Unique Brighton North Laine shops

Between the Royal Pavilion and Queen's Road, the North Laine is a lively mix of shops, cafés, pubs and theatres where you'll find the largest number of Brighton's unique, original places.

Originally an area of small farming plots and a market garden, it's now the heart of independent Brighton retail. Food lovers can find a huge choice, from long-established places like Infinity Foods and the wonderful Yum Yum to newcomers like the Brighton Sausage Co. and Iydea.

There's plenty of choice for homes and gardens too. Listed shops are all run locally by owners so you can be pretty sure that the items have been sourced with an eye for the original and unusual, such as InHouse Space's unique collection of Tasmanian oak furniture made from sustainable forests.

As well as the listed businesses you'll find theatres, the fabulous Jubilee Library and much more in this, the heart of independent Brighton.

You can find out more about Trafalgar Street's unique shops from the Argus here.

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Food Outlets

	Add the Colour: coffee & images Add the Colour in North Road, Brighton is a great new coffee shop with a unique combination of wonderful coffees, teas, wine and light meals-all surrounded by superb framed photographs. read more ...

	Temptation Brighton A wonderful new cafe restaurant on the corner of Church Road and Gardner Street. It's already famous for fresh, local produce served in stylish surroundings. There are delicious lunches, excellent coffee and home-made cakes. read more ...

	Seasons Cafe Brighton Seasons Café Brighton is an informal café and bistro with a relaxed atmosphere serving home–made modern British cuisine throughout the day using fresh, local and seasonal produce. read more ...

	Mange tout Brighton Mange tout brings a slice of France to Brighton's North Laine. One of Brighton's newest places, this independent bistro serves a range of fresh local produce including tartines, salads, plats du jour, real trade coffee and delicious desserts. All the ingredients are freshly cooked to order and locally sourced. read more ...

	Pavilion Gardens Cafe Wonderful cafe opposite the Pavilion. Now closed for the winter-re-opens in March 2010. read more ...

	Suck it and Sea Traditional sweetshop for the best sweets (they are even served in proper stripey bags) as well as fudge, rock, ice- cream and more can be found in this lovely new shop towards the bottom of Trafalgar Street. read more ...

	Okinami The stylish New Road branch of Okinami, next to the Theatre Royal, has freshly prepared Japanese food made from the finest quality ingredients. Japanese drinks and cocktails are available too. read more ...

	Dover Castle Pub This North Laine pub is part of a mini chain of top-notch food pubs including the Charles Napier, The Bull in Ditchling and the Crown & Anchor in Shoreham in which most ingredients are locally sourced. read more ...

	The Manor Brighton One of Brighton's lovliest new places, The Manor provides a selection of quality home cooked dishes to suit all appetites and budgets. There's breakfast, brunch, lunch or afternoon tea and dinner at weekends- all in a calm and relaxing environment. read more ...

	Real Patisserie Real Patisserie is an independent bakery specialising in French bread and cakes. read more ...

	The Dorset Tapas, local produce and a seasonal menu provide a new focus at this incredibly popular restaurant bar where you can also get full breakfasts, salads, filled baguettes, and fresh seafood. read more ...

	The Eagle Although the pub's bakery recently closed, the imaginative menu still offers a range of quality vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. read more ...

	The George Great vegetarian and vegan food. read more ...

	Queen Adelaide Tearoom The Queen Adelaide Tearoom is on the first floor of the Royal Pavilion. Homemade cakes and scones are available throughout the day. The Tearoom's philosophy is to use fresh, locally produced Sussex ingredients where possible in conjunction with ‘A Taste of Sussex’ read more ...

	Iydea Delicious, vegetarian,day-time dishes with vegan or gluten-free options. It's made - from - scratch fresh and in lovely surroundings. For a take -out option they use "the greenest containers you can get", which are made from biodegradable river weed. Fabulous coffee too, from Redroaster. read more ...

	Infinity Foods Infinity Foods has a lovely refit and has expanded to include the corner store on North Road and Gardner Street. A true Brighton original since 1971-it's an outstandingly good food store and now the UK's leading organic, vegan food and natural foods supplier. read more ...

Brighton Sausage Company
The Brighton Sausage Company's sausages are all hand-made from Sussex free-range meat from a traditional butcher in Steyning. Many are gluten and wheat free. All have over 80 per cent meat content and are made from the best cuts. It is also a fantastic cheese shop too. As well as that, there are other specialities, including South African foods, at this unique North Laine shop.
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	Brighton Coffee Company Sandwiches,panini, soups and baked potatoes made from exceptionally good ingredients can be found in these three cafes, located at the Palace Pier, West Pier and Kensington Gardens. read more ...

