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Fallen Angel

Tiny cocktail bar with a cosy fireplace, Kemptown

5.7/10

Local score

No. 80 of 212 pubs & bars on r/brighton, from 6 locals across 7 threads.

100% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2025.

A tiny, beautifully decorated Kemptown cocktail bar with a cosy fireplace, repeatedly named a hidden gem and a top pick for dates. Run by lesbians, it's praised for its great vibe and mixed clientele, and now occupies the site of the former Crown pub.

Go for: A cosy date with cocktails

What locals say

Fallen Angel in Kemptown - a tiny, beautifully decorated cocktail bar with a lovely, cosy fireplace in the back. It’s a hidden gem!

u/Heavenstomergatroid, 202410 upvotes“best bars/pubs for dates?”

Fallen Angel is run by lesbians. It has a great vibe and a good mix of…

u/travis_6, 20243 upvotes“lesbian/queer girl bars?”

First two are a shout. My parents always go on pub crawls around there. That and the Fallen Angel.

u/Ancient_Mariner_, 20251 upvotes“The pub you feel most emotional/ nostalgic about”

Fallen Angel. Fairly near a previous suggestion The Barley Mow. Both great.

u/Ancient_Mariner_, 20251 upvotes“chill, low-key pubs in brighton for solo visits?”

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