Update: the Churchill Square Farmer's market is closed as of Wednesday 24th June 2015. But never…read morefear because Smorl's now have their very own salad bar located at Unit 30, The Open Market, Marshalls Row, Brighton, BN1 4JU, which is open 7 days a week! In my very humble opinion Smorl's make the very best falafel in Brighton & Hove. The falafel are freshly cooked, delicious, crispy chickpea balls of delight, dotted with zingy coriander seeds and other tasty herbs and spices. You can get them on their own, served in a pita bread with your choice of Houmous and other dips, or you can opt for the lunchbox, which is my recommendation. With the lunchbox you get falafel, bulgar wheat salad, slaw, salad leaves, houmous, tatziki, babaganoosh, tahini, toasted seeds', Parmesan polenta balls and other delicious dips. It is absolutely delicious - so much so that I've been back for lunch every week since I discovered Smorl's. That's how good they are. Highly recommended.

I dropped in without being very hungry and only selected a few bites. They gave me an extra 'ball'…read moreto try plus nice sauce. The extra thing turned out to be my favourite although I didn't fancy peas. Every bite was so tasty and different from each other. You can tell they use good ingredients. Not greasy at all, with lots of zingy taste. I highly recommend as I wasn't into it and ended up a fan! Must be good then.

Just had a falafel, avocado and halloumi cheese tub! Loved it and feel fairly healthy afterwards!…read morePretty good portion size. I feel full but not bloated. I was a bit worried with the word "tub" in the name but it was not too big! Beware, no cutlery or napkins came with our takeaway!

A nice little vegetarian falafel cafe. The sodas were ice cold (nice on a record breaking heat wave…read moreday), and an affordable falafel meal deal came to £7.75 (wrap, chips, soda). They are quite big portions, which was nice, and it has indoor and outdoor seating available.

Although Go Local calls itself a convenience store, there's enough inside to make it more like a…read moresmall grocers. Two aisles of fresh looking (and I can only assume) local produce are set up in the centre, dividing the shop into two halves. One had basic groceries and last-minute needs; milk, cereal, cans of soup, etc; as well as home supplies like kitchen towel, soaps and batteries. There's an offsale section near the back, with a modest selection of wines and ales. The other side of the shop is basically just for sweets - and there's a lot. Candies, cookies, chocolate bars and chips are really about half of the items for sale here. A small cooler displays pre-packaged sandwiches for quite cheap - 99p gets you a sandwich and apple or banana deal. I'm not sure whether that was just a holiday deal, but it's worth a look. The two shopkeepers were friendly and helpful, offering to help me find anything as I looked around. As convenience stores go, this one is quite impressive.

Go Local are another corner shop in the North Laine, although these guys stand out for all of the…read moreright reasons: a bigger selection than necessary, focusing on fresh local produce, and cheaper prices than most of the competition. With so many corner shops in the area, its good to know there are places that aren't adding massive card charges and offer fresh fruit and veg: unheard of in most corner shops, I would imagine! Being on the same street as Farm and Bills, I can see why Go Local has gone for the fresh, local produce: the whole area is a local produce Mecca. Undercutting the competition as the cheap option, as well as offering regular corner shop goods, is a fantastic move by this little corner shop, and one I applaud. Almost a grocers/corner shop, the selection is cheap and perfectly good quality: nothing on Bills, but a fraction of the price. The fact that you can buy cigarettes and booze as well, not to mention organic chocolate and regular corner shop staples, is just a bonus. Go Local has become my corner shop of choice when I travel through the Laine, and I can only recommend a visit if you're traveling through the area. In the end, it is a corner shop: it won't have everything in stock that you're looking for and hasn't the clean, corporate allure of the nearby Co-Ops and Tesco Expresses. Still, if you like to go local, the clue's in the name really: stop in here instead.

