The Best Bars In Hove, Brighton

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The Bee’s Mouth has a quirky, vibrant atmosphere. Located on Western Road, this pub specialises in craft beers from Belgium and is a great place if you’re looking for something a bit different. The inside of the Bee’s Mouth adds to its exciting atmosphere, with soft lighting and candles and incense wherever you look. A popular destination in Hove, the Bee’s Mouth is a great musical venue, with live music weekly from jazz to rock. You’ll also find open mic nights, life drawing classes, and film showings.

The Ginger Pig, or ‘Pig’ is one of a chain of restaurants owned by Ben McKellar. This contemporary pub is a classy setting to grab a drink with friends, and has a great cocktail menu. Choose from the known classics to those with a slight spin such as the Hove Cosmopolitan, or the House Daiquiri. You’ll also find many dessert-themed drinks on the menu, such as the Salt Caramel Martini, with toffee vodka, Werther’s Original, and a salt rim. The Ginger Pig has a great atmosphere in the evening, with many locals visiting to end a busy work day with a drink. For more information on its delicious food, check out our article here.

The Paris Wine Bar is a stylish bar and restaurant on Church Road, offering quality food and authentic French wine. On the wine menu you’ll find a good selection of sparkling, red, white, and rosé, along with a handful of cocktails (many of them champagne cocktails). The Paris Wine Bar also has a delicious menu with main meals, or smaller finger food and mezze dishes.

The Westbourne is your friendly, local pub, offering great drinks and a welcoming atmosphere. The Westbourne has a good selection of real ales, ciders, spirits and more, as well as serving some of the local Sussex brews. The inside of the pub is well decorated and inviting, with mismatched furniture and a large map of the world painted on one wall. The Westbourne also serves some great pub food for you to enjoy with your drinks, from small plates and sides to sirloin steak or pulled pork.

The Foragers Pub is a firm favourite in Hove, with a strong philosophy of using local produce in their kitchen. The inside of the pub is welcoming and light, and is usually busy with regular customers. You’ll often find themed nights at the Foragers, with anything from ’20s to ’80s music blasting on a buzzing evening. Much of their food is locally sourced, and they do a mean Sunday Roast.

Located about the Wick, the Speakeasy will transport you back in time to the 1920s America, where drinking was illegal but the bars were the place to be. You’ll find 1920s jazz humming through the speakers, intimate tables lit by candlelight, and post-war artwork adorning the walls. Whatever you fancy, be it a cocktail with friends or something more straightforward, you’ll find both great drinks and a very relaxed vibe at the Speakeasy, quite different from anything else you’d find in Hove.

An altogether more healthy bar-alternative, YouJuice is a relatively new bar opened between Brighton and Hove, offering cold pressed juices using organic locally sourced ingredients. There is a wide range of juices and smoothies to choose from at YouJuice, each packed with fresh fruits and vegetables. YouJuice cold presses their juice as they believe this delivers a fresher taste, with more nutrients. Juices will change depending on what’s in season, but you’ll find a rainbow of different options to suit all your needs, whether you’re fighting off a cold, or replenishing after an intensive workout.