Bakery & cakesNew Road
Puzzle Bored
Coffee, cake and jigsaws on three floors
6.3/10
Local score
No. 45 of 141 cafés on r/brighton, from 19 locals across 19 threads.
95% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.
Quirky New Road café near the Pavilion with free jigsaws, board games and chess sets across three floors plus outdoor seating, good for dates, solo chill-out or writers' groups (Thursday creative writing meet-up). Drinks, cakes and the ginger cookies get praised, and the top floor is the quietest spot, though a couple of reviewers say it gets crowded and loud depending on when you go.
- Go for
- A quiet coffee with a jigsaw puzzle
- Heads up
- Can get crowded and loud, hard to relax
What locals say
Some ideas: Puzzle Bored cafe - has games, colouring and jigsaws to do for free, has toasties/cakes/coffees etc. Don’t be put off if you see a busy ground floor, there are three floors of seating and and outside section! Aquarium - sorry, this one isn’t super-cheap, but you can make it cheaper by looking out for offers online,…
So sorry that happened - I went through something similar recently and it really, really sucks. What sort of stuff do you like doing? Puzzle Bored is a lovely cafe with lots of jigsaw puzzles and is a nice place to go when the weather is miserable out! I recommend the ginger cookies :) The pier is a classic - the rides probably won't be running in this weather but the arcades are really fun :) The cinema at the marina is nice, or if you want to…
…puzzle bored near the Pavillion. not sure if they will allow you to play a game, but their whole thing is peace and quiet while doing activities like puzzles. as long as your group isn't loud itself, you're probably…
I do like puzzle bored but find it gets too much traffic inside/outside and it’s very loud due to the location, can’t relax there!
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