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Jars of house pickles and ferments lined up in The Pickle kitchen, Kemptown Brighton

we ferment hard, we pickle even harder

House Pickles & Pickle Lemonade in Brighton

Pickling is the whole point. Every jar, tub and glass of pickle lemonade starts life in our basement on Bristol Road, Kemptown.

down in the basement

Pickled In-House, Every Single Week

While the counter upstairs is busy with sandwiches, the basement is full of brine. Cucumbers go in fresh, get time to do their thing, and come out as the pickles that end up in our sandwiches, in your lemonade and in tubs to take home.

It's a proper small-batch operation. When a batch is gone, it's gone until the next one, so if you spot your favourite in the fridge, grab it. Want to see what they end up in? Have a look at our sandwiches and focaccias.

Fresh cucumbers in brine tubs being pickled at The Pickle Kemptown

check that fridge!

The House Pickle Family

Our regular line-up of "pickly bits", made fresh in batches and sold in tubs from the shop fridge. Perfect for your own sandwiches, a picnic on the beach or eating straight from the tub (no judgement).

Tubs of The Pickle house pickle longys stacked in the shop, Brighton

Longys

The classic long spear. Crunchy, sour and built for snacking straight from the tub.

Chonks

Big chunky pieces for anyone who likes a proper bite in their pickle.

Pickled Onions

Sharp, bright and very good on the side of a sandwich.

Pickled Watermelon

The one that surprises people. Sweet, tangy and a bit unexpected.

Cups of pickle lemonade with cucumbers in the background, The Pickle Brighton

the cult classic

Pickle Lemonade: Yes, Really

Pickle juice and lemon over ice. It's tangy, salty, a little sweet and far more refreshing than it has any right to be.

It's the drink people film for TikTok, the one they come back for, and the one we once swapped for cucumbers at a sock shop. Have it with a pickle sausage roll for the full experience.

Come Try One

bring your own cucumber

The Great Cucumber Swap

To launch our pickle socks with Brighton's sock people Socktopus, we popped up in their shop with pickles hanging from the ceiling and swapped cucumbers for free pickle lemonade. Someone even brought us a cucumber salad.

That's the kind of thing that happens round here. See more in Pickle Life, our photo diary.

Hand-drawn Bring Your Own Cucumber poster for The Pickle and Socktopus
Serving pickle lemonade at The Pickle pop-up in Socktopus, Brighton

Pickle Questions

What is pickle lemonade?

It is lemonade made with actual pickle juice and lemon. It sounds strange, but it is sharp, salty-sweet and weirdly refreshing. It is our signature drink.

Can I buy your pickles to take home?

Yes. We make fresh batches of house pickles (longys, chonks, onions and watermelon) and keep them in the fridge in the shop, so grab a tub on your way out.

Where do you make the pickles?

Right here, in the basement under the shop on Bristol Road. We spend whole days down there making fresh batches for the week ahead.

Hand-drawn pickle character holding a pickle lemonade, The Pickle Brighton

see you on Bristol Road

Fridge Is Stocked. Come Grab a Tub.

House pickles, pickle lemonade and a sandwich for the road. Open Tuesday to Saturday on Bristol Road, Kemptown.