Ramen & noodlesPreston Street

Shaanxi

Hand-pulled Biang Biang noodles, spicy and authentic

8.9/10

Local score · A local favourite

No. 19 of 300 places to eat on r/brighton, from 42 locals across 37 threads.

98% would send a mate. Still recommended in 2026.

Widely rated the best noodle place in Brighton, with repeated praise for hand-pulled biang biang noodles, homemade dumplings and Chinese burgers made in the open kitchen, plus genuinely Shaanxi-province cooking. A couple of people note delivery can be pricey, but most call it fresh, reasonably priced and worth the spice.

Go for
Spicy hand-pulled noodles and dumplings
Heads up
A bit pricey, and dishes can be very spicy

What locals say

Hello! I am Chinese and I thought I would share my favourites: - China Garden: Only for the dimsum afternoon lunch, otherwise overpriced. - HK Place: not as fancy but the food there is always amazing. - Shaanxi Noodle Bar: The best hand-pulled noodles in brighton. Homemade dumplings and chinese burgers are amazing too. - Lucky Star or New Era: A better alternative to China Garden normal menu in my opinion. Their all you can eat hotpot is good value if you can eat a lot. - Mr Wang: hotpot as well but self portion…
u/SpiritedReputation54, 202636 upvotes“Good Chinese food?”
…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.
u/zerogamewhatsoever, 202426 upvotes“My father is visiting me in Brighton for the first time and claimed 'you can't get decent food in Brighton'.”
SHAANXI 一面如旧 - Brighton Got delivery a couple times, spenny but my god was nice noodles. Quite spicy so have to pick weak western dishes but defs recommend.
u/miseryfish, 202433 upvotes“Best noodle bar in town?”
Shaanxi is nice. They do a few different nice iced teas and stuff. Not super fancy but good, fresh food. Ivy Asia looks fancy but they buy everything in and microwave a…
u/Fun_Development_4543, 202612 upvotes“Asian restaurant for 10 people”

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