Happy Maki - Burritos And Bowls in Brighton and Hove

Staff were so nice and the food was delicious and the smoothie!! Was!! So!! Good!! (It has a nice ginger kick to it)

Super yummy food and the loveliest service !!!!! Thank you folks for a great experience. Xx

Vegan sushi burritos!! Would recommend this place to anyone. I had a nori burrito, which is so different to anything else! So healthy and tasty! Would also highly recommend the salmon options. I'd never found a vegan one I'd liked, and the one my partner had was very tasty! Lovely atmosphere, really relaxed and cute decor. Very reasonable price! Lovely people working there. One of the staff gave me a taste of the ponso mango before I made my choice!

Had the bowl with “chicken”, “salmon”, nori seaweeds, peanuts, and garlic mayo. Absolutely delicious!!

We love a Bento Box! Absolute bargan and so good for you. We discovered these lovely people at 2000 trees festival I believe. My partner used to run all the bars there and was always a good pick me up dinner. They also donate to great charities ❤️

Great work on gluten free and vegan menu, it's just delicious, definitely go there!

Absolutely amazing place I can’t fault it. This is now a staple for every time we do a day trip to Brighton, before we get on the road to go home we pick up a couple of sushi burritos as a takeaway to have when we get home. Usually when you get sushi out it’s good but never enough- a Happy Maki sushi burrito is (in the best way) just one large long sushi roll with loads of great toppings. I should also emphasise the rice they use is absolutely delicious. Inari satay pockets were great on the side too. Reasonable price, delicious, and super healthy with friendly service. Some constructive feedback - the vegan salmon you guys do is delicious and it would be so good to have a burrito with it on the menu. As well - there’s so many good vegan cream cheeses I think vegan cream cheese would be a great topping for some of your menu items.

Este es uno de mis lugares favoritos para comer. La comida siempre es fresca y me comería cualquier cosa en el menú (creo que he probado casi todo). Suelo ir por el bento para conseguir un poco de todo. El personal es siempre amable y me encantan los valores y el ethos. También es amigable con los perros, lo cual es increíble.

It was our first time trying out food on this restaurant. Our first impression was good as we looked at different options on the menue. When we received our food, my husband had ordered rice with different vegetables on it and as he expected food to be served warm, it come slightly cold, and he went to ask if it can be warmed up slightly. The lady behind the counter said that they do not have microwave and in fact she said the food is always kept on the room temperature. This made me slightly worried as restaurant serves rice and seaweed wrap that should not be kept out of fridge. However I did not think of it much at the time and carried on enjoying our meal. Same night after my meal I started to feel unwell and was up all night being nauseas and vomiting. There was noughing else that could have caused it but the food I ate there. It was so unpleasant experience that I promised to myself I would never eat there and be extra cautious when eating out next time.

Bloody delicious. I’m not vegan and enjoyed every bit of the bento box!

Simply my favourite place to eat. I cannot visit Brighton without eating here or go to a festival without eating at their stall. My favourite food made so that I can eat it (I’m gf) and always fresh and delicious. The mission and ethos are the icing on the cake. Tried the Bento today instead of a roll and wasn’t disappointed. Satay pockets are 👌👌👌

I visited Happy Maki with a group of friends on my lunch break whilst in Brighton for a conference and ordered a burrito bowl. Unfortunately, my order was lost, and by the time we realised, everyone else had nearly finished eating. However, the staff were incredibly kind and apologetic. They immediately offered me a drink and some chocolate as a gesture of goodwill. What really stood out was their commitment to making things right – they insisted on preparing my meal to take away, completely free of charge. Their genuine care and effort to fix the mistake left a lasting impression. Mistakes happen, but excellent customer service like this makes all the difference. I’ll definitely be back!

Great place, interesting twist on sushi and adore the buddha bowls. So anxious it will disappear the way so many vegan places have lately ... please come eat here and keep it going!

