Little Bird in Brighton and Hove

I was looking for places where I could eat gluten-free deserts, Little Bird was one of them. Lovely café, was offered 2 gluten-free deserts to choose from (which is more than I'm used to, usually there's only one).

Personal amable. Fantástico café y deliciosas pastas. Se lo recomendaría a cualquiera de la zona. . . . !

found this cute busy little place in the lanes for coffee and cake. Cakes temptingly left in the window to salivate over. It was crammed full and we just got a table in the window. All cakes coffee and hot chocolates were great.

Nos atraen a este acogedor café por una variedad espléndida de pasteles en la ventana. A veces lo tienta el ojo decepciona el paladar pero todo aquí está a la altura de su promesa de visual. Tuve la inusual (para mí de todos modos) el calabacín y combinación de lima negra que resultó húmeda y delicadamente sabrosa mientras que mi marido tenía la más tradicional pero no menos delicioso chocolate fudge cake. Había una buena variedad de la marca bastante encantador bluebird de tés para probar y me había 'Dozy chica' (manzanilla lavanda y rosa). Mientras está evolucionando positivamente tentados por el precioso igualmente. Limonada de fresa Si te sientas fuera puedes observar a la gente y comer tarta al contenido de su corazón y el servicio cálido y amable, es simplemente la cereza en la cima!

Paramos en este precioso pequeño café mientras paseando por la zona norte de laine de Brighton. Nos sentamos afuera para observar a la gente en una tarde gloriosa otoño. Pedimos café y pastel en el interior en el mostrador. La orden era trajo rápidamente a pesar de la cafetería muy concurrido. Teníamos un capuchino y café con leche con plátano y piña tarta que era sin gluten, también hay opciones veganas. La tarta era tan buena que regresar al día siguiente para probar los arándanos y limón. Este es un gran lugar para relajarse cuando compras en la zona.

Lovely for a cake and a pit stop after wandering through the lanes. It's very small inside, but ideal for a mini break from shopping. Chai latte was lovely!

Cozy cafe, friendly and smiling service, delicious coffee, amazing pineapple and chocolate cake, but the mankiest toilet I’ve seen in a while!

Tables are a bit of a squeeze but the cake is worth it. Nice little break from shopping at the Lanes.

This is a lovely café that serves fantastic (locally made) herbal teas and nice quality cakes (not homemade as far as I could see) - they had a choice of maybe 10 gateaux. It is a lovely friendly café but with only one serving member of staff so be prepared to wait a while.

A real gem in the north lanes with delicious drinks and cakes. A nice stop after visting all kind of shops.

Had an amazing experience here, we tried to go into the cafe across the road but they were closing and did not want any customers (understandable) So we poked in to this place and they were also closing but they let us order and sit for almost 40 minutes while they were closing up which felt really homely. Had a great cup of coffee and also this AMAZING Vegan cake (I am not vegan btw) but i just sounded so good in the description that i had to try it. And I'm so glad i did!!

Stopped for a drink whilst exploring Brighton and was not disappointed. Hot Chocolate was lovely as was the Soya Latte my partner had. Relaxing atmosphere and quick service. Cakes also looked amazing though unfortunately we decided against having one (as we were about to head to Choccywoccydoodah!) but as others have said, the chocolate cake did look all kinds of beautiful. Definitely check them out if your in the area.

Popped in for a break. So friendly. Great iced coffee but... Smoothie and cake amazing!!!! Not many people would think to put together a rhubarb and ginger cake. Great atmosphere too.

We stopped at Little Bird this afternoon for tea/coffee and cake. We took the table outside and fortunately missed the rain! The cakes looked really good and drew us in, well they exceeded our expectations & were divine. I bake regularly and am quite critical, particularly if a cake looks good but is dry or tasteless. We chose vegan banana & passionfruit and vegan lemon & blueberry, both were moist & fruity and I wouldn't have guessed they were vegan, how does an eggless cake taste so good?! The staff were friendly & helpful.

I'm really fussy with cake and often don't know where to go in Brighton to get exactly what I want. There are loads of places that do perfectly good cakes, but not amazing. Little Bird does amazing cake, I love their carrot and chocolate fudge cake. I would highly recommend it.

