BRAVO award winners 2025
Brighton Cafes - Top 20 Winners
The Best Brighton Cafes in 2025
With so many great spots in the mix, it’s tough to pinpoint the best cafe Brighton has to offer. One of the world’s most hipster cities, and with South Coast sunshine on our side, Brighton has wholly embraced café culture and boasts an abundance of great independent cafés and coffee shops.
But it’s the friendly faces, welcoming atmosphere, and that special little spark that keeps you coming back.
Congratulations to this year’s BRAVO winner – Starfish and Coffee – and to all the fantastic cafés shortlisted in 2025. Here’s to the cafés (and coffee!) that make Brighton buzz!
First place - Best Cafe in Brighton
Queen’s Park favourite Starfish & Coffee just can’t stop winning BRAVOS Best Cafe – it’s earned so many awards they’ll soon need a bigger shelf to show them all off! Sumptuous seasonal breakfasts and brunches, from syrupy pancake stacks and indulgent benedicts to flavoursome hashes and generous English breakfasts, delight locals and visitors alike. Pair your brunch with a cheeky AM cocktail or some of the best coffee in town, then bask in sunlight streaming through the windows as you #brunchlikeaboss.
Starfish & Coffee also won #2 Best Team #3 Best Brunch
Second place
One of Brighton’s prettiest cafés, Oeuf Cafe charms guests with stunning interiors, an enchanting garden, and indulgent, BRAVO award-winning brunches. Expect a warm welcome from the top-flight team as you explore a menu featuring signature Frumpets™ (French toast crumpets), classic brunch favourites, and wholesome options, paired with locally brewed coffee, artisanal teas and cocktails. Luxurious yet sustainable, Oeuf Cafe celebrates local produce and brings a sense of occasion to the café scene.
Oeuf Cafe also won #1 Best Brunch #7 Sustainability Champion #7 Best Team
Third place
With a clutch of inviting venues across Brighton, Hove and Worthing, Flour Pot Bakery delivers a reliably excellent café experience. An artisan bakery at heart, Flour Pot’s bread, cakes and pastries are handmade daily using traditional methods and top-quality ingredients by a skilled, passionate team. Coffee lovers enjoy responsibly sourced, locally roasted beans from their sister company, The Milk Shed, ensuring every cup is as ethical as it is delicious. A winning combination!
Flour Pot Bakery also won #1 Brews and Bakes #7 Most Family Friendly #19 Best Team
fourth place
FIKA has three spots across the city, including at the awesome Sealanes, serving up “filthy fried eggs & damn good coffee.” Now you’re talking our language! Menus vary by location but think amped-up juices, smoothies, wholesome oaty “fuel”, and mega-loaded toasted sandwiches, and you’re on the right track. Don’t miss their seriously fine-looking pastries. This place is hot!
FIKA also won #4 Brews and Bakes #7 Best Brunch
fifth place
Shoreline Coffee + Kitchen channels California’s sunny cafe culture, nourishing visitors physically – and dare we say, emotionally. Expect a warm, beachy vibe that’s thoughtfully family-friendly and perfect for bringing your pooch. The menu is bursting with delicious dishes crafted from seasonal wholefoods designed to make you feel great. Add homemade cakes, superb coffee, artisanal teas, and trendy soft drinks to the mix, and you’ve got a serious invitation to unwind.
Shoreline Coffee + Kitchen also won #9 Best Brunch #12 Sustainability Champion
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Brighton is a hotspot for great coffee roasters and cool coffee shops and did you know Brighton consumes the most coffee per head in the UK? Reputable coffee can be found at Redroaster, Trading Post Coffee, White Cloud Coffee and Starfish and Coffee.
