ChinesePreston Street
Sea Spice
Preston Street's authentic, seriously spicy Chinese spot
5.0/10
Local score
No. 141 of 300 places to eat on r/brighton, from 5 locals across 5 threads.
83% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.
Sea Spice on Preston Street is recommended for its authentic, properly spicy Chinese food, with one Redditor calling it delicious and another naming it for good soup alongside HK Place. It's not hugely hyped, but those who've tried it rate it highly, though one commenter admitted they'd always been too intimidated to go in.
- Go for
- Authentic, properly spicy Chinese food
What locals say
The hot and sour soup and "mouth-watering" cold chicken in spicy oil at Lucky Star across from the Great Eastern are spot on. Mr. Wang Hot Pot near the station is a new entry and perfect for individualized hot pots (as opposed to sharing a communal pot), you pay by weight. Sea Spice on Preston Street has a super authentic, really spicy selection of dishes. Shaanxi on Preston Street does handmade, knife cut Biang Biang style noodles to order and is fantastic. Malaysian-Chinese Ho Chiak, also on Preston, has an awesome meat or seafood laksa noodle soup.
If you like Asian soups (noodle soups or other rich soups) you could try HK Place and Sea Spice, both on Preston Street.
If you like Chinese food I would highly recommend Sea Spice on Preston Street, it is delicious! If you're more into Mediterranean Estia is a Cypriot restaurant that dies amazing mezzes Or if you like Turkish, Nazende is relatively new and is absolutely stunning food!
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