Gorgeous shop. Cakes are delicious, coffee just right, staff very friendly. So glad I chose this over all the others out there. A real treasure.

We visited Little Bird in Kensington Gardens for a coffee and a tea.

Had coffee here which was very nice. Our eyes wandered to the cakes all looked amazing, vegan and gluten free options available. £3 a slice may sound a lot but by jingo they are worth it, big portions too.

Stumbled across this place on our annual weekend in Brighton last year - so returned this year for lunch.

We sampled several of the coffees from americano to chi latte. We were not disappointed from the black Americanism, cappuccino to chi latte all were superb nice presentation, pleasant staff, gentle music and cakes to die for. Chocolate and chocolate banana cake only problem is it is hard to eat both but we did manage to clear the plate.

This cafe is a perfect tranquil spot to watch the bustle of Kensington Gardens from. On a cold day, it is cosy and on a hot day it has some outside seating too! The cake here is spectacular with a wide range that varies slightly day-to-day but always inlcudes a gluten-free and a vegan option. Friendly, prompt service make this a great visit anytime!

We walked past the cakes in the window, 5 minutes later we just had to go back and get a slice. We were definitely not disappointed, the cake was incredible! They had about half a dozen different interesting flavours, would definitely go back to try more!

You looking for good reasonably priced coffee and fabulous to die for cake. This is one of those places. Great friendly service. The café is small so not a lot of seating. Well worth a visit.

The cake is amazing! First time I tried pineapple (and something else) cake - best cake ever! Melts in your mouth and it is super nice and fluffy. The coffee was really good too.

We were in Brighton for the weekend and visited this cafe twice. It's a lovely cosy cafe with friendly staff and amazing cake!! I would highly recommend for an afternoon treat.

Don't be put off because this tea shop looks small. If you can get a seat then pause for great drinks and amazing cakes. Some unusual cakes, I had rhubarb and ginger on one occasion which was fabulous. The staff are very friendly too.

We needed a cup of tea so headed to Little Bird which was close by and not full of people, the place is not large so very intimate to sit in which is quite cuddly in a good way. The lady serving us was really friendly and we can't commend the cake enough, must be homemade and really very good, between the two of us we had ginger and rhubarb and white chocolate and raspberry; both were excellent.

Easy to walk past but STOP. limited range but good example of do less better. Lovely cakes and great coffee. Ladies there friendly and very helpful. Will be back and so should you.

My husband and I came in last weekend and had some amazxng hot drinks. My fussy choice of hot drink was warmly acomodated

Stopped by for a drink and slice of cake and they were both lovely. I got rhubarb & ginger cake which was fabulous and my partner got pineapple, chocolate & banana which she said was lovely. My partner also got the strawberry iced tea which we both thought was lovely.

Great choice of great looking cakes in the window and welcoming rustic interior drew us in. Cake was moist and tasty, generous portions and washed down with a decent Chai Latte...Great Pistop to recuperate from North Laines shopping

We did a double take when we looked in the window and saw the most yummy cakes... Do try the rhubarb and ginger and/or the White chocolate and raspberry ... Soooo moist and so more-ish (wish my cakes came up like that :) )

The cakes drew me in, although mine did taste quite peculiar, but that's rhubarb and ginger for you! Very moist and gingery with (I think) rhubarb jam filling. Very but managed to acquire the taste before my other half wolfed it down instead. ;) (photo attached)

We were drawn in by the cakes in the window (clearly we were not the only ones, judging by the numbers of people coming in after us). My husband owns a coffee shop in the States, so we are always interested in others' offerings. Very small shop, with some outdoor seating (I don't know what they must do in winter!). That day it was a one-woman shop, with her handling everything from making drinks to taking orders to running to the window to get slices of cake. Quite impressive, I must say. She did have a friend who kept stopping to talk to her, but it did not seem to keep this young woman from getting orders out fairly quickly. I had a nicely made latte, and a slice of cake (I don't recall which one), and my husband had a slice of banana, chocolate and pineapple GF cake. Both cakes were well made, presented attractively on the plate, and carried a good consistent flavor. I would definitely go again if we were in Brighton.

There is seldom a time I visit the North Laine without picking up a smoothie from Little Bird. It's a small friendly location with great staff, lovely clean smoothies and the best cakes around. Please give it a go! I love the Little Bird!

