Restaurant Brighton's guide to

Vegan Breakfast

Our top picks

Starfish and Coffee sits perfectly positioned across the road from Queens Park Brighton on the edge of Hanover. This independent cafe has a real family feel and welcomes Brightonians of all ages, diet choices, and coffee preferences. Voted as the ‘Best Brunch’ category in the BRAVO awards, it is clear to see the love you lot have for food offerings here. When it comes to vegan choices, there is plenty on offer including ‘The Vegan breakfast’, the ‘Mushroom Hash’ and the ‘Avocado Citrus’.

 

Oeuf in Hove may not have a name that strikes many vegans with confidence. Eggs are after all off the menu and things French don’t always embrace the plant-based. But our resident vegan is of the opinion that Oeuf Cafe in Hove does one of the best scrambled tofu in town. The vegan Full English really is full: it’s not the veggie breakfast without the egg (which is often already the meat breakfast without the meat). The number of vegan options may be on the petite side, but they’re perfectly formed nonetheless.

Voted as one of the best places in the UK for brunch and coffee by Stylist Magazine, The New Club is a must-try destination. With fantastic views over the West Pier and interior reflecting the urban edge of New York, it’s a great place to sit outside on a warm summer morning. The vegan brunch is a simple, straight-up affair with all the good bits, made fresh from 10 am weekdays, 9 am weekends and always available into the afternoon.

Delight in a hearty and satisfying vegan breakfast at Jo and Co in Hove. Jo’s Vegan Breakfast is flavourful and nourishing. This mouthwatering dish features a vegan Cumberland sausage, accompanied by a medley of spinach, mushrooms, and beans. Enjoy the creamy goodness of crushed avocado and the tangy burst of a grilled tomato. The dish is completed with a serving of potato hash for a comforting touch, all served alongside a slice of sourdough toast. Jo’s Vegan Breakfast is a fantastic choice for those seeking a wholesome and delicious start to their day while embracing a plant-based lifestyle.

For a taste of the Mediterranean, look no further than Vios Cafe. Indulge in a variety of fresh and flavourful dishes such as vibrant smoothies, Greek yoghurt bowls, loaded sourdough, satisfying toasties, and mouth watering pancakes. Their fantastic coffee selection offers choices of black, white, cocoa, or refreshing iced options. Discover organic teas, including their specialty matcha latte, and enjoy Greek iced teas. At Vios Cafe, you’ll find a delightful array of culinary delights infused with Mediterranean flair.

Enjoy a yummy plant-based fry-up at Rockwater in Hove. The impressive multi-venue hub undoubtedly occupies one of the best spots on the seafront and the ‘middle restaurant’ – The Bar and Kitchen which boasts gorgeous sea views, has a great vegan breakfast option. You’ll get to tuck into a generous helping of plant-based sausages, spiced tofu scramble, baked tomatoes, flat mushrooms and sourdough toast. Now that should help you plant-power yourself through the day!

Trading Post Coffee Roastery brings you the expertise of a second-generation Italian coffee roaster, delivered to you in a stylish setting in the centre of Brighton’s Lanes. They offer a fresh food menu which uses mainly organic and locally sourced ingredients, serving from 7 am -7 pm every day. Their Vegan Breakfast with beetroot houmous, avocado, roasted vine tomatoes, garlic flat mushroom, falafel, topped with spinach, pumpkin and chia seeds, is a healthy spin on a Full English.

 

Lost in the Lanes has a wonderfully elevated plant option for their vegan breakfast from the creative genius of chef James Flavell. It’s not your standard breakfast but definitely something for you if you’re looking for plant flavours pushed to new heights. It’s a flavoursome adventure with spiced squash, balsamic roasted peppers, smashed avocado, field mushrooms, roasted cherry tomatoes, homemade hash and sourdough toast.  

Have you experienced The Vegan Breakfast at Social Board yet? It’s a delightful combination of fresh ingredients, including vegan sausage, slow-roasted tomato, grilled portobello mushroom, hash brown, house beans, avocado, and toast. If you prefer something smaller, try one of their baps like the Porto Bap or the Ultimate Vegan. Pair it with an oat flat white made with their delicious barista coffee for the perfect vegan breakfast. Available for eat-in at their Kemptown venue, collection (ideal for a beach breakfast), or delivery for breakfast in bed!

Moksha Caffe is a friendly family run Brighton cafe with strong ethical and sustainable principles behind their home-cooked food offering. When it comes to vegan breakfasts things can get a little bit samey, even in a city like Brighton, so Moksha earns an extra bonus point for their tofu Benedict: marinaded tofu served on toast with lashings of hollandaise, avocado and superfood salad. If you like something a bit more classic, and a bit more naughty, go for a stack of American pancakes with blueberries and maple syrup. Located close to the trendy North Laine. 

From scrambled tofu on toast to a full English with black pudding and extra sausage, or perhaps pancakes are calling you? There’s so much to choose from at vegan cafe, The Green Kitchen, situated on Preston Road. With its 100% vegan menu, this is the place if you and your friends are looking for an animal-free breakfast. There are so many choices too, rather than the one option you get at most places!

It’s hard to miss Wai Kika Moo Kau when you’re wandering through the North Laines. The menu is totally vegetarian, with vegan options available for most dishes. The food ranges from pancake stacks for breakfasts, burritos and pittas for lunch and homemade burgers and mezze and tapas platters in the evening. Take a stroll and pop by for a vegan breakfast. Note: There may be a longer than usual wait on busy times like bank holidays.

This is as close as you’re going to get to an old school greasy spoon, but there’s no fear of cross-contamination when you tuck into a battered sausage, and chips at this 100% vegan cafe in the heart of the North Laine. All-day breakfasts are available with plant-based sausages, bacon and scrambled tofu, there’s plenty of cleaner living options to choose from too, but this is probably where the vegan with a hangover wants to go.