Brighton Restaurants

Vivace Brighton Brighton offers more than just salt water and lounging beach babes; a little bit back from the beach lies this stylish Italian eatery, which shuns sand and driftwood in favour of crisp linen and blindingly shiny timber. More stylishly understated than scarily modern, the decor creates a comfortable space for tucking into the generous portions of uncomplicated Italian cuisine.

Indeed, traditional and contemporary Italian mix fluidly on the a la carte menu, from homemade gnocchi with lemon-scented chicken ragu, ricotta and oregano, to the cacciucco alla Livornese, which features mussels, prawns, scallops and fish soaked in provincial-style Italian crayfish bisque. Almost all of the mains are gluten-free, so coeliacs have reason to be regular bon vivants at Vivace. Meanwhile, avid movie-goers may choose Vivace given its convenient proximity to the Palace Cinema Brighton Bay complex just across the road. more