Plates ★ 4.4
Brighton hinterlandThu 17:00-00:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-23:00. Closed Mon-Wed.
The Brighton room that puts Sussex sparkling and still wine at the top of the list rather than in a corner of it, on Norfolk Square off Western Road.
The list: English wine led list with Sussex producers at the front of it, poured by the glass in a small Norfolk Square room.
Plateau ★ 4.6
Brighton hinterlandSun-Thu 12:00-23:00, Fri-Sat 12:00-00:00.Until midnight Friday and Saturday
A natural wine and cocktail bar in the South Lanes that keeps pouring after the kitchen closes, with the last seating at 21:30 and the bar running to midnight at the weekend.
The list: Natural, organic and biodynamic list with more than twenty wines by the glass, served alongside small plates until 22:00.
Cases ★ 4.4
Brighton hinterlandMon 15:00-00:00, Tue-Sat 10:00-00:00, Sun 12:00-22:00.Until midnight Monday to Saturday
The Hove room that stays open latest without turning into a cocktail bar: wine, charcuterie and a bottle shop from 10am to midnight Tuesday to Saturday.
The list: Wine and charcuterie room off Western Road with a shop attached, open from mid morning through to midnight six days a week.
Burnt Orange ★ 4.4
Brighton Lanes12:00 to 00:00 Monday to Wednesday, to 01:00 Thursday to Saturday, 10:00 to 23:00 SundayUntil 1am Thursday to Saturday
Fire cooked small plates on Middle Street with the latest licence of any wine focused room in the Lanes, running to 1am from Thursday through Saturday.
The list: Curated list spanning classics and less familiar bottles across a broad price range, with staff pairing it to the fire cooked small plates.
Tapestry ★ 4.1
Hove16:00 to 23:00 Wednesday and Thursday, 12:00 to 00:00 Friday and Saturday, 12:00 to 22:00 SundayUntil midnight Friday and Saturday
A Victoria Grove neighbourhood bar with an east facing terrace, live music and an Argentinian small plates kitchen, open to midnight at the weekend.
The list: Neighbourhood list built from lighter styles through to full bodied, with a two glass deal that leaves you the rest of the bottle Wednesday to Friday 4pm to 7pm.
Bar 50ml ★ 4.0
Brighton Valley Gardens17:00 to 23:30 Wednesday and Thursday, 15:00 to 23:30 Friday, 12:00 to 23:30 Saturday, 12:00 to 19:00 SundayUntil 11.30pm Wednesday to Saturday
An aperitivo room on St Georges Place pouring sparkling red Lambrusco until 11.30pm, which is not a style anywhere else in Brighton builds a list around.
The list: Small hand picked Italian list with Lambrusco at the centre of it, poured with focaccia and sharing plates.