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Happy Maki - Sushi Burritos & Bento (takeaway)

Restaurant Vegetarian restaurant Vegan restaurant Health food restaurant Sushi takeaway

Small, cheery counter-serve option offering custom & made-to-order vegan sushi burritos. People often mention sushi, vegan, recommend, burritos, great, Maki, Brighton, options,


Address

8 Pool Valley, Brighton and Hove, Brighton BN1 1NJ, United Kingdom

Website

www.happymaki.co.uk

Contact

+44 1273 737369

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (591 reviews)

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Working Hours

Permanently closed.

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: sushi (19) vegan (10) recommend (8) burritos (7) great (7) Maki (6) Brighton (6) options (6)
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  • 5/5 Saskia S. 4 years ago on Google • 157 reviews
    The Happy Maki is my ULTIMATE festival snack, have seen them at loads of evens and I scoffed my weight in their plant-based sushi burritos the summer season just gone.⁠ ⁠ When I realised they'd set up shop in my home town BTN I obv could not resist a visit. Honestly, these guys made it into my death row meal selection and me n my stomach will forever be indebted to u.⁠ ⁠ Pictured:⁠ ⁠ 🍙 HOISIN 'DUCK'⁠ Duck yes. Probably the one I've eaten the most because the flavour is just outrageous. The duck style jackfruit is delissshh.⁠ 🥦10/10 💸£6.50⁠ ⁠ 🍙 CRISPY COD⁠ Probably one of the best versions of tofu fish alternatives EVER. Oh my cod right? With a proper skin, super crispy and flavoursome. The tartare sauce compliments it wonderfully, so creamy and just pukka tbh.⁠ 🥦10/10 💸£6.50⁠ Lovely staff - can't recommend enough!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lyndon L. 2 years ago on Google • 45 reviews
    To be brutally honest, the sushi is a 4/5. But you can not disregard the whole ethos of this little gem of a sushi shop. They let you decide how much you pay for the sushi burritos with a portion of it going o charity. These are the sort of businesses I admire. Well done! - LL/OC
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Catherine M. 1 year ago on Google
    11/10! Highly recommend this little sushi spot. They are doing great work for the community and the earth. I also have a lot of allergies and the staff were SO accomodating 🤗 delicious sushi bowl. Will definetly be back
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 c g. 5 years ago on Google • 84 reviews
    Found this gem by complete accident while waiting for our bus. The menu is totally vegan (which I am not) but really delicious. I have never had sushi as a wrap before but I will be going back. The price is also very reasonable for the size of the wrap.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mengqi S. 3 years ago on Google • 12 reviews
    The 'fully load' is a must try. Also, the cauliflower fires are so crispy. Highly recommend if you want some healthy and simple food.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Monty M. 1 year ago on Google
    We are not vegan, or even vegetarian, but I could live on this stuff. Incredible food and such great value. There are few places that are exceptional, but this is one of them. It's every weekend now. Simple as that, for brunch on the way into town at the weekend, it's the first stop. I hope it's here forever.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Phil L. 11 months ago on Google • 111 reviews
    Really Happy Me/aki. This wholesome place is one of the reason I come back to Brighton every year in May (The Great Escape Festival being the main reason;). Their sushi burritos are delicious (my current fav is the Sweet Chili Chick £7.80). The concept of the restaurant (non-profit) and costs transparency are great too. It probably would be my favourite take-away on earth if they ingredients were local, seasonal and organic products (but I’m well aware that’s currently pretty hard to set up).

  • 5/5 Holly P. 10 months ago on Google • 27 reviews
    Gluten free paradise!!! A gluten free heaven, fabulous food with even greater customer service, with endless gluten free, vegan options it was a tough decision to pick a meal. The four salad sushi bowl was phenomenal. Would definitely recommend!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Karolos A. 2 years ago on Google
    Great vegan place! The sushi poke bowl was great. Highly suggest!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gurdip U. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing food with an amazing cause behind it! The food has always been so delicious and well flavoured! An absolute must to visit if you're near the beach! :)
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cydney M. 1 year ago on Google
    Amazing! Was larger than expected but great value for money! Would recommend the hoisin duck and the fully loaded burritos😍
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Antonia M. 1 year ago on Google
    Such a nice place!! The workers are so kind and lovely, besides the food is amazing🤩Everything is vegan and it is so affordable 👍definitely coming back
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hannah P. 2 years ago on Google • 31 reviews
    The best sushi I've ever had, we went back the next day to try more flavours. If you're going with a friend I'd recommend sharing two between you so you can try the different options! My favourite is the caulipop 😍

  • 3/5 Rich M. 1 year ago on Google
    Great food but both Brighton places closed on Sunday despite being able to order on Just Eat.

