Chichester Restaurants: The Best Places to Eat

The Chichester restaurants most people land on are Cassons in Tangmere, the area’s only Michelin Guide entry; Purchases on North Street; and Masala City, a 2026 English Curry Awards winner. For a country pub meal, The Fox Goes Free at Charlton and The Crab & Lobster at Sidlesham are the usual names. Every entry checked against the venue’s own site on 24 October 2026.

We have not eaten at these places for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry sets out what the restaurant says about itself and what it publishes about prices, hours and booking, then adds the public record: the Michelin Guide and the Food Standards Agency hygiene rating. Prices come from menus online on 24 October and change often.

The Michelin-listed one

Cassons, Tangmere

Cassons is on Arundel Road at Tangmere, just off the A27 east of the city. The Michelin Guide lists it under modern cuisine in its £££ band; it holds no star. The guide says “there’s a rustic feel to this welcoming and passionately run restaurant”, with exposed brick and beams. Cassons says it has been trading since 2003, with Cass front of house and Viv in the kitchen. Dinner is Thursday to Saturday from 6.30pm, last booking 8.45pm. Sunday lunch runs from 12pm, last booking 2.30pm, when three courses from the à la carte, including a roast sirloin, are £48.50. Call 01243 773294. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 9 October 2025). Arundel Road, Tangmere, PO18 0DU.

City centre

Purchases, North Street

Purchases calls itself “Chichester’s favourite bar & restaurant”, with rooms upstairs and a garden for eating outside. On its menus, à la carte mains run from £23.50 for a pumpkin and squash arancini to £40.50 for beef Wellington. The set menu is £29.50 for two courses or £35.50 for three. An autumn special version is £22.50 or £27.50, Monday to Thursday until 6.30pm, and is offered to pre-theatre diners. Lunch is 12pm to 2.30pm, Monday to Saturday, and dinner 5.30pm to 9pm; on Sunday, lunch is 12pm to 3pm. Call 01243 771444. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 8 July 2026). 31 North Street, PO19 1LX. Our listing.

Masala City, St Pancras

Masala City is an independent Indian restaurant and takeaway. On its own news page, dated 11 August 2026, it says it received the Outstanding Award in the Restaurant of the Year, South East category at the 15th English Curry Awards. It describes itself as family-run and says the aim is “authentic Indian food, using the best quality ingredients and where possible locally sourced produce”. It is open seven days, 12pm to 2pm and 5.30pm to 11.30pm, with a lunch menu, a Sunday offer and 15% off dining in for Blue Light Card holders. Call 01243 776008. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 24 March 2026). 8 St Pancras, PO19 7SJ. Our listing.

Santorini, Southgate

Santorini describes itself as “a proudly family-run restaurant” of Greek cooking, a short walk from the bus and railway stations. Its all-day menu runs from mezze to grilled seafood and traditional mains. The lunch deal is three courses for £14.95, Monday to Friday from 12pm. It also does click and collect and delivery. Hours: Monday 12pm to 9pm; Tuesday to Thursday 12pm to 10pm; Friday and Saturday 12pm to 11pm; Sunday 12pm to 9pm. Call 01243 696300. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 8 January 2026). 14 Southgate, PO19 1ES. Our listing.

The big names in town

These three are part of national groups. They are here because they are among the names most people in Chichester search for.

Brasserie Blanc, Richmond House

Raymond Blanc’s French brasserie group has a Chichester branch in Richmond House. Its regular offers include Moules Mondays, a pot of moules marinière with frites and a glass of wine for £21.50, all day every Monday, and a steak night. It is open Monday to Friday 12pm to 11pm and at weekends from 10am, with food served to 9.45pm (8pm on Sunday, when a Sunday menu runs all day). Call 01243 534200. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 4 September 2026). Richmond House, The Square, PO19 7SJ. Our listing.

The Ivy Chichester Brasserie, East Street

The Ivy’s Chichester page says the room’s stained-glass windows and round bar “take their design cues from the history” of the city, and there is a heated outdoor terrace used all year. Its Cool Britannia menu is from £19.96 for two courses, Monday to Friday 11.30am to 6.30pm and Sunday 11am to 6.30pm. The restaurant says the dining room, private dining room and toilets are fully accessible. Open daily from 9am, to 11pm Sunday to Wednesday, 11.30pm Thursday and midnight on Friday and Saturday. Call 01243 971500. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 20 October 2025). 89-91 East Street, PO19 1HA. Our listing.

Côte, South Street

Côte’s Chichester restaurant calls itself a “neighbourhood French brasserie”, naming Breton fish stew and steak frites among its dishes, and points out that Pallant House Gallery and the Novium Museum are close by. It lists highchairs and accessible toilets. Hours: Monday to Thursday 8am to 10pm; Friday and Saturday 8am to 11pm; Sunday 9am to 10pm. Call 01243 528894. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 5 March 2026). 63 South Street, PO19 1EE. Our listing.