Iydea was exactly what I was looking for as a lunch option on a recent visit to Brighton. There are…read morea lot of junk food vegan options in Brighton (which I was trying to avoid) so finding a place that does fresh, canteen style plates was a savior. The staff behind the counter helped explain the meal sets and quickly dished out each of my selections. I got a curry with steamed veggies and orzo on the side. So delicious! The space itself is low key--no pretension and a good amount of seating when I was there around noon on a Friday. I'll definitely be back my next visit to Brighton.

Decent place to eat at, probably one of the better priced options. For about £6.50? you get a small…read morelunch box (take away) with one main and two sides. I love the vegetarian scene in Brighton and this place is definitely a way to get tasty and healthy food. The vegan lasagna was really good, a very strong tomato and cheese flavor and soft cooked pasta. The carrot and sweet potato purée wasn't as sweet as I thought. The chickpea Greek salad was fine. I really loved the seed topping, I thought that it would've been better on another savory side but it was a nice crunch.

It doesn't look like much from the outside but the food is awesome which is what really matters. My…read moreboyfriend told me about this place and when I went with him I ended up eating a shawarana AND a lamb kofta (and I don't even like lamb...) The owner was super friendly and helpful. Really dig it there and it's pretty damn cheap too! Apparently the falafels are home made using a special recipe - try one :)

Middle Eastern restaurant selling falafel, shawarma and other Arabic and Levantine snacks. There's…read morenothing here that I wouldn't recommend, the food is excellent as is the Arabic coffee and the people who run the place are also great. The place is usually pretty quiet, which is good in a way but it certainly deserves to be discovered by more people.

We came here after a long day in Brighton, so we were really hungry…read more The restaurant had a pretty furniture and the atmosphere was great. I orderedd the Bang Bang wrap with chips and salad and one Chai Latte with almond milk. It both tasted incredible and wasn't expensive at all. I would definetely go there again when I'm in Brighton. Absolutely recommended if you want to eat Vegan, Vegetarian or Gluten-Free!

Casual cafe in the busy North Laines. It is an awesome place for tasty vegan, vegetarian, gluten…read morefree food and somewhere I can always rely on to deliver multiple options that I can actually eat. But it's not just for vegans! My husband, despite eating meat, gluten, dairy, the lot, loves the food too and the portion sizes are excellent. It's a little compact so you may have to wait a little bit for a table and the service isn't always the speediest, but I would recommend to everyone, whatever their food requirements, to give it a go.

Their lamb shish wraps are quality, yet overpriced and there drinks are a little too expensive.read more

Kambi's was absolutely rammed on a quiet wednesday evening. I went with a dear iranian friend and…read morepassed by some spots I expected to be pretty packed at 9. Most other joints on the seafront and western road seemed pretty empty. Even the newly opened Jetty was a bit desolate. Folks seem to identify the food as a bunch different things, but the waiting staff definitely knew what was going on with persian dishes and names. We ordered the koobideh, a seasoned and marinated ground lamb dish served over rice with grilled tomatoes. As a side order, a gentle garlic yoghurt (mast maseer, they stylized it). In true iranian style we had a tableside bowl of sumac (a tangy, slightly citrusy berry ground into powder and used in middle eastern and especially iranian cuisine) which was pretty exciting. The meat was good, but a bit pricy for what it was. Thankfully the mix of raw onion, garlic yoghurt, saffron rice, and bits of decent lamb became more than the sum of its parts. 14 pounds each plus tip for that and 2 diet cokes was a bit much. I guess maybe it's unfair to compare everything to riddle & finns before 7:15. I would certainly go back to Kambi's when I'm in the mood for that lovely sumac. Apparently they do fessenjan on a Sunday, so I'll definitely be back for that. Slow cooked persian chicken is out of this world. The atmosphere was also quite endearing, with a persian family celebrating their toddler's birthday -- for which the staff put on a(n appropriately accented) happy birthday tune -- some token persian businessmen, and some british families. Everyone joined in the singing and clapping, which was nice. 3 and a half stars.