  • 5/5 Emily M. 1 year ago on Google
    My favourite place for grab and go food. The flavour combos are inventive, they sounds as though they shouldn’t work as sushi but do (BLT!). All vegan and gluten free! Great company ethos and transparency too!

  • 5/5 Hannah P. 1 year ago on Google
    Always a must when visiting Brighton. All dishes Gluten free so many options for me. Nice servers who ask about any allergies too. Deffo recommend

  • 1/5 Aemelia F. 1 year ago on Google
    Had hair in my food twice here, ordered the sushi rolls and found in them BOTH times hair with the root part attached too 🤢. When I called up to complain, I just got an awkward “err, okay, sorry..?”. No refund, no offer of a new meal. Though to be fair, not up for a third hairy meal.

  • 5/5 Anish A. 1 year ago on Google
    An amazing place to enjoy Vegan (sushi) Maki Roll!! A non-profit and vegan organisation, with delicious food! The staff was friendly and welcoming! Had a good experience! My partner and I, both order Fully Loaded Maki and it was really good! Would definitely visit again!

  • 5/5 Rachel M. 5 years ago on Google
    Simply revolutionary! Not from Brighton and Vegan options are everywhere to be seen - very exciting! But Happy Maki is on a different level. Fast service, wrapped Infront of you, mad healthy, awesome options (fully loaded was the fave and the cauliflower Yums!!) Needs to be bigger so more people can eat inside - portion sizes are good. Obviously it's not cheap but it's worth every single penny. Thank you. Can you franchise out to Midlands please?? We need some Happy Maki up here!!

  • 5/5 Tom M. 1 year ago on Google
    An extremely cute sushi shop with nice staff and great food. The best part is that they let you choose how much you pay and everything goes to charity.

  • 5/5 Pavy I. 4 years ago on Google
    Happy Maki offers fabulous vegan sushi burritos, which are rolled fresh while you wait 🍙 I truly love this place! Always my favorite place to go to when I'm in Brighton <3

  • 5/5 David Ross P. 2 years ago on Google
    So I took my son and nephew here as they were not interested in an all day breakfast down the street. Went in and was greeted by a nice chap (didn't catch his name but was ginger with a beard and a big grin.) ordered three different sushi 'burritos' not had anything like this before and he cut them into three so we could all try some of each one. Shame there's no eating in or places out front but we found a spot on the beach and tried the food. It was wonderful, couldn't taste any 'VEGAN-Y' difference and it was just tasty wraps. I liked the food, I loved the Ethos of the place and although I paid a little over what the wraps cost I'd gladly pay it again. My two boys are Autistic and could not stop talking about it and actually had to walk back to the shop to tell the staff how amazing the food was and how cool the sushi chef was. 10/10 would recommend.

  • 2/5 Olga Z. 11 months ago on Google
    I bought few burritos for my lunch, and qas really excited, but the rice was completely row, bow of my burritos go to the bin. Really sad and waited money. Shame, because looks really yam. Never happened before

  • 5/5 Charlotte B. 6 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    Delicious, so many options and the portions were huge. I had a "build your own" bowl and it was really yummy and there was so much I couldn't finish it. Staff were friendly and helpful. Lots of space upstairs to sit and outside benches too. Their ethos is cute as well, lovely ethical choice in the lanes.

  • 5/5 Jonathan A. 2 years ago on Google
    I went here a while ago and have been recommending it to people ever since. It's my favourite vegan place in the city and is in a lovely spot for a walk on the seafront. A great alternative for vegan people visiting Brighton who don't want to grab fish and chips or just sushi lovers in general.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Halal food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Free water refills
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as women-owned

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