Good selection of burritos and Buddha bowls, or build your own bowl. Lots of seating, great people watching if the tables are available by the huge window. Lovely staff, very quick service. Oh, all plant-based, of course.

Lovely food, so fresh and tasty. Staff are so friendly and it is absolutely spotlessly clean 🙌

Very good restaurant, go there! 🍣

The best vegan sushi and bowls we've ever had! We're here almost every month!

A great Vegan sushi experience, delicious bowls of plant-based goodness; staff were really kind and friendly, and food was freshly prepared and after order came quickly.

Always nice food and a great team

Great place. I highly recommend the hoisin duck burrito and satay pockets. Excellent food and a good price. Also vegan!

They're pretty bloody lovely in here. Only downside is the food can be unnecessarily sweet.

Staff are really friendly! Food is so good as well! If you ate non vegan this is a really good place to try fully vegan food!

Always amazingly fresh food, great service with a smile and adequate room to make yourself comfortable. I love this place and the food!

Looks intimidating from the outside but well worth going inside. The atmosphere is inviting and really friendly. You choose what you want from a list of choices. It was really good food, can’t wait to visit again.

Impossible to sit at a table if you’re disabled. Out of our group of 7, two of us have spinal injuries and one has just had knee replacement so we had to leave. Why have benches that you have to clamber over?

Nice little canteen. We didn’t realise it is a vegetarian restaurant, however the food is amazing. Staff is great friendly. Definitely will come back next time I visit Brighton.

Superb food that happens to be vegan. Fun options to take away or eat in. Definitely somewhere we’ll be visiting again!

Love this place! Delicious poke bowls and burritos.

As always, Happy Maki is wonderful. Our favourite place to eat in Brighton!

He sido fan de Happy Maki desde que lo encontré en el festival Beautiful Days hace varios años. Cada vez que vengo a Brighton tengo que visitar y la comida de hoy fue tan excelente como siempre. ¡Todo es sin gluten, vegano y completamente delicioso! Hoy he tomado el burrito de satay de remolacha y albahaca con coliflor palomitas de maíz y un batido de bayas. La cafetería está arriba por encima de Yum Yum en la calle Sydney y tiene largas mesas de refectorio para compartir. ¡Si viviera en Brighton comería aquí todos los días!

a really tasty place with a large selection of dishes with similar ingredients, you can eat enough and the food is well seasoned. Itself the place could have a slightly nicer decor and more comfortable seats. Affordable prices.

Came here Wednesday evening and had the 'salmon' bowl & cauliflower wings. Truly amazing food. Wish I was closer as I'd probably eat here every night. As someone who's vegan and gluten free, this is the most choice I've ever had on a menu.

Estábamos muy contentos de haber encontrado este lugar. El menú te permite personalizar tus opciones de forma tan fácil de combinar todos los artículos que te gustan en tu comida. Toda la comida era tan sabrosa, fresca y deliciosa. Sin duda volveremos en nuestro próximo viaje a Brighton. La gente que trabaja aquí es muy amable y servicial. Muy recomendable

Me and my friend ordered two fully loaded with chicken peppers avocado sesame seeds cucumber sweet potato’s wedges and teriyaki sauce, however as the food wasn’t specific on what it actually was as it didn’t say on the website we assumed it was a bowl. When we got the order it was a sewers sushi wrap with no teriyaki sauce no sweet potato’s and no sesame seeds. And it tasted really bad, the chicken was hard and chewy the rice tasted weird and obviously there were missing ingredients. So honestly when you are advertising food specify what it really is. We also looked at the menu for the sewed wraps and the fully loaded was not on there it was separate to everything else.

