Best Sussex restaurants: These 44 eateries have been named on prestigious shortlist

Organised by Restaurants Brighton, The BRAVOS are a popular, local food and drink award, voted for by the people of Brighton, Hove and Sussex.

The awards were introduced by DJ Fatboy Slim in a special video voiceover on Instagram.

Voting is live for a period of six weeks from February 1 until March 14. Visit brightonrestaurantawards.co.uk to vote for your favourite restaurant on the list.

"It’s all about showing our love and gratitude to the hospitality crowd for their hard work, dedication, creativity and kindness,” a spokesperson for the awards said.

"We’re so lucky to have you!”

Among the categories is the ‘Best Sussex Restaurant’, for which there have been 44 nominations:

– Albourne Wine Estate;

– Birchwood Restaurant;

– Caccia & Tails;

– Camelia Restaurant;

– Cassons Restaurant;

– Chalk;

– Corner House, Worthing;

– Crabshack;

– Deans Place, Alfriston;

– Dill;

– East Street Bar and Grill;

– Efes Worthing;

– Flint – Barns – Rathfinny;

– Fork;

– Four by Aaron Dalton;

– Ghyll Manor;

– Glass House, Wickwoods;

– Gravetye Manor;

– Heritage by Matt Gillan;

– Johnny’s Restaurant;

– Lewes Depot Restaurant;

– Malayalam Restaurant;

– Mannings Heath Golf Club and Wine Estate;

– Morley’s Bistro;

– Ockenden Manor;

– Poco;

– Queen’s Room at Amberley Castle;

– Restaurant Interlude;

– Ropetackle Centre, Shoreham;

– Squisito;

– Tajdar;

– The Dining Room;

– The Fig Tree;

– The Parsons Table;

– The Pass;

– The Rows and Vine;

– The Safari Pizza Company;

– The Star, Alfriston;

– The Tasting Room at Rathfinny;

– Tillingham;

– Tottington Manor;

– Village Pizza Kitchen;

– Wingrove House;

– Yamu Yamu