Nice little cafe amongst many in this trendy area, friendly and helpful, and best of all, very nice coffee. I had a (gluten free) chocolate, coconut and pineapple cake, not bad, tho perhaps an unusual mix of flavours! Would go back test, affirmative !

Went there today with my husband and 2 daughters, one of which has Coeliac disease. We've heard they do gluten free food, so we thought we'd try it. Their food tastes lovely, and staff is nice, but I'm not sure, all of them are aware of cross contamination, when it comes to gluten. We had our food, then I saw one of the staff cut a gluten containing cake, then put the knife she used on top of the one they're supposed to use for the GF cake. When another member of staff noticed it, instead of washing the knives, she just put them on 2 separate plates. If that's how they treat their GF food, then maybe needless to say, that my little girl ended up with bloated, achy tummy later. :(

Me and three friends went in here for a coffee, as the layout has only two seating tables we moved two tables together as there was no staff available. Once seated we then was told by the waitress that appeared that we was not allowed. She didn't bother to help us move the table or welcome us to another table. She just looked us up and down and allowed us to walk away embarrassed, still hungry and needing a coffee! Not what we expected. Wouldn't bother trying again, due to the lack of welcoming, warm customer service as well as the dead atmosphere.

Perfect place to stop in whilst shopping or if you work near by, i spent many a day in here whilst working in the area and the seasonal food was just what i needed on a winters day!

Lovely friendly little coffee shop - the coffee was gorgeous..just like we had in Venice! I had a banana, pineapple and chocolate cake to die for and it was gluten free and my husband had a chocolate cake - couldn't be happier, staff were lovely and knowledgeable regarding my dietary needs. Next time we are in Brighton we'll be back. Thank you Little Bird xx

Came in for coffee and cake mid week and was hard pressed to get a table but managed to squeeze in.

Si tratta di un minuscolo locale in una delle vie più caratteristiche di Brighton nel quale mi hanno fatto sentire perfettamente a mio agio. Ho consumato dei sandwich al brie e bacon che vorrei avere qui anche ora (gnam!) e una fenomenale torta con banane e cioccolato.

Just the place for a refreshing coffee, a little small but more than made up for by the staff and the gorgeous cakes

Tiny Café, the girls who work there are sweet and polite. The humous and med veg foccacia is lush! Been in a couple of times and will continue to do some. Suitable for couples and small groups. Foccacia's are available to go.

We had gluten free roasted sweet potato and butter but squash soup with a slice of crusty gluten free bread. Absolutely delicious, can't fault it! Brilliant for a rainy November lunchtime. Another hidden gem!

Just the job when you fancy a quick break, usually a coffee and cake for me. Only a tiny cafe though but worth visiting if you can get in

Je m'y rend à chacune de mes venues à Brighton ! Les serveuses sont très gentilles, rapides et le stew aux lentilles est terriblement bon. La décoration est soignée et de tes bon goût. Je recommande !

Great pineapple, coconut and chocolate cake - which happened to be gluten free. Delicious coffee. RFriendly and sstaff. Lovely

We were looking around the North Lanes for a lunch snack and the Little Bird met our criteria. It look clean, contemporary and had a nice vibe. The menu was short but impressive. With de-cafe tea, Mozarella toasty and Bakewell tart we were well satisfied. The service was good and the girls cheerful. A recommended fuel stop.

A good little cafe in the Brighton Lanes area. Very good tasting coffee and a large selection of cakes. Very friendly and good service.

Excellent coffee and the most wonderful homemade cakes served in generous slices. Friendly staff and good prices made for an excellent coffee and cake stop.

We sat outside and watched the world bustle by on this busy street. The iced chai was wonderfully cold. Our kids had smoothies and they were wonderful also. The service was very friendly. Worth a stop for a rest in Brighton.

Nous avons vraiment apprécié notre halte chez Little bird, une fin d'après-midi. Les boissons chaudes, déclinaisons autour des cafés, étaient excellentes. Nous avons dégusté de délicieuses pâtisseries maison, et le service était aussi très bien. Franchement, un chouette petit endroit que ce Little Bird, à recommander chaudement...