Country pubs and restaurants nearby

Farmer, Butcher, Chef, Goodwood

Farmer, Butcher, Chef is the restaurant at the Goodwood Hotel. Goodwood says it is “a celebration of the beef, pork and lamb we rear at Goodwood Home Farm”, and that the butcher helps design dishes around the cuts available. The menu includes Butcher’s Boards for sharing and changes with the seasons; there is a Sunday roast. The estate says Goodwood Home Farm became the country’s first 100% organically fed dairy. Dinner is 6pm to 9pm every day; lunch is 12pm to 2.30pm on Friday, Saturday and Sunday; breakfast is served daily. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 9 February 2026). The Goodwood Hotel, Goodwood, PO18 0QB.

The Fox Goes Free, Charlton

The Fox Goes Free describes itself as a “400-year-old country pub restaurant and Inn” at the foot of Levin Down, a mile from Goodwood Racecourse, and says it is a listed building with inglenook fireplaces. It recommends booking. On its menu, starters run from £9 to £14 and à la carte mains include a pork chop at £24 and a dahl at £17.50; there are Sunday and children’s menus. It says “all dogs” are welcome. It has bed and breakfast rooms. Call 01243 811461. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 23 February 2026). Charlton, near Singleton, PO18 0HU.

The Crab & Lobster, Sidlesham

The Crab & Lobster sits on the edge of Pagham Harbour nature reserve. It says the building is 350 years old, and that its menu draws on Selsey fishermen and neighbouring dairy farmers. On the à la carte, mains run from £24.50 for beer-battered cod to £37.50 for halibut on a Selsey crab orzotto or rump of lamb. Food is served Monday to Friday 12pm to 2pm and 6pm to 8.30pm, Saturday 12pm to 8.30pm and Sunday 12pm to 8pm. It also has rooms and a cottage. Call 01243 641233. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 10 June 2026). Mill Lane, Sidlesham, PO20 7NB.

The Royal Oak, East Lavant

The Royal Oak is a Butcombe pub with rooms and two cottages, and says it has stood at the foot of the South Downs “for over 200 years”. Its food is described as “traditional pub food created with the finest seasonal and local produce”, with Sunday roasts, and there is a beer garden. The kitchen opens at 8am every day, serving until 9pm Monday to Thursday, 9.30pm on Friday and Saturday and 8pm on Sunday. Call 01243 527434. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 23 January 2025). Pook Lane, East Lavant, PO18 0AX. Our listing.

The Richmond Arms, West Ashling

The Richmond Arms is run by Dom and Sam Escott, and describes itself as “an independently owned, food-centred pub and restaurant with accommodation”. It says much of its meat, fish and vegetables come from within a few miles, with fish specials on the blackboard, and that it has dog-friendly areas. Note the kitchen hours: pizza on Monday evenings from a partner kitchen, no food on Tuesday, food Wednesday to Saturday, and Sunday lunch 12pm to 3.30pm. Call 01243 572046. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 12 August 2025). Mill Road, West Ashling, PO18 8EA.

The Anchor Bleu, Bosham

The Anchor Bleu is a “traditional, family run harbourside pub” in the old heart of Bosham, on the King Charles III England Coast Path. It does not take bookings online, so call. Wednesday is pie and a pint night at £15.95. Food is served Monday to Saturday 12pm to 2.30pm and 5.30pm to 8.30pm, and Sunday 12pm to 2.30pm. Call 01243 573956. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 24 February 2026). High Street, Bosham, PO18 8LS.

How we chose

These are the Chichester restaurants people search for and can check: the one Michelin Guide listing, long-running independents, an award winner, the country pubs known for food, and the national names that make up much of the city centre’s restaurant trade. Every place has a food hygiene rating of 5, and none had posted a closure notice. We left out venues whose websites have lapsed or that publish no hours or menus. The facts come from each venue’s own website, the Michelin Guide and the Food Standards Agency. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@chichesterlive.co.uk.

For more to do in town, see things to do in Chichester and what’s on in Chichester this month, read our round-up of the latest Chichester food hygiene ratings, or browse local businesses in Chichester in our directory.

Frequently asked questions

Which Chichester restaurants are in the Michelin Guide?

Cassons, on Arundel Road in Tangmere, east of the city, is listed in the Michelin Guide under modern cuisine. It does not hold a star. It opens for dinner Thursday to Saturday from 6.30pm and for Sunday lunch, when three courses from the à la carte are £48.50.

Where can I get a cheap set lunch in Chichester?

Santorini on Southgate serves a three-course lunch for £14.95, Monday to Friday from 12pm. The Ivy Chichester Brasserie on East Street has a two-course Cool Britannia menu from £19.96, weekdays 11.30am to 6.30pm and Sundays 11am to 6.30pm. Purchases on North Street has an autumn set menu from £22.50 for two courses, Monday to Thursday before 6.30pm.

Which restaurants near Chichester welcome dogs?

The Fox Goes Free at Charlton says all dogs are welcome, and The Richmond Arms at West Ashling says it has dog-friendly areas. Check with the others before you go.