Cloak Room Brighton

A laid-back space that’s cool, contemporary and crazy about keg

Enter the main bar space of Cloak Room Brighton and all those slim shiny chrome taps stand to attention and stare you down. The options are almost intimidating. Almost…

There’s loads of communal standing room here, a couple of spacious booths to the right and a deceptively large seating area to the left of the bar. The place has a NYC, loft-lounge, warehouse conversion vibe – featuring exposed brick, chipboard, reclaimed scaffold tables and C&D’s distinctive can and brand artwork on the walls.

If you haven’t met a Cloak + Dagger beer then you are in for a treat. There is clear focus on new age brewing here; pales, sours, adjunct infused keg stouts and more adventurous niche brews from their favourite UK brewers are in abundance. Those who like to taste and discover will be in their element.

On the grub side of things the guys behind Lost Boys Chicken (who have made Brighton’s The Joker a destination) have set up Rufios Canteen serving up a range of burgers and snacks for under £10.

The vibe is generally very chilled at Cloak Room Brighton, and live DJ events often crop up on the calendar.

With Brighton Bierhaus and the Hand Brew Co at the Hand in Hand both short walks away, Kemptown is now an excellent location for a local brewer crawl.