The best full English breakfasts in Brighton

Embers is known for its wood-fired prowess, cooking premium cuts in a central medieval-style fire cage that adds to the theatrical experience. Since making a name for themselves with their roasts, they've expanded into brekky time as well. Their full English breakfast comes with smoked sausage, black pudding, their house bacon, Billington mushrooms, a potato waffle, cowboy beans, tomato compote, and shirred eggs. PS – the filter coffee comes with free top-ups.

Lost in The Lanes is a buzzy breakfast spot in the heart of Brighton. Championing quality Sussex produce, it's a chill spot that goes from morning coffees to leisurely lunches and evening drinks without batting an eyelid. Their butcher's fry-up comes with streaky bacon and sausage from Steyning Butchers, mushrooms, roasted cherry tomatoes, potato hash, organic poached eggs, and sourdough breakfast, with smoky beans available to add. Vegetarian and vegan versions are offered as well.

One of the Dishoom restaurants' claims to fame is their breakfast menu, featuring icons like the bacon naan roll, and the more casual Permit Room spin-off carries on the tradition. The Full Permit, as the cooked breakfast at this buzzy Brighton spot is called, includes spiced akuri eggs, smoky bacon, pork sausages, masala beans, grilled mushrooms, and buttered buns for a welcome Indian twist on the classic fry-up.

As one might expect from the name, Oeuf is an all-day brunch spot with loads of choice when it comes to breakfast and brunch dishes, including one of the best full English breakfasts in Brighton. Making full use of quality local suppliers, the fry-up includes Sussex bacon, sausage, free-range eggs, mushrooms and tomatoes, a homemade rosti, homemade beans, and French white loaf for mopping everything up. A plant-based version is available as well.

Moksha Caffe near Brighton Station is famed for its strong brunch game, offering a menu that covers all bases, from full English breakfasts and brekky burgers to huevos rancheros and their famous must-try hash browns. Freshly roasted beans keep the coffee potent and invigorating, and the cold brew martini is a local favourite.

Starfish & Coffee over by Queen's Park is an award-winning café known for its ample brunch offerings. Traditional, vegetarian, and vegan full English breakfasts are served here, complete with organic ingredients and locally sourced produce and accompanied by the ethically roasted Skylark Coffee. There are loads of add-ons to customise your fry-up just the way you like it, too.

Kemptown stalwart Mac's Cafe is a proper greasy spoon serving full English breakfasts and other morning fare at a budget-friendly price. This down-to-earth spot has been around for decades and locals know that the Mac's Special – a fry-up with a cuppa – is just the thing to get you going in the morning, regardless what the previous night held in store. The sunny back garden is great for leisurely morning hangs.

Jo & Co in Hove channels laid-back Antipodean café stylings, offering easy-going brunches and great coffee from morning to afternoon. The atmosphere is warm and sociable without feeling chaotic, and the owners' influence shows in the way new ideas and travel-inspired touches appear on the menu in a natural, unforced way. Their full English breakfast is available in both vegetarian and vegan versions as well.

Il Bistro has been serving food from a charming fisherman's cottage in The Lanes for over 50 years. Generally speaking, it's an Italian restaurant and steakhouse, but they do a proper full English breakfast as well, complete with a fried egg, grilled back bacon, Cumberland sausage, grilled tomato, mushrooms, hash brown, beans, and a choice of toast. Plant-based diners are taken care of as well.

Richard's Cafe is another one of those timeless caffs that seem to have been around forever, and in this case, that's pretty accurate – they've been serving locals since the 1970s. The menu covers all the proper breakfast fare, from full English breakfasts made with free-range eggs to breakfast baps, pancakes, and more. You can't miss this place – jus look for the bright yellow front and the tables of satisfied punters outside.