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Where to find free and low-cost food in Brighton & Hove

Food banks, community fridges, affordable food clubs and free meals: how each one works, who can use it, and the number to call for help the same day.

If you are struggling to afford food in Brighton & Hove, start with the food access team at Impact Initiatives. Call 01273 322950 or email food.access@impact-initiatives.org.uk. They can talk through your options, and help the same day if you live in the city or have been placed in accommodation by the council.

The city’s Food Support Network has 60 project locations, including food banks, pantries, community shops and meals-on-wheels services…

Latest

Sunday, 4 October 2026

  1. Openings

    Three new places to eat in Brighton and Hove this autumn

    Mediterranean small plates on North Road, sharing plates in Hove at 30% off while the team settles in, and an Asian-inspired deli for the Open Market.

  2. Local produce

    More than 200 Sussex businesses pledge to sell six more local foods

    The Sussex Six campaign runs until 11 October. A map of who has signed up, and a directory of 750 producers, is online.

  3. Coming up

    OctoberBest is back on 10 October with festival menus at 38 restaurants

    The two-week restaurant festival from Brighton's Best Restaurants runs until 25 October. The line-up and booking details come first in its newsletter.

  4. Festivals

    Brighton's new food festival ends tonight with a seven-course Syrian supper

    Gilly Smith first had the idea for a Brighton food festival in 1998. BrightonFoodStory closes tonight with seven courses at Scotties Café, and she hopes it returns every October.

  5. Restaurants

    Brighton's Halisco named the fifth best restaurant in the UK

    Time Out ranks the Preston Street Mexican small-plates restaurant, where tacos start at £9.50 for two, fifth in its list of the 20 best in the UK.