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Breakfast – where to go

I used to do breakfast at Lakes Traditional English Cafe. A builders breakfast with fried bread, black pudding and a mug of sweet tea.

Traditional breakfast cafe Chichester

But they sold years ago.

Authentic Japanese restaurants Chichester

Stuck for choice, I eventually ended up in the other end of town, at Charlie Harpers.

Best brunch in Chichester

Where I splashed out on the Black Pudding Hash just to be different.  Something I will do again, it was that good. They also offer Rooibos and their fried bread comes standard.

[Edit] 06/11/25

The old Lakes Breakfast Cafe became The Pass Street Food Cafe and is now Fujiwara Japanese Kitchen. Whereas the menu at Charlie Harpers has not changed. Still comes with fried bread and after consulting FaceBook, am discovering that a few other places also offer the ubiquitous slice.

George and Dragon on North St

Spade and Fork on the Bognor Rd. (Closed 17/8/26)

Fuel Stop Cafe on the A27 on request

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The morning paper

If you are looking for a newsagent in Chichester, they are around the corner, down a small lane and they open promptly at five in the morning.

Early morning newspaper Chichester

Breakfast on a Saturday morning is incomplete without an early morning paper. Although I am not saying that eight o’clock counts as an early breakfast. It’s the earliest I can find.  But I was stuck without a newspaper.  That was until I found one in St Martins Street. Its a lane that runs off East Road next to M&S past the Hole in the Wall and St Martins Coffee Shop.

The newsagents are on the next corner on the left.

Newspaper in Chichester

Good News are also billed as Confectioners but I don’t think I saw any evidence of confectionery in the shop besides ice creams. If I did I would buy purely on principle.

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Petrol

 Recommend a Local Service Provider

Tesco Petrol Station
Fishbourne Rd
Open 24 hours

ESSO Rontec Stockbridge
A27 Westbound
Open 24 hours

Sainsbury’s Petrol Station
Westhampnett Rd
07h00 to 22h00

ESSO Rontec Kingsham
A27 Eastbound
05h00 to 24h00

Texaco ??? Co op
Roman Fields, Lavant Rd
Co op Food
Lavant Rd
07h00 to 11h00

ESSO EG Tangmere
27 Arundel Rd
Open 24 hours

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Bread and butter pudding

This is what took me back to Winchester over the weekend.

The best bread and butter pudding Chichester

Only to discover that it is no longer on the menu. After a three hour bus ride, it was a bit of a disappointment. Despite which the Black Boy pub is still worth a visit.

Although I doubt it will involve a special outing by bus next time.

Pubs in the South of England

Best English pubs

Old wooden tables and a quirky collection of the oddest artefacts and bric-a-brac. Four squirrels playing pool in a glass case, a couple of squash rackets mounted on the wall and shelves of books. Not quite a library, nor a museum but definitely a pub worth exploring.

Pub bric-a-brac

Pity about the pudding.