CoffeeMontgomery Street
44 Poets
Owner-run specialty coffee, worth the trek to Hove
8.0/10
Local score
No. 20 of 141 cafés on r/brighton, from 25 locals across 20 threads.
97% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.
Comes up constantly as the best coffee in Brighton and Hove, run by an owner who "really cares" and known for excellent beans, consistent service and interesting V60s and matcha. It's tucked away off Portland Road in "deep Hove", so several people note it's out of the way.
- Go for
- A proper V60, matcha, or decaf
What locals say
Small batch on Norfolk square/seven dials/goldstone villas is always good and they roast in Portslade. Ground on St George St in kemp town is very nice too. 44 Poets on Rutland Road in Hove is good. Flour Pot has various sites and are quite good too. If I had to pick one though it’d be small…
Bond Street Coffee (which certainly used to use coffee from Horsham Coffee Roaster, not sure if that's still the case), Red Roaster on St James Street is generally pretty good, and 44 Poets if you're over towards Hove. There's so many new coffee shops in Hove (particularly along Western Road and Church Road) that I'm sure there's plenty of other good places to go. Trading Post does roast some great coffee which I use occasionally at home, but I have to say that every single time I have had…
Although in deep Hove, 44 Poets is consistently excellent and I love the guys who work there. Feels like such a neighbourhood joint. In Brighton I always go to 17 Grams in the lanes. Their food is also excellent, and they are probably the only shop from my experience that nails the food and the coffee offering…
44 Poets, 100%. Run by the owner, they really care about doing it as well as possible. Their beans are excellent too.
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