Your Guide to a Sustainable Brighton Pride

Brighton Pride is one of the biggest weekends in the city’s calendar. As thousands of people come together to celebrate, the city’s hospitality venues play a huge role in keeping everyone fed, refreshed and ready to enjoy the festivities.

Behind the scenes, many of these businesses are also working hard to manage their waste more sustainably.

At Recorra, we work with hospitality businesses across Brighton to help them recycle more of the materials they generate every day, from glass bottles and food waste to mixed recycling. By keeping these materials out of general waste, we help ensure valuable resources can be recycled and put back into circulation.

This Pride, we’re shining a spotlight on a selection of cafés, restaurants, and bars along the parade route that share our commitment to reducing waste and supporting a more circular economy. Whether they’re recycling glass from busy bar services or separating food waste from their kitchens, these businesses are helping make Brighton Pride a little more sustainable.

Coffee Stops

Whether you’re grabbing a coffee before the parade or taking a break during the celebrations, these venues are making recycling part of their everyday operations: 

The Flour Pot Bakery (Seafront)

A Brighton institution, The Flour Pot Bakery is known for its and locally roasted coffee. Alongside serving its popular range of artisan breads, pastries, and coffees, Flour Pot has taken steps to reduce its environmental footprint through initiatives such as compostable packaging and investment in lower-carbon bakery operations.  

Wolfox

Wolfox has sustainability built into its wider business philosophy, with a focus on organic products and environmentally conscious sourcing. By separating recyclable materials and food waste, the café is helping recover resources that might otherwise end up in general waste. 

Presuming Ed’s

A Brighton favourite, Presuming Ed’s is known for its relaxed atmosphere, great coffee, and vegetarian-friendly menu. Its commitment to responsible recycling helps support a more sustainable hospitality sector in the city. 

Lunch Along the Route

Looking for somewhere to stop for lunch? These Brighton favourites are helping keep valuable materials in circulation through their recycling efforts: 

Wahaca

Wahaca has been recognised for its work on responsible sourcing, reducing its carbon footprint, and reducing the amount of waste its locations generate.  

The Coal Shed

The Coal Shed’s menus focus on high-quality seasonal ingredients sourced as locally as possible, reducing food miles and supporting regional producerswherever they can. Regular recycling collections help ensure valuable materials are diverted away from general waste wherever possible. 

Tutto

Built around seasonal ingredients and a sharing-style dining experience that celebrates simple, quality produce, Tutto works to make the most of the materials and ingredients used throughout its operation, keeping everything as close to home as possible. A commitment to ethical recycling keeps their recyclables in the circular economy.  

Riddle & Finns

Known for its seafood offering, Riddle & Finns highlights sustainably sourced fish and seafood on its menus. Combined with dedicated recycling collections for materials generated on site, these efforts help reduce environmental impact while supporting more responsible resource use. 

Lavash (North Street)

Serving freshly prepared Middle Eastern dishes in the heart of Brighton, Lavash focuses on fresh, quality ingredients and traditional cooking methods. Through its commitment to responsible recycling, the restaurant is helping support a more circular economy. 

Something Sweet

Need an afternoon pick-me-up? 

Kaspa’s

Serving everything from waffles and crepes to milkshakes and sundaes, Kaspa’s uses locally sourced pasteurised milk and cream to cut emissions where possible. By separating recyclable materials and minimising the amount sent to general waste in Brighton, the business is helping ensure more resources can be recovered and reused. 

Feeling Thirsty

When the celebrations continue into the evening, these venues are also doing their bit along the parade route to recycle more: 

Hector’s House 

As an independent Brighton pub focused on working with local suppliers and producers, Hector’s supports Brighton’s economy by helping reduce unnecessary transport impacts by buying local. Recycling collections help ensure that materials such as bottles, cans, and cardboard are recovered after use. 

The Cowley Club

The Cowley Club’s volunteer-run vegan café and bar contribute to a lower-impact food offering, while its community-led approach promotes reuse, sharing, and responsible consumption. Its recycling efforts help further reduce waste generated through its café and events programme. 

The Joker

A popular Brighton pub and events space, The Joker works to recycle materials generated through its busy food and drinks operation, helping divert more resources away from general waste and into the circular economy. 

Small Changes, Big Impact

Hospitality businesses generate a wide range of materials every day, many of which can be recycled when the right systems are in place. By separating materials such as glass, food waste, and mixed recycling, businesses can help recover valuable resources and reduce what ends up in general waste. 

The venues featured here are just a small selection of the many Brighton businesses working with Recorra to take positive steps to improve their recycling. As Pride returns to Brighton, we’re pleased to celebrate the businesses helping make Brighton’s hospitality scene that little bit more sustainable. 

If you’re celebrating Pride this year, why not support businesses that are taking positive steps for the environment? Choosing venues that recycle, reduce waste, and think carefully about their impact is a simple way to help make Pride better for Brighton everyone who calls it home. 

To see where they’re located along the parade route, take a look at our Brighton Pride Pit Stops guide on Instagram.