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Pavilion Gardens Cafe

Sit outside with excellent coffee and a book

7.2/10

Local score

No. 29 of 141 cafés on r/brighton, from 3 locals across 6 threads. Few people have weighed in, so treat it as a first impression.

100% would send a mate.

Consistently loved for sitting outside with a book or coffee, especially on a sunny day, with one Redditor calling it a vastly underrated gem and the best spot in town to watch the world go by. The coffee itself gets singled out as excellent, and it's suggested as a relaxed stop after the Royal Pavilion with an elderly relative.

Go for: Reading or people-watching in the sun

What locals say

Sometimes I find one of the nicest things to do is just go sit somewhere nice with a book and just enjoy the bustle around me. Pavilion gardens cafe is a nice spot. Or a cafe down north…

u/likes_rusty_spoons, 202137 upvotes“A week off work. Things to do that I usually couldn't.”

I maintain that the pavilion gardens cafe is a vastly underrated gem. On a nice day it’s the best place in town to sit, read a book or watch the world go by.

u/likes_rusty_spoons, 20229 upvotes“Hidden gems in Brighton?”

I enjoy sitting outside at the pavilion gardens cafe - lovely spot! inside i'd suggest the soul cafe off kensington gardens, or the cafe opposite (I forget the name).

u/likes_rusty_spoons, 20212 upvotes“Any good chill-out spots to read at lunch?”

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