Don't be held down by a bog standard bar, try something new and unusual instead. You're only drunk once, or something. Harking back to vintage themes, dosing the crowd on tiki tipples and taking to nature for inspiration, some of the best themed bars in Brighton can be found right here. Primed for a unique night out, or a themed birthday bash, get the low down below.
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Last updated on 1st August 2025
One of the coolest spots in town, Dead Wax Social is a tribute to Brighton's famed record shop and music industry. It's themed around vinyl music, with a carefully curated playlist and vintage records decorating the walls.
Sip rare pints from local breweries while you groove to the tunes, and be sure to check out their food menu too, featuring all kinds of delicious pizzas.
One for the most weird and wonderful of you, The Mesmerist is a homage to all things distant and vintage. Not only boasting a roster of furniture that teams with dated charm, there's a myriad of vintage trinkets and retro events that lay claim on an era of Victorian inspired discovery, all the way through to the 50s.
HAPPY HOUR 🍸| £8 Cocktails | £4 Bottles of beer | £18 Bottles of wine | £20 Bottles of prosecco
If you're after a Prohibition-themed bar in Brighton, The Bootlegger is just the place to head. From being decked out with graffiti murals to its roaster of live music and DJs, this spot oozes all kinds of cool party vibes.
Not happy with just being a boozer, The Tempest Inn in Brighton decided to become one of the only themed pubs in Brighton. Not only harking back to days of shipwrecks and pirates, the entirety of Tempest is a nod to rocks and cave systems as a whole.
South America has got something to say for itself thanks to this themed restaurant in Brighton. One of the most colourful places in the town for burritos, Mexican bites and mojitos combined, La Choza is a wonderland of flavour, colour and sassy, foodie charm.
Another of the town's best bars, this speakeasy themed bar in Brighton is a dedication to all things moonshine and prohibition. Head on down for candlelit cocktails in a truly vintage enviroment as this bar is a jolly ol' place to spend those hard earned clams of yours.
