Where to have lunch if you’re studying English in Brighton, UK
Thursday, 22nd January 2009
If you are in the centre of Brighton, you have a load of brilliant places to choose from. There are lots of really good restaurants, but these can get expensive if you’re eating lunch day after day. Sandwich shops are a really good option, and some of them give you a really good opportunity to improve your English.
As you know, it is very easy to go to a supermarket, and simply choose what you want off the shelf, and pay at the checkout. It’s much better to go to a sandwich shop where you have to ask for your sandwich, and what you want inside it.
Hell’s Kitchen is a great sandwich shop that we recommend. It’s on Gardner Street in Brighton, and the staff are friendly and welcoming. The shop has been around for many years. You have to tell them exactly what you want in your sandwich, and you can change this every day. It will be an excellent way of trying different sandwich fillings, as well as building up your food and drink vocabulary.
Another one, just round the corner, and quite a bit smaller, is The Galley. They are particularly good for a morning bacon and egg sandwich. I prefer it with HP sauce on brown bread. They can also do a freshly squeezed orange juice to tingle your taste buds.
Lastly, if you like Pizza, there is nowhere better than Piccolo’s for a fast takeaway pizza in about five minutes flat. You can choose from a good selection, and nearly everyone who works there is Italian, so it feels really genuine too. The pizzas are tasty and cheap.
In all three places, your food is prepared for you in front of your eyes, and if you keep going there every day, you’ll start to build up small conversations, and become a recognised “local” for the time of your visit. This will add just another layer of cultural insight to your trip.
Then there is the question of where to sit to eat your lunch. The first is Brighton seafront, which is really out of this world. The light conditions are often amazing. For once, try sitting on the beach looking back at the buildings too, which are also spectacular. If you’re lucky enough to be in Brighton out of the summer, the beach is often pretty deserted.
The second place is in front of Brighton Library. In the summer there are often exhibitions going on there, and it feels very nice and cultural.
Lastly, of course, are The Pavilion Gardens, which get crowded with students and lots of mums with pushchairs and toddlers in the summer. There will often be a busker playing music against the backdrop of the Pavilion, and old people sitting out at the café with mugs of tea. It feels very very English.
Wherever you eat in Brighton - remember to try and use your English as much as possible. Bon appetit!!
Tags: lunch, cafes, brighton, food, english
Posted by Laura Harrison 2009-01 under Food and Drink, Blogs,
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