We had a recommendation to visit the little bird, not knowing Brighton well we did struggle to find it but it was worth it. There is seating outside in a busy foot street and a few tables inside and surprisingly there was plenty of space when we arrived about 2:00. There is a small but interesting selection of sandwiches and cakes, we had one of each between us and both where very good. Prices are about average.

We had a lovely lunch here. There was a good range of gluten-free options - these weren't all marked on the menu, but the staff informed us they could use gluten-free bread for any of the sandwiches listed, the soup of the day was also suitable and there was a cake for dessert. I had the butternut squash and sweet potato soup, which came in a large bowl and was lovely - full of flavour and mildly spicy. This also came with gluten-free bread. I then went for the pineapple, banana and chocolate cake, which was divine - very moist and the flavours really worked well together to complement each other.

Wonderful sandwiches for lunch, lovely staff and a great slice of cake (pineapple, banana and white chocolate). A cosy, friendly cafe

The 'Little Bird' is located at the beginning of Kensington Gardens . Very good selection of toasted sandwiches, snacks and some delicious cakes. I sat outside and enjoyed some people watchng and a creamy Lavendar cake . Friendly , welcoming place.

Visiting Brighton for the day I went to Little Bird, what a friendly place. I'd be a regular if I lived closer. Made me feel very welcome and provided delicious food and truly scrummy coffee and walnut cake - what more could you want? It is so nice to find somewhere that gives good service.

Excellent little independent cafe for a mid morning break. sensible size cups of decent coffee, not the horrendous large cups found in the chain cafes. Cakes look inviting and a small lunch menu. Nice also to see matching chairs, stools and tables, instead of the usual cast offs found in other places. All in all a good experience. clean and tidy and friendly staff.

Stopped off for coffee with girlfriends & menu was so inviting ended up having lunch too. I had a goats cheese & caramelised onion with rocket baguette sandwich served warm and excellent soya cappuccino. My friends also said their food was delicious too - dishes included butternut squash & sweet potatoes soup with brown bread, bean stew and a chicken salad sandwich.

My favourite cafe in the lanes. Really nice and friendly owner who will make sure ur food and drinks are made with care!! amazing cakes the best in Brighton!!!

Coffee shop très sympa en plein coeur du quartier de North Laine à Brigton. Accueil chaleureux, gâteaux délicieux, une jolie adresse !

Brilliant little place. Cakes are so fresh and beautiful. Great coffee and friendly staff always nice and busy been in here many times

I took a German friend here one rainy Sunday afternoon because she likes to eat more natural things, unlike the luminous rainbow cake I had my eye on in the cafe opposite. We managed to get a space in the very snug cafe, which offered us wonderfully warm respite from the rain. We had tea and shared a slice of banana and passionfruit cake and it was absolutely delicious; wonderfully moist and surprisingly tasty given the slightly odd combination of flavours. The staff were very friendly and the place reminded us both of lots of Berlin cafes :) I'll definitely be going back!

This cafe honestly has the best cake I've ever tasted in my life - and I've had my fair share of cake. It was fudge and chocolate cake and the slab was the size of my face.

Kensington Gardens is just a short walk from Brighton station and the town centre - sea front. Its small but serving good fresh food. I had there eggs bacon on whole meal bread and a super hot chocolate all just so very good, and just really lovely staff to.

This little cafe is could easily be missed its so small but don't let it's size put you off. If you can manage to squeeze in the door it's well worth it. It offers a selection of hot or cold lunch time food as well as home made cake, tea and coffee. The service is swift and friendly and the food tasted amazing! The only downside is the size, you will be lucky to find a seat. Honestly this place is tiny!

We visited this lovely little cafe when we were out on a shopping trip. The coffee was good and the cake was amazing. We went for the gluten free banana, pineapple and chocolate cake - it was delicious!

A tiny little cafe with a friendly welcome. A lovely cup of tea; delicious chewy brown toast and jam and nice cakes. A limited menu, but for a shopping stop, just perfect. I recalled liked the quirky a Little Bird.

The cakes in the window looked amazing! I had the chocolate fudge cake and it was so delicious! Good portion size, I could have eaten more but that's just because it was so tasty. Good service too!

When in a need of some caffeine stop by the Little Bird Cafe. Right of The Lanes, it served as the perfect spot to recharge. Prices were reasonable and the coffee was very good. Worth popping in if visiting Brighton.

