4 neighbourhoods·39 cafés·last updated April 2026
Redroaster on St James's Street has roasted daily on vintage Diedrich machines for 25 years; Trading Post brings a three-generation Master Roaster lineage. Pelicano have roasted their own in Brighton since 2014; 17GRAMS and Milk Shed both roast and serve from North Laine.
The best of Brighton4 picks
01
The Lanes
“The only Brighton cafe where the roastery is the product, not the backdrop.”
The roaster is in the room, live, while you order. Get the Yirgacheffe as a filter and take a bag of the same lot on the way out.
02
The Lanes
Brighton's only working roastery-cafe, with single origins and a V60 to prove it.
03
Hove
The roaster behind Brighton's coffee scene since 2014, with three cafes to show for it.
04
Kemptown
The roastery Brighton specialty coffee started with, still on St James's Street.
4 neighbourhoods
Trading Post runs two venues here, both backed by UK-competition baristas. Pelicano and Coffee At 33 bring the on-site roastery count to three.
The Sussex roastery that opened a cafe, not the other way round.
Brighton's destination roaster, with baristas who compete at UK level.
Own-roasted, owner-run, and precise enough to earn a detour from the seafront.
The barista matches you to your coffee, not the other way round.
Trading Post's three-generation roasting lineage sits two minutes from 17GRAMS' dedicated filter menu; three purist addresses in one compact quarter.
Brighton's only working roastery-cafe, with single origins and a V60 to prove it.
Brighton's destination roaster, three generations of Master Roaster lineage behind the espresso.
Named lots, hand brews, and regulars who can tell you what changed this month.
Owner-curated roasts and a pour-over menu backed by staff who'll tell you what's in the cup.
Five independents line St James's Street. Coffeetzar's Cuban espresso is Kemptown's most specific order.
The takeaway counter Kemptown has quietly decided is the local standard.
The mellow roast is a deliberate choice, which puts it a rung above most Kemptown coffee.
Solid espresso in a room where the gelato has top billing.
Cuban espresso as a house identity, not a talking point.
Redroaster on St James's Street has roasted daily on vintage Diedrich machines for 25 years; Trading Post brings a three-generation Master Roaster lineage. Pelicano have roasted their own in Brighton since 2014; 17GRAMS and Milk Shed both roast and serve from North Laine.
Last updated April 2026
The Lanes
The roaster is in the room, live, while you order. Get the Yirgacheffe as a filter and take a bag of the same lot on the way out.
The Lanes
The only working roastery in Brighton, tucked into The Lanes with a proper filter menu behind it. Order the V60.