Brunch & breakfastBoundary Road

17 Grams

Local roastery coffee, no oat-milk surcharge, solid breakfast

8.2/10

Local score

No. 18 of 141 cafés on r/brighton, from 27 locals across 21 threads.

100% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.

17 Grams turns up again and again on 'best coffee in Brighton' threads alongside Komodo, Loam and Ikigai, rated for its own locally roasted beans, strong espresso, and a proper breakfast/fry-up with outdoor seating. Prices are reasonable too, around £3.40-3.60 for a latte, with no extra charge for oat or split pea milk.

Go for
Specialty coffee snobs and a proper breakfast

What locals say

We have a lot of very decent coffee places here with well trained and knowledgeable staff…. @33, Bond Street, Milk Shed, Loam, 17 Grams, Ikiagi, Black Mocha , Botanist, Pelicano…..followed by the not top tier but still decent ones such as, Flour Pot, Coho, Bread And Milk, Trading Post (at a push), My Coffee Story, Down to Earth, Dhama……. I could go…
u/Present_Bumblebee_30, 202525 upvotes“Why are coffee shop staff so untrained in Brighton and Hove? I'm unsure anymore what I am paying £3.50-£4 for. Not naming names but it is most places.”
Garden Cafe in North rd (pastries and cakes), 17 Grams (pancakes or fry up, quite relaxing place), the quirky Presuming Ed (open till 10pm), Salvage Cafe in Western rd (IMO great coffee and delicious cakes, plus homemade food, love the decorations). Aroma, family business (coffee cakes and scrumptious Arabic breakfast, family business so everything homemade,…
u/Vaffanculo71, 202314 upvotes“Good places for breakfast?”
…over enthusiast. I'll add some notes for some of my favourites: * Ikigai (for pour over fanatics, delight at the huge collection of V60s ha) * Coffee at 33 (best bites, local roastery) * Triple Point (great selection of coffees from different roasters and outdoor seating) * 17 Grams (proper breakfast, outdoor seating, local roastery) * Bond St * Mogu Mogu (Japanese food, not sure if they do pour over yet but excellent light roast espresso)
u/kammabytes, 20255 upvotes“Coffee - pourovers, single origin coffee in Brighton”
As someone who lived less than 15 seconds away from the flats you’re looking at, I really wouldn’t worry. Yes Portslade itself is a little bit grim, but it has the shops you would need on a daily basis; big Tesco, 17 grams is a really nice coffee shop, lots of corner shops including a 24 hour one. You won’t need to even ever go to Portslade town if you don’t want to though, directly outside the flats is a bus stop with buses going into central Brighton every ten minutes or so. It takes around about 15 minutes to get into…
u/George_W_Kushhhhh, 20243 upvotes“Opinions about Ports dale?”

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