IL Bistro

About IL Bistro

A family-run Italian place in the Lanes that's been going more than fifty years, now run by the founder's son — and it shows in how welcome people are made to feel. The food is homemade and generous: breakfasts served well into the afternoon with good-quality sausages and bacon, and the terrace out front is a treat when the weather plays along. There's a kids' menu, high chairs, and staff who are chatty and patient rather than rushed. Prices sit at about the Brighton average, despite what you might hear. The honest snag is timing — when it's busy, food can be slow to arrive, so this suits an unhurried lunch more than a hungry-toddler emergency. One family called it "a great little find", and the warmth of the welcome is what keeps people coming back.

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