About Brighton Food Boy

Always hungry, just in case.

👋 Hi, I’m Gary. I first moved to Brighton in 2006 and have always done my best to support and showcase the best local independent restaurants, bars and cafes. I’m always honest, and you’re very welcome to DM me if you need a recommendation.

🇲🇾 I’m half Malaysian and spent a good chunk of my childhood there, which probably explains why I care so much about every single meal, and why I have such a deep love of East and South East Asian food – Make sure you check out my guide on Brighton & Hove’s best Chinese restaurants.

🏖️ Married with a young child, my family and travel are my other passions – Highlights include the pyramids at Giza, travelling around Japan with my best mate, an epic trip to Vietnam with my brother, and taking our son to Thailand for a bit of family adventure.

⚡️ By day, I’m a freelance web designer / developer under the name Design Superheroes, specialising in all aspects of digital design including Shopify, WordPress and UI design.

Supporting independents

Brighton is full of incredible independent businesses who need your support, especially now.

There are however, some independents I don't rate, but I don't believe anyone is trying to do a poor job and I have no interest in slagging them off publicly. I give honest feedback to businesses privately, and if I can't think of anything nice to say publicly, I'd rather post nothing at all.

It's also worth knowing that I don't prioritise businesses that have given me free stuff in the past. I bang on about plenty of great independents who I've never received anything from.

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