Bocana

You're walking into something that feels genuinely unpretentious—white tiles, a bit of clatter from the kitchen, the kind of place where they're not trying to win design awards but absolutely nailing the food. Bocana sits on Lewes Road in that sweet spot between the seafront's chaos and the quieter residential bits, and it's become exactly the sort of neighbourhood restaurant locals actually want. The seafood comes through as the star: properly sourced stuff cooked with restraint and respect, whether that's a whole fish, a simple plate of prawns, or whatever's landed that morning. It's the kind of spot where you can tell someone's thought properly about their suppliers, not just their Instagram aesthetic.