A post on TripAdvisor by the Browns Brighton general manager confirmed that both the Browns restaurant and cocktail bar on Duke Street, which are connected at the back but separated on the street by a retail unit, will close.
They said: “It’s sad news for all our team and guests.
“The closure affects only the Brighton branch, the rest of our branches across the UK are operating as usual.”
According to The Argus, which first reported the news, an official date for the closure is not yet known.
However, bookings for the restaurant are unavailable beyond Saturday 10 May.
Browns is one of the oldest brasserie chains in the country having been established in Brighton by Jeremy Mogford back in 1973.
The group is now owned by Mitchells & Butlers, which acquired the business in the late 1990s, and currently operates 27 restaurants across the UK.
In 2023 Browns marked its 50th birthday with a £2.5m refurbishment of its West End restaurant in London’s Covent Garden (pictured) that featured a more contemporary and luxe interior.
Other Browns restaurants to subsequently undergo refurbishments include its locations in Cambridge, Exeter and, most recently, Southgate.