Stopped by for a spot of lunch, our group had a round of very tasty coffees with salads and a sandwich which were all to a high standard.

Sat outside for a coffee and a piece of their zucchini-lemon(?)-cake..... large piece of wonderful cake, worth coming back for ! Was it expensive - cannot remember, my memory can only recall the cake.... And a nice place to watch people :-)

Decided to come here with my family after a long day of shopping. The cakes at the window definitely attracted us into the shop. I had the banana, pineapple and chocolate cake and it was so nice. It tasted so good and the portion size is very generous. I would say that the service is a bit slow and even though it is a small coffee shop, the place is packed, so it would be helpful to have more people making drinks etc. It is also a bit pricey, I mean £4 for a cake is a bit much, despite how good it tastes. Although I enjoyed it here, I don't think I would come back due to how busy it was and the high prices.

We had lunch here as we wanted something nice for lunch and not a chain cafe.

Little Bird is a lovely little cafe situated towards the end of the North Laine shopping strip. The unusual and appetising sandwiches on offer enticed us in, and we weren't disappointed.

Stopped here on a whim as we were looking for a nice little tea place. Hadn't heard anything and we were very pleasantly surprised!

We came here for morning coffee. This cafe is small and comfortable with delicious looking cakes displayed in the window. We both had a flat white coffee whch was very nicely made and shared a piece of pineapple, banana and chocolate cake which was moist and tasty and not too sweet. The girls who work here are charming. The prices are what you would expect for such high quality in this location.

My sister and I walked past this place as we were window shopping in the North Laine area and had to stop to admire all of the cakes in the window. After looking at some other places, we decided to go with Little Bird for lunch. It is a very cute little place with nice atmosphere. If I lived in Brighton, I feel like I would go there a lot because it has such a chill vibe.

I ate here with my teenage daughter. She had cheese and ham sandwich and i had the goats cheese. Both were lovely. We were so stuffed that we had no room for cake, which was a shame as all the cakes looked lush! They do offer Soya milk at no extra cost and lots of the cakes were gluten free and veggie. Pleasant staff, clean loos and a handy location for the Laines.

I've been here a few times as I live in Brighton and always find it lovely here. It's a small cafe so you won't be able to do any splits or pirouettes... but the it does serve yummy food. I've ALWAYS at least have the chocolate cake as it's one of the best I've had in Brighton (moist and not to rich) and the coffee is good too - awesome mocha! :)

Quickly popped into here on a recent visit to Brighton for a mid morning coffee. I found the service very warm and inviting. The shop is very small, so if could image feel quite over crowded during busier times, but we were lucky to get a spot in the corner. I had a great cup of coffee and so did my boyfriend. The cakes also looked amazing, I would def pop in again when in Brighton.

We where tempted in by the cakes in the window after a busy day shopping and to be honest we where left a little disappointed, the tea was very welcome but the cakes a little dry and lacking flavour, we where left wishing we had tried elsewhere for cake. I think there should be sign warning people about the tea towels all over the tiny basement toilet floor aswell.

Perfect for a coffee and a little something to eat. Far enough away from the busy town centre to have a bit of peace and quiet but not so far that you can't get there in a jiffy. Friendly staff and lovely coffee. Thumbs way up.

I couldn't decide, they all looked so homemade and delicious and massive and moist! In the end I went for a classic coffee and walnut, 4 tiers high with coffee butter icing layered with chocolate butter icing. It was the most amazing coffee and walnut cake I have ever had, and the BIGGEST slice I have ever had.

Stopped to get out off the rain to have some delicious cake, chocolate and beetroot and victoria sponge. They were both delicious!!! Service was good, and the place was very cute with some good typographic menu boards and artwork on the walls

We were enticed by the display of sandwiches in the window initially and were not disappointed. The sandwiches were delicious with a good range of drinks. Only wish we'd tried one of the fabulous looking cakes. Definitely will do next time. Service was good and the atmosphere and surroundings were lovely and relaxed.

Good coffee and wonderful cakes - what more do you need?! The cakes have interesting flavours - we had the delicious Banana, Pineapple and Chocolate, and were tempted by the Courgette and Lime one ... next time! Good value for money as well.