	Bagelman This is the first and only authentic bagel bakery in Sussex. They use the finest ingredients to make all the bagels behind this Bond Street shop in the North Laines. read more ...

Clothing Outlets

	Michelle Le Maitre: Fine printed textiles A exquisite fabric shop in Brighton's North Laine where you can find some of the most superb and most interesting printed textiles from the UK, Europe and the USA. This is a real favourite for those looking for exceptional fabrics for clothing, interiors or book-binding. read more ...

	Tantalus Fragrance Brighton Behind the lovely gold and black exterior of this unique new Bond Street shop you'll find exquisite items for the home and Brighton's best independent fragrance collection. read more ...

	Kate & Aud This lovely new shop has vintage clothes, accesories, leather bags and bespoke charm jewellery sourced or made by the owners. It also showcases other local designers. read more ...

	Mamissima Mamissima has lovely baby clothes, stylish maternity clothes, pretty nursery linens and beautiful gifts for mother and child.Their carefully selected range includes wonderful jeans from Citizen of Humanity and Pietro Brunelli as well as clothing from Green Baby and Hot Milk Lingerie. They also stock OiOi and Pink Lining baby bags. read more ...

	Clever with Leather An independent business in the North Laine on the corner of Trafalgar Street and Tidy Street.They can offer some on the spot leather repairs, leather bag repairs and custom - made leather bags or belts. read more ...

	The O Zone The owners personally select the gorgeous wedding dresses, bridesmaid's dresses, lovely accessories and the finest men's suits for this unique, Brighton specialist shop. Women's bespoke suit tailoring for civil weddings can be made to order.Also ,if you are looking for prom this is the shop. read more ...

	Sirene A unique collection of lovely clothes and accessories with a focus on quality and old-school glamour. Friendly staff, and a great atmosphere as the clothes are well selected and presented beautifully. read more ...

	Gresham Blake Gresham Blake is a designer/tailor, specialising in suits, bespoke suits and made-to-measure suits. The cloth itself is made in the UK and the bespoke pieces are all made in -house. Unique tailoring for men and women. read more ...

Baby Outlets

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We do not have any independent or specialised retailers for this category just yet.

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House and Garden

	In My Room The best vintage furniture shop in Brighton for modern design from Art Deco through to the sixties and beyond. There's midcentury modern classics, retro furniture, space age, Scandinavian and European 20th Century and pop design. read more ...

	Gallery 94 Brighton Gallery 94 showcases the work of the remarkable artist, Simon Royer who combines the use of mixed media, fine art, sculpture, prints, and photography to produce contemporary, shoreline-inspired works of stunning originality. read more ...

	Edwards and Hope Electricals Brighton This independent Brighton electrical supplier, a family business based in New Road, is the best place we know for everyday and specialist electrical fittings. read more ...

	Clock Tower Cameras Brighton’s specialist camera shop for new and used photographic equipment. This is the region’s largest stockist of Opticron and Bushnell binoculars as well as the official stockist of Manfrotto tripods, Lowepro, Tamrac and Crumpler bags. read more ...

	Yashar Bish There are exceptionally beautiful carpets, rugs,cushions and kilims in this unique North Laine shop.They have embroidered bags, gold leaf tea glasses, hand painted sweet boxes and many other gorgeous items. read more ...

	InHouse Space InHouse Space has a unique collection of Tasmanian oak furniture made from sustainable forests. They also stock Kashmir wall-hangings, quality blankets, cushions, rugs and organic bedlinen. Their unique sourcing policy brings a choice of beautiful things to Brighton that have been selected with great care. read more ...

	Tsena Tsena's speciality is that it sells only the best of British designers. There are some really unusual and beautiful items, including a bespoke gift service for something really unique. read more ...

	Gaff There are hundreds of fabulous rugs to choose from in this unique North Laine business - or you can design your own. They are ethically sourced and carry Kaleen and Rug marks which ensure they are made with great care. read more ...

Jewellery

	Curiouser and Curiouser A large selection of this silver jewellery in this North Laine shop is unique as it is custom-made. read more ...

Health and Beauty

Retail Therapy
A unique North Laine shop and therapy centre.This is the main Brighton stockist for for fair trade brands like Tree Harvest, Green People, Funk Bubble and I am Natural. All the therapists are fully qualified, insured and offer top quality treatments such Reiki healing, Reflexology, Aromatherapy, Thai, Shiatsu, Swedish, Ayurvedic or Indian Head Massage as well as sports or deep tissue massage.
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	Infinity At Infinity you can buy natural cosmetics like Weleda and Barefoot Botanics amongst other carefully made brands. read more ...