Delicious food, fast service. All-round great experience; my favourite place to eat in Brighton.

always great. Lovely food and service. Always come here when we travel down from London

I'm not a vegan, put I really like the food here. Very tasty and reasonably priced

Cute little canteen style restaurant above a small shop overlooking the lanes. (Great for people watching) Allergen friendly. Pretty sure it’s all gluten free. I do know it’s damn delicious and I’m a very fussy customer (being a chef) Would recommend popcorn cauliflower, satay pockets, hoisin “duck” (tofu skin) or even a bowl!! When I’m back in Brighton I always make sure I pop in for a bit of lunch.

Fantastic food in roomy upstairs space with large communal tables. Counter service with a good range of Asian vegan food. We had burrito roll which is a large maki roll and very tasty. Super friendly team working there when we went for early dinner.

I love this place and love taking friends, family, anyone who visits me here! They cater to so many different dietary requirements (my sister is vegetarian, and my friend has coeliac disease) I believe Happy Maki used to be 100% gluten free but there are a few "may contain" ingredients that have made them like... 99% gluten free still. The staff were able to quickly and confidently highlight which menu items my coeliac friend could safely enjoy, and ensured that her sushi burrito was safely prepared to avoid cross contaminants. The soy sauce here is also gluten free! We really appreciated being able to enjoy a delicious lunch worry-free.

The food was amazing, very reasonably priced and tasted so good. Staff were so lovely and helpful about allergens, everything is vegan which is brilliant and nearly everything there is gluten free too! My new favourite place to eat in Brighton 😊🍱

Great Poke. We had the Salmon poke bowl and the Satay, both delicious with generous portions, fresh ingredients and great sauces.

Brighton is apparently full of amazing veggie/vegan restaurants, but we only know Happy Maki because we never want to go anywhere else when we’re in Brighton! The food is incredible - so fresh, inventive, delicious perfectly balanced flavours. You haven’t had Popcorn cauli until you’ve had Happy Maki’s :) nothing else compares (we’ve tried). Not from Brighton but tend to come down once a year or so - eating at Happy Maki is always a main attraction. Great to see them move to a bigger location - lovely atmosphere. Wish Happy Maki would open up around Portsmouth/Southampton or make a cookbook! Thanks for all the wonderful food.

First time I’ve been here. I had the sweet potato seaweed burrito and it was excellent. The flavours were so yummy I was literally making nom nom nom sounds the whole time I was eating it. The portions are a good size too and the space is really nice to sit in. Big thumbs up from me. I’m definitely coming back.

Delicious! I recommend the Build A Bowl option, which is customisable to your own preferences. I am also a massive fan of the vegan Salmon, which is one of the best salmon alternatives I’ve ever had.

Always awesome. Always fresh. WiFi and aircon and nice place for chilled lunch on a hot day

Really nice little place, food was delicious and they were great with regards to my allergies. Would recommend:)

I visited around 12.30 on a weekday. There were a few diners already ordering/eating but there was lots of available seating to eat in. Service was fast and friendly. I think the pricing is fair - There's a poster explainingg the breakdown of their prices for anyone that's interested. I had a burrito which was well made and held its shape whilst I ate it. The menu said crispy chicken - I assumed this meant breaded, but it wasn't. It tasted good though so it didn't really matter.

Really nice food selection. Poke bowls are rapidly becoming a favorite of mine. Nice and airy eating area and with air conditioning too. Nice staff.

Delicious food, really filling and completely yummy, the options are perfect and such fresh and good feeling food! It’s not for profit which I didn’t realise, so all the money goes to actually making the food/staffing it with the living wage etc, and even a little to charity too. It was really good value, we got a nice filling lunch (sushi burrito, bento box with half a burrito, two big satay pockets and edamame), and some popcorn cauliflower and one drink for £27 which is so good for these days!

The bowls are delicious and healthy. The portion size is good and the bowls are relatively cheap.

I absolutely love this place. Best Poke bowl I ever had. Please open a branch in London!

Really love it here- staff are super friendly and food always reliably great.

Really fun, excellent vegan sushi. The burrito roll concept works perfectly but the bowls and sides are equally as fantastic. Clever cooking, nailed on flavours, and an admirable ethical stance. Extremely strongly recommended.

