Bohemia Brighton

There's something for everyone at this bar, restaurant, ‘grand café’ and late lounge rolled into a warren-like 19th-century building in the Lanes. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea are served in the cosy snugs and mezzanine library on the ground floor; better still, head upstairs to the Veuve Clicquot roof terrace for a glass of fizz and some fresh air. As the sun goes down, the music is turned up and the island bar becomes the main focus. Smartly dressed twentysomethings sip cocktails such as Brighton rock clover (Cognac, pêche de vigne, fresh raspberries and a piece of seaside ‘rock’) while lining their stomachs with comfort food from the all-day menu (burgers, steaks and pasta). There's live jazz on Thursday nights, while late-night revellers strut their stuff on the dance floor of the swish third-floor cocktail bar-cum-club at the weekend.

Established in 2012, Bohemia is no ordinary multi-use venue. Located in the heart of Brighton, Bohemia is independently owned and set over four floors, with each area of the venue occupied for different uses. There's a Veuve Clicquot roof terrace with heaters and a giant parasol, a main island bar on the ground floor, and heated front patio that stretches onto the historic cobbled lanes. Bohemia is open from midday every day of the week, closing late on weekdays, and even later on the weekends.

If you’re popping by not just for drinks and dancing, but for food, order sharing plates of whole baked camembert seasoned with a rosemary bouquet, garlic clove and topped with a truffle honey drizzle, or a selection of tasty small plates. Options include Italian burrata with roasted balsamic figs, prosciutto, toasted pumpkin seeds and fig leaf oil, grilled Sussex pork belly with a caramelised onion jam, pink lady apple and grilled onion salad, crispy pork skin and black truffle jus, and delicious prawn and cucumber sushi rolls with soya sauce, wasabi, pink ginger and cucumber steam.

There aren't many mains to choose from, but what small offering the kitchen has, is of a high standard. Try the seasonal fish and chips served with mushy peas, tartare sauce, grilled lemon and house cooked chips, a grilled butterflied sea bass with flamed Sussex shellfish, confit garlic, white wine and parsley cream sauce and winter sea vegetables, and miso and soy glazed Japanese aubergines paired with crispy potatoes, tempura spring onions and pickled chillies, topped with a coconut curry sauce and toasted sesame seeds. Don't skip dessert! Be sure to try the sticky clementine pudding with blood orange coulis and homemade clotted cream – we think it sounds divine.