I enjoy a good vegetarian pub. Although not a vegetarian, I think vegetarian food is often more…read moreinteresting; more inventive. And vegetarian pubs are few and far between, even in fair Brighton... Sadly, I'm not sure the George has quite cracked it...the dishes sound good, and in fairness the nachos I had there recently were quite tasty, but nachos are hardly the height of veggie culinary cuisine, are they? What's weird about this place is that they always seem to run out of stuff! I just don't get it. I am REALLY not a fan of being told that there is an ingredient missing as my food is delivered to me...at least have the decency to inform me in good time, so that I can change my order! If I order a burger that involves cheese, please include the cheese! Although I probably won't eat at the George again in a hurry, I would go for drinks- the staff are friendly and they have a lovely little garden with flower adorned trellises. It is a pub perhaps best saved for after-dinner drinks.

I can't quite forgive The George for once serving me pieces of melted plastic in a warm salad. I…read moreknow it was a mistake and both the waitress and chef apologized humbly but it kind of put me off eating there again! It's a shame because The George is a cracking little pub with a sweet beer garden and a warm and homely atmosphere. Up until the plastic incident I used to go on a regular basis and sampled everything from the hallumi salad to the roast dinner. The staff were always laidback, the atmosphere was bustling and the portions were filling. I'd still go there for a drink but I don't think I could put one of their forks back in my mouth. :-)

Excellent food served quickly and with kind baristas and servers! I ordered the avo & smoked salmon…read moresmash, and was served my flat white within 5 minutes with the food arriving about 5 more minutes after that. The price point of 12.75 for the food + 3 for the flat white felt reasonable, although I am still acclimating to using pounds (first day here!). Music playing was soft and pleasant, and the seating was plentiful and clean. Definitely recommend this as a quick breakfast stop!

When I arrived in Brighton I spotted their other branch near Brighton Railway Station. Then when I…read morestumbled in this one in Ship Street I decided to try it, for my first meal in this city because had read the good review that Kerry G. made about it. The place was really busy but I managed to find a free table outside and spent several minutes looking at the menu and I couldn't decide what to eat as everything sounded so appealing. After making up my mind I chose the falafel, olives and feta on flat bread and an orange juice. The staff seemed really friendly, because you order at the counter but they bring it to your table. My lunch was yummy. Not a super meal, more like a quick bite for lunch but was quite good and the falafel wasn't too crunchy and hard as I experienced before. I decided to not stay for coffee as I wanted to try some other cafés but overall the place was a really good choice for lunch. Nice decor with a few tables to have a seat outside in the sun, pleasant staff, free wifi and a good spot for people-watching (my favourite sport!!).

This place is so so good!…read more I'm a huge fan of granola and they had it! It was goji berry granola with dates, walnuts, pats, coconut oil and other yummy stuff! I loved that they paired it with almond milk instead of Greek yogurt! I had a small pot of tea with it and it was lovely! My friend is gluten and dairy intolerant so this place was perfect! She got a raw chocolate hazelnut bar and one of their vegan scones(it did have wheat)! She was even able to get an almond milk double latte. We loved infinity foods!

I LOVE Infinity Foods, so it was a safe bet that I was going to enjoy their cafe, situated just a…read morefew doors down on Gardner St. My first visit I ordered a yummy sharer- a medley of delish Mediterranean bits and bobs: hummus, olives, chick peas, felafel...you know the drill. I didn't share it, I ate it all...greedy? maybe. content, full-bellied and ready to take on the world? definitely! The food is fresh, interesting and of course entirely vegetarian. In the spirit of their parent company, Infinity Cafe make it their mission to serve food that is both healthy and tasty and they succeed! This is one of my favourite places to sit with a coffee on a sunny day. They have seating outside as well as a built in bar that looks out on to the street. Weather permitting, the front of the cafe will be entirely opened up, creating a very European feeling street cafe vibe. The salads are yummy, cous cous, med veg, greek...all SO good. I can also recommend the cakes, especially the carrot cake...its really tasty and you know it can't be too gluttonous, if Infinity made it!