alfresco terraces and dog-friendly venues to indulgent pancakes, delicious waffles, and picture-perfect coffee. Whether you’re after wholesome granola bowls or drag star, prosecco-fuelled bottomless brunches, Brighton has it all.
Congratulations to this year’s winner – Oeuf Café – and to all the fantastic brunch spots shortlisted in 2025. Make time for Brighton’s brilliant brunch culture!
First place
For a second consecutive year, BRAVO’s Best Brunch is served at Hove’s dreamy Oeuf Café. Step into pastel chic interiors where an indulgent menu takes centre stage. The perfect poached eggs are a highlight; loaded with mouthwatering toppings and served on fresh sourdough toast. Load up on crowd-pleasing FrumpetsTM and stacks of pancakes, paired with freshly brewed coffee and artisanal teas. There’s also a tempting cocktail menu if you’re in the mood. Summer brunches are best enjoyed in the sunny garden out back.
Oeuf Cafe also won #2 Best Cafe #7 Sustainability Champion #7 Best Team
Second place
This independent, family-friendly cafe on the edge of the North Laine appeals to Britonians and visitors alike. Coming in at #2 Best Brunch again this year, the menu is designed with a something-for-everyone ethos. Serving generous portions of delicious brunch classics, internationally inspired dishes, healthier and more indulgent treats, Moksha is so confident about their famous hash browns that they come with a money-back guarantee. The darn good coffee is house-blended and the fabulous cocktail menu changes seasonally.
Moksha Caffe also won #4 Most Family Friendly #4 Plant Champion #8 Best Team
Third place | Brunch Brighton
Perched on the corner of Queen’s Park, this lovely light-filled Brighton cafe has a well-deserved reputation for serving up a seriously good brunch. From the best-selling English Breakfast, to stacks of fluffy pancakes, dishes of tasty ‘hash’ to sumptuous benedicts, brunch aficionados stream in from across the city – and beyond – to enjoy the indulgence. The coffee is truly excellent while ‘brunchified’ cocktails and crafty mocktails complete a pretty picture. You can #BrunchLikeABoss at Starfish & Coffee any day of the week!
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According to the 2025 BRAVO results, which is a public voted awards in Brighton, Oeuf cafe won the best brunch award and Moksha finished second. Starfish and Coffee in Hove is voted the best cafe. 72,911 votes were cast in the BRAVOs and here are the 18 different category winners. This breakfast guide also offers excellent brunch options.
Here is a guide to all the Brighton coffee shops and Hove cafes so you have all the breakfast and brunch options to choose from. You might also like to see who serves pancakes.
Brunch in Brighton is served between 10am and 2pm. Brighton coffee shops open earlier between 7am and 8am where breakfast could be served. You may also like to look at our Brighton and Hove lunch guide as this overlaps with brunch. Guy Beringer created the idea of brunch in 1895. In an article written in a London publication called Hunter’s Weekly titled “Brunch: A Plea,” there is a suggestion for a different meal time to accommodate those enjoying a Saturday night. Brunch would be for those who cannot make it up in time for breakfast because of their late night social engagements.
What is a bottomless brunch? It is a relatively new concept where one can enjoy a brunch at a set price where you have a number of set courses with free flowing, or unlimited alcohol. There is usually a time limit allocated to a bottomless brunch and alcohol options could be sparkling wine, beer, or cocktails. This type of brunch is popular for birthdays, special occasions, a friends get together or a hen do. The bottomless brunch concept is popular in Brighton.
Oeuf Cafe is voted best brunch in the 2025 BRAVO Awards. The BRAVOS are a public vote where the whole of the city cast their votes for their favourite places. so whether you are looking for the best full english in Brighton, avocado and eggs, eggs benedict, these are the 20 best places for brunch in Brighton in 2025.
