Rybka

After spending some time at Redroaster, I headed back to the B&B to cool down, freshen up and get ready for dinner.

My original plan was to eat at The Reading Room, a restaurant a little outside the city centre. As I walked there, however, I noticed more and more people heading in the same direction. Hundreds soon became thousands.

Then it dawned on me.

Tonight was the FIFA World Cup quarter-final between England and Norway, and the city’s public viewing area was right outside the restaurant.

Although The Reading Room itself wasn’t overrun with football fans, they weren’t accepting walk-ins that evening. Time for Plan B.

So I turned around and walked the three kilometres back into the city centre.

My backup choice was Rybka, one of Brighton’s highest-rated fish & chips restaurants—and what a fantastic backup plan it turned out to be.

A cold beer, beautifully flaky fish in a perfectly crisp batter, crunchy chips and genuinely friendly service.Læs mere