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Purezza Brighton

12 St James's St, Kemptown, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN2 1RE, UK★ 4.8 (5648 reviews)01273 699834websitemap

Landmark 100% plant-based pizzeria in Kemptown wood-firing its own sourdough pies; hugely popular and licensed, with occasional long waits on busy days.

Why it's listed: Purezza is landmark 100% plant-based pizza restaurant

Profile last updated 16 July 2026.

Purezza Brighton — photo
Photo: Purezza Brighton · Google
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The business claims it

Structured facts from the listing and website.

Cuisine style
Plant-based Italian — wood-fired sourdough pizza plus sides and desserts
“wood firing its own thin crust sourdough pies.” — raw.editorialSummary
Kitchen-wide dietary regime
vegan
“Plant-based pizza restaurant wood firing its own thin crust sourdough pies.” — raw.editorialSummary
Service modes offered
dine in
“We chose the smaller pizzas available at lunchtimes so we could order side dishes too.” — raw.reviews
Alcohol policy
licensed
“We got the vegan tapas... and very good wine.” — raw.reviews
Menu rotation
Core menu with seasonal specials (e.g. a Christmastime carvery calzone)
“Look out for the carvery calzone at Christmastime... a calzone filled with a complete vegan roast dinner!” — raw.reviews
Price band
midrange
“PRICE_LEVEL_MODERATE” — raw.priceLevel
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Customers reveal it

Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.

Occasions customers use it for
Groups; families; casual dinners; coeliac/gluten-free diners
“Came with a coeliac family member and they were very accommodating.” — raw.reviews
Dishes customers name repeatedly
Wood-fired pizzas (Parmigiana Party); Nutella doughballs; tiramisu; lavender lemonade; seasonal carvery calzone
“we had the PARMIGIANA PARTY PIZZA And it was delicious! We then had the Nutella doughballs!” — raw.reviews
Recurring caveats in reviews
Long food waits on very busy days
“Over two hours for three courses... the waiting time was longer than acceptable.” — raw.reviews
Mock-meat / meat-substitute dishes
Vegan 'cheese' and 'pepperoni'; a full vegan roast inside the seasonal carvery calzone
“Amazing tasting pizzas with excellent 'cheese' and 'pepperoni'.” — raw.reviews
Service character as customers describe it
Friendly, lovely staff; accommodating with gluten-free/coeliac needs (separate GF base and menu)
“very accommodating with their gluten-free pizza base and separate gluten-free menu.” — raw.reviews
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Only the owner knows it

Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.

We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.