Breakfast & Brunch

The Ivy in The Lanes is Brighton’s newest and flashiest-looking restaurant, located on Ship Street within the old Post Office building. It launched on the 2nd May and boy did it arrived with a bang!

Going out for breakfast/brunch is now as popular, if not more, as going out for dinner and I think that has a lot to do with price. Whereas a good quality breakfast out, will typically cost £20-£30 – dinner can be upwards of £60.

Nestled in the King’s Road Arches alongside the i360 you will find Murmur, the latest venture from Brighton chef and founder of 64 Degrees, Michael Bremner. The name is inspired by a murmuration, or the shape made when thousands of starlings flock together in flight – a spectacle that’s often seen between the two piers the restaurant looks out on.

Despite living here for almost 30 years, I still, occasionally, get lost in the lanes; so it amused me when a brand new café in Brighton appeared, named just this.

To me, a fried breakfast is a bit like a Sunday roast. Now hold on a second before you dismiss this and I’ll explain the context of what I mean. Both meals are comprised of a long list of different items and each has a certain value attached.

There’s nothing quite like starting the weekend with a hearty breakfast – especially if Friday night involved a glass of wine, or four. Brighton has a host of great places to fuel yourself but in the main, you’re choosing between a typical fry up or the dish of the moment (and a favourite of mine) avocado toast.

Back in March, Brighton said farewell its beloved Nordic Coffee Collective, a tiny independent coffee shop on York Place, opposite St Peter’s church and famous for its cinnamon buns. In its place, The Longhouse appeared; an entirely plant-based cafe with a mission to support small local traders in the community.

Since I’ve taken the leap from employed to self-employed I’ve been working in a little office space downstairs in our house. Two weeks in, cabin fever set in and Simon and I began to get a little tetchy with each other. He works from home the majority of the time and although I love him to bits, we’re definitely the sort of couple that needs our own space occasionally. Cue my search for coffee shops with good working spaces and free WiFi.

Brighton has a reputation for being a hub for conscious-minded businesses and Silo, the UK’s first and only zero-waste restaurant, bakery and coffee house, is one of the city’s great food successes. It’s tucked away in the Bohemian North Laine area and easily recognised by the huge No. 39 painted on the exterior wall.

How are those New Year’s resolutions going for you? Still eating healthily and running three times a week? I didn’t think so… Don’t worry I’m not judging you – I’m in the same boat as you. What you need is somewhere to make it nice and easy for you. Somewhere with a breakfast, lunch and dinner menu that’s wholesome, healthy and nutritious, without sugars or additives.