I love this place. The food is excellent, and doesn't cost the earth. And the staff are very friendly. It's located a short walk away from the station, and whenever we visit Brighton we like to visit Happy Maki.

The food was out of this world! The satay pockets were especially great. The people were really friendly and the whole atmosphere felt very relaxed. We will definitely be returning when we visit Brighton again.

Pretty much perfect. Great food, nice staff, clean modern locale and we loved the overall concept.

Very friendly staff and the food is very good and with the right portion size. Well done! :)

Food here was delicious, great ingredients and tasty flavours. Staff were lovely and restaurant felt clean. Wonderful that it is dog friendly too!

I had the absolute most delicious Satay "Chicken" Sushi Bowl prepared by Zoe, who was honestly just so incredibly lovely, kind, and welcoming. There was something about the way they season their rice that just popped and shined so hard, it was honestly the best rice I've ever had which is kind of an insane thing to say but it was all smashing. Thank you so much Happy Maki team and Zoe!!!

The ‘salmon’ bowl was delicious and had to double check it wasn’t actual salmon !!

very quick service and great value for a big portion

Happy Maki is the best thing on planet earth. I’ll continue to shout from the rooftops at anyone who will listen #happymaki4eva

One of my favourite places in Brighton

My partner and I have been big fans of Happy Maki for a few years. Being gluten free and vegan, it’s hard to find places with whole menus. In the last months, however, the food quality has really gone down hill. Today, we got sweet potato so undercooked I could not cut through it (chunks rather than the wedges they used to do which were always well cooked) and rice that was definitely old, as it was hard and gummed together in a way that it’s not been before. Really hope things start looking up, but I don’t think we’ll be eating here again due to two or three unpleasant experiences in a row, which is a shame given how much we used to love it.

We had been to happy making before a few years ago after first having it at a festival. The sushi burritos are so good. When they ask if you want wasabi they mean inside the wrap not outside so be warned. Came with 5 month old and they were really accommodating.

This is still a brilliant place with delicious sushi, but I miss when it was still super affordable :( 8.50 for a sushi roll that doesn't really fill you up sort of takes away from what it used to be. However I do understand everything is getting more expensive, so all things considered it's still a wonderful place to go for a snack/lunch. They're best roll is for sure the hoison duck one -- the most flavour and the most filling imo

My current favourite to order from, and probably one of the best food outlets in Brighton. The food is amazing (even as someone who myself isn’t vegan, but I do have a fish allergy and the vegan fish is amazing!) Just all round brilliant, from the really yummy dishes, to the business ethics, staff and owners. Could not recommend more!

We didn’t know we walked into a vegan restaurant. That being said, the food was amazing. People were very friendly. The cauliflower tempura was great(could have ate another) and the burritos and sauces were delicious. Thanks again!

Such a great find for vegans. Nourishing, filling and so many options we did the happy food dance 💃

I have been looking forward to visiting Happy Maki for some time, however my visit left me quite underwhelmed. The quality and flavour of the food didn’t meet my expectations, particularly considering the price point. The satay sauce was basically a runny peanut butter, the burrito didn’t hold together well and fell apart on eating and for me flavour was really lacking. The food was fresh however and arrived quickly. Located up a flight of stairs on the first floor.

Loved this. Customisable, tasty, nutritious poke bowls and burritos, everything plant-based and good quality ingredients. Good portions. Option to pay extra so someone else can eat cheaper. Recommending to friends. Will be a regular!

Delicious and healthy food, especially recommend the bowls and the popcorn cauliflower. Good value for money considering the generous portion sizes. Free chilled tap water available to help yourself.

I always come here for lunch when I’m over from London! Amazing sushi burritos and staff are lovely

Delicious food as always! Food you feel good after. I prefer the other type of ‘chicken’ they used to use but there’s still plenty of other great options on the menu.

System issues while placing order. Wasted a lot of time and efforts to try to order. Website didnt work ( also prices are higher than walking in ). Website says 20% off but that too doesnt work. Please fix these issues and dont disappoint a customer.

Perfect amount of food and perfect taste!! I’m blown away!!!

Amazing place! All vegan and gluten free, and delicious!

The children's burrito was 'tropical' says Elliott aged 8! And my mango satay chick bowl was delicious....heather aged 43! We'll be back very soon

For a quick healthy meal you can't go wrong. Brilliant flavours.

Deliciously wholesome food on a Sunday afternoon

Excellent vegan food. Love the flavours. All made up fresh

Very ethical and good value. Hoisin duck burrito is to die for, we didn't even realise it was vegan at first. One of my favs in Brighton fr

Vegan sushi heaven, what else can you say. Yes a tad pricey, but as a treat it's all good. Popcorn cauliflower not quite as good as I remember in the past but the sushi itself top

One of my favourite restaurants in Brighton. Great food, friendly staff, cosy restaurant. What's not to like?!

Always good! Also love that they sell Chari Tea.

Amazing food - we got the loaded sushi burrito, ‘salmon’ bowl, and satay pockets and they were all delicious. Vegans and non-vegans all loved it! Also great value for sushi. We’ll be back and definitely recommend.

kind staff, good vibes!!! 1000% recommend if you’re ever in brighton

A vegan sushi burrito is everything that nobody knew they needed, located in the centre of Brighton. Filling and delicious - I recommend the hoison duck but they all looked lovely.

Lovely. Might seem a bit expensive but the portion it s quite good, tho if you re a greedy eater I d choose something else as it can get quite expensive. Atmosphere was very good. The chefs were singing and just vibing, make you feel at home.

I didn’t know poke bowls could be delicious without salmon. They are absolutely amazing in Happy Maki!

Really cute spot in the lanes - the staff were really lovely and they had a banging playlist on! We had the vegan duck sushi burrito and it was just delicious! Perfect lunch for less than 20 quid for two! I’m going to dream about it, so yummy 🤤

On a health kick so I came here and ordered a "bowl" I customised myself. I wasn't sure if it would be enough on it's own but was reassured they were fairly large and indeed it was filling enough for me. I usually order a burrito and/or sides but try something new every time. I think it's not bad value for money considering how responsible the company are and you see where your money is going.

Food was fantastic. I would definitely eat here again but not until the weather warms up!! I am not sure about whether the 'pay what you like' option was available still (yes, I have read previous review answers) but luckily that was not an issue for us. I opted for 'build a bowl', during a quiet time, but still one of the requested ingredients was incorrect. I am sure the friendly staff would have changed this, had I asked them, but I did not bother to point this out, partly as it still tasted delicious and partly because I was freezing!!! Most customers sat in coats the whole time and we could see the problems they might have in trying to adequately heat the building, due to the entrance way and reopening outside door. It was such a shame, as the cold really affected my enjoyment of the food. If you go in winter, wrap up warm. See you next summer, Happy Maki!

Vegan or not you will enjoy your delicious food experience at Happy Maki. You get vegan sushi wraps that are full of flavour and freshly made which also allows you to make changes in your maki to personalise it if desired. I honestly love this food place, and recommend it happily to all my friends.

Oh my goodness, what a delightful surprise. Through the doorway and up the stairs to delicious vegan food. The 'Salmon' is delicious. Super friendly staff.

We loved happy Maki. Delicious innovative vegan food, loads of different options, from fake meat to vegetable only options. Service was brilliant. We really liked that it was a nonprofit that cares about food sustainability, and has a great chat with the staff about that aspect of the business.

Wonderful staff and peaceful environment

Great food, great charity initiative, great for allergens. I never leave reviews but this was worth it.

Yum, beautifully fresh, lovely bowl and smoothie with friendly service, thanks.