Jo & Co Restaurants

31/10/2026

This photograph was taken today in 2019. ❤️

We’d just opened Jo&Co.

Every single person you see is either a friend or family member.

Nobody else came.

Jo & I had poured our hearts, our lives and everything we had into a dream we desperately wanted to work.

We were terrified.

Fast forward seven years…

Today we served over 300 people. 🥹

Regulars who have become friends. Friends who have become family. And so many beautiful faces who continue to choose us.

We don’t think we’ll ever be able to put into words what that means.

Tonight, Jo & I are going home with tired feet, full hearts and a little tear in our eyes.

To everyone who has ever walked through our doors…

You made our dream a reality.

Thank you. From the bottom of our hearts.

Jo & Co ❤️

26/10/2026

18/10/2026

We’ve been overwhelmed by the love and support from our Jo&Co Community after our gas fiasco yesterday 😭
As always, we’ve been back to normal business today and you ALL SHOWED UP!!
Jo & I are very pragmatic.
Life is gonna throw you curve balls..:
Show it what you’re got and THROW THEM BACK!!
Happy evening everyone xx

17/10/2026

💔 Today has broken our hearts a little.

For the first time in a very long time, Jo & I have had to make the heartbreaking decision to close Jo&Co.

Since the early hours, we’ve battled gas and electrical issues, trying absolutely EVERYTHING in our power to get those doors open.

But with the safety of our wonderful team and guests coming first, and a kitchen unable to cook anything (never ideal for a restaurant 🤦🏻‍♂️), we simply had no choice.

To the 190 of you booked in today, we are so, so sorry.

We tried. We really, really tried.

Running an independent restaurant is hard enough at the best of times. Having to close on our busiest day of the week, knowing how many people were looking forward to visiting us, is utterly heartbreaking.

THANK YOU to our amazing community for being so understanding 😢

Days like today hurt more than we can explain.

Please know that closing was the very last thing we wanted to do.

We’re devastated. We’re exhausted. And we’re sorry.

With love,

Pete & Jo 💔

15/10/2026

Well, this has completely undone us. 😭❤️

Our very own has created this beautiful illustration of Jo&Co using used coffee and old receipts.

Yes. Coffee and receipts. 🥹

We spend so much of our lives worrying about the everyday challenges of running a restaurant that sometimes we forget to see what we’ve actually created.

And then someone like Maizy comes along and reminds us.

Jo&Co has always been about so much more than food and drink. It’s about people, belonging and the little things that make this place feel like home.

To know that someone in our team sees it this way is quite overwhelming.

We’re both a little teary, enormously proud and completely blown away.

Maizy, you’ve captured something that means the world to us.

Thank you, darling. ❤️

11/10/2026

Another week, another few friends made. ❤️

Still doing what we love, with people who make it all worthwhile. Feeling very lucky (and just a little tired!).

Now off to Tapestry, Inc. for a well-earned Sunday roastie. 🍷

Meanwhile, Co has fallen deeply in love… with his new jacket from Wear London.
Apparently, we’re fashion influencers now. 🤣

Much love, Jo & Co ❤️

04/10/2026

What a weekend. ❤️
A queue at the door.
A busy Saturday..
And then the most beautiful wedding reception.

Someone chose our little Jo&Co for one of the biggest days of their lives. That got us. 🥹

We always forget the seeming layover after a 16 hr day.. Co reminded Jo this morning that she was opening at 8am at 7.35 🤣

Sunday back to business. Full house.

We’re tired, a little emotional, but more than anything, incredibly grateful.

To still be standing here, doing what we love, with people choosing to spend their precious moments with us… it means everything.

Two very happy restaurant owners. ❤️
One 49, one 52 respectively..

Thank you. Truly.
Jo & Co x

27/09/2026

THE JOURNEY OF A FISH PIE 🐟🥧

Born in 2020, when Jo&Co had NO income and absolutely no idea what the future held.

A menu staple since 2021.
A weekly sell-out in our At Home range.
Some of you buy 4–6 at a time! 😂

Today, someone described it as “repulsive.”

Ouch. 😳

Food is personal. We know we can’t please everyone.

But this little fish pie helped us survive one of the hardest chapters of Jo&Co — and has been feeding Hove ever since.

So we still love you, Fish Pie. ❤️

20/09/2026

What. A. Week. 😮‍💨❤️

It’s been hectic, slightly bonkers and VERY Jo&Co… but don’t worry, we still found time for the important things.

Rosé from the Co-Op. 🍷
(Our little secret: Studio by Miraval… thank us later 😊)

And then there’s our new loyalty app… which has gone a little bit WILD. 🦍😭

Honestly, seeing how many of you have already signed up and started using it has blown us away.

We wanted to create something that actually gives a little back to the people who give us so much — you lot.

So thank you. ❤️

Another crazy week in our little corner of Hove.
Still here. Still smiling. Still finding the rosé. 😂

Jo & Co x

08/09/2026

WORK HARD. PLAY HARDER. Apparently. 😂

Saturday was a beautiful one at Jo&Co. 💍❤️
A gorgeous wedding reception, a packed restaurant and a team who worked their absolute socks off.

Jo&Co
Started: 8am Saturday.
Finished: 1.15am Sunday.
Alarm: 4