Winners Announcement | The 2024 BRAVO Results and Highlights

“We are staggered and delighted to have won this award, and beyond grateful to everyone who voted for us. Terre à Terre is the product of an incredible team, wonderful customers and a thriving restaurant community. We’d be nothing without all these elements. Brighton and Hove is teeming with amazing independent hospitality venues, we’re so proud to be just one of them, and we all need the lovely people of the City to keep supporting us all as they’ve done so amazingly throughout these difficult times. We feel very humbled to receive this award and look forward to feeding you all for a long time to come! And thank you to the Restaurants Brighton team!” Amanda Powley, Terre à Terre

BRAVO NAME DROP ALERT

Fans will be excited to see legendary Brighton DJ Fat Boy Slim announce Terre à Terre’s 2024 Best Restaurant win on Instagram on 28 March. His enthusiasm for the venue is clear and he recalls dining there with vegetarian superstar Sir Paul McCartney!

BRAVO BRAVOS

Voted for by the public, the BRAVOS is bigger than ever in its seventh year. This year’s voting total smashed through previous records, beating 2023 by 15,000 to reach 71,931 votes. With voting numbers and public engagement growing year on year, the BRAVOS has become firmly established as Brighton’s best loved food and drink awards. This endorsement is all the more meaningful given the current economic climate which has produced a challenging environment for hospitality venues. Despite everything, public support is clear and the vibrant local scene continues not only to survive but thrive.

“I would like to thank everyone who gets behind the BRAVOS. It’s wonderful to see the energy so many people put into it and I’m always as excited as anyone to see who wins. We want the BRAVOSs to be fun for Brighton but our Top 20 lists are also a valuable resource for locals and visitors alike.” Ivanka Majic, Director of Restaurants Brighton

SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW

Opposites attract in 2024’s BRAVOS Best Restaurant Top 20 list. Alongside Terre à Terre sit the city’s longest running fish restaurant English’s of Brighton at #11 and previous winners Burnt Orange (2022, 2023) which takes the #2, The Little Fish Market (2020) and etch. (2019). Hove hotspot Cin Cin enters the race at #3.  At the same time, some of Brighton’s most exciting new openings of the past year or so have stormed into the Top 20 including Dilsk at #6, Furna at #7 and Embers at #9. The ones to watch!

HOLDING FIRM AT #1

In other categories, several venues have retained their #1 spot for a second year in a row. Fourth and Church is #1 Best Wine List (2023, 2024), The Eddy takes #1 Best Brighton Pub (2023, 2024), Bonsai Plant Kitchen is #1 Best Vegan Food (2023, 2024) and Crabshack, Worthing takes #1 Best Sussex Restaurant  (2023, 2024).

Oeuf Cafe and Starfish and Coffee have swapped top spots with Oeuf taking #1 Best Brunch and Starfish and Coffee #1 Best Cafe this year. Starfish and Coffee is celebrating its 5th BRAVO win.

“To have won a fifth BRAVO just blows my mind. We have always aimed to be the best in every department of what we do, so to have won the Best Cafe award, which recognises not just our food & drink, but also the environment, the team and our place in the local community means so much to us. We’re just absolutely thrilled and can’t thank everyone who voted for us enough!” Tony Marks, Starfish and Coffee, Winner Best Cafe

EXCITING NEW CATEGORIES FOR 2024

In 2024 the BRAVOS launched some exciting new categories to capture some other areas of interest including Best Lunch which has been won by Lost In The Lanes and Best Coffee which goes to Komodo Coffee.

Last year’s Sussex Finest category has been split into Best Sussex Restaurant and Best Sussex Pub to better reflect the diversity and buoyancy of Sussex hospitality which, due to international interest in Sussex vineyards and a vibrant local art scene, is drawing Brightonians out of the city and attracting a steady flow of visitors throughout the year.

The team at Crabshack celebrate their BRAVO win

“We are delighted to have won for the second year running. It means so much to us all, especially as it is a completely public vote. We are nothing without our wonderful regulars and thank them all so much for voting for us ! Can’t wait to see the award!” Sarah Tinker-Taylor, Crabshack, Winner Best Sussex Restaurant

BRIGHTON TREND WATCH

The BRAVOS Top 20 lists are an amazing way to navigate the awesome Brighton hospitality scene. Diners can use the wisdom of the ‘hive mind’ to make great choices about where to eat and drink in the year ahead.

CHANGING TASTES

The results also give a strong indication of the city’s changing tastes and priorities. In 2024 ‘live fire’ cooking is a strong culinary trend with a number of the city’s best restaurants showcasing this technique; Burnt Orange, Embers, Furna, Bincho Yakitori and Bonsai Plant Kitchen to name a few. There is a growing interest in sustainability and restaurants are progressively starting to communicate their actions to the public, adding a new dimension to the way people choose where to eat. Plant-based restaurants and menus continue to do well in all categories.

Majahma celebrate their Most Sustainable BRAVO

“Woooooowwwweeeee!!! Thank you Brighton! Sustainability is at the core of how we set Majahma up, so you can imagine being voted most sustainable really means the world to us. We’re so lucky to be making food we love, in a way we love for a town we love. Thank you all so much for voting for us. Nish, Roo and Team Majahma xxx” Nish Fatania, Majahma, Winner Most Sustainable

SEE ALL THE 2024 BRAVO WINNERS

The full Top 20 winners across all categories can be seen here and we would like to thank all our 2024 BRAVO sponsors for making the awards happen.

Headline Sponsor –  UBER EATS

1. Best Restaurant – Uber Eats

2. Best Roast – Preston Insurance Brokers

3. Best Cafe – Woodfire Camping

4. Best Brunch – Tip Jar: Hospitality Newsletter

5. Best Lunch (new) – Good Noise

6. Best Wine List – Gusbourne

7. Best Takeaway – Uber Eats

8. Best Vegan Food – Sussex Shortlist

9. Eat Well For Less – Restaurants Brighton Special Offers

10. Most Sustainable – Designs Woodcraft

11. Best For the Family – Brighton Fringe

12. Best Sussex Restaurant – The Menu Partners

13. Best International Cuisine – Restaurants Brighton Jobs

14. Best Team – Table Talk Foundation

15. Best Brighton Pub – The Cheese Hut

16. Best Cocktails – Goldstone Rum

17. Best Sussex Pub – Alliance South East

18. Best Coffee – Hospitality Industry Discounts