Vegan & vegetarianShip Street
Pink Moon
Ship Street cafe-bar with chess nights and live gigs
5.6/10
Local score
No. 53 of 141 cafés on r/brighton, from 21 locals across 21 threads.
100% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.
Redditors like this Ship Street cafe-bar for its chilled vibe, vegan dim sim, and weekly chess club on Tuesdays. It's open late (till 10-11pm) for coffee, wine and beer, with a big outdoor patio, laptop plugs, and live gigs upstairs. A few say it's hidden away and can get busy, so it's not always quiet.
- Go for
- Coffee by day, drinks and live music by night
- Heads up
- Can get busy and isn't always as quiet as hoped
What locals say
Pink Moon just next to The Ivy is open till 11pm, they have a really nice indoor space that always seems really chilled.
You’ve only really got East street tap Brighton Rocks bar (Kemptown, a sorta hidden gem) Bees mouth Maybeee dead wax but it’s become kinda shite Pink Moon (they always got a great playlist, live gigs upstairs too, it’s a cafe in the day open every night till late for drinks) Daltons on the seafront is an obvious but that’s more live music we’re talking Hope that helps :)
Pink Moon - cafe/bar open til 10pm for coffee/drinks, also does vegan dim sim and has some baked…
Kenny's Rockin soul cafe. It's cheap and cheerful (ish) for brighton. And it's cute but can be packed out on the w/e. Also a fan of Pink Moon and Shogun Ramen (really good ramen small joint and perfect for a single diner).
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