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Brighton’s OctoberBEST restaurant festival is returning. From 11-26th October 2025, the top restaurants in the city (as compiled by Brighton's Best Restaurants awards) - plus a few newcomers to the fold and some old reliables - will be offering special menus that showcase the diversity of Brighton’s independent restaurants. Prices will range from £15 to £35, with something to suit all budgets and tastes.

Almost a decade ago, Brighton’s Best Restaurants was established by three restaurant-obsessed Brighton locals as a new set of awards to celebrate the city’s dynamic dining scene. It aims to bring national and local attention to the city’s new generation of independent restaurants and long-standing dining destinations, which rival any of the country’s première regional offerings.

Voted for by local experts including food writers, critics and gourmands, all of whom boast an intimate knowledge of the Brighton and Hove food scene, the awards celebrate the best restaurants in the city. 

Brighton's Best Restaurants are Andy Lynes (food writer and author), Euan MacDonald (co-founder, 60 second reviews), Patrick McGuigan (food writer) and Suzanne Lindfors (restaurant/food PR and copywriter), who all share a passion for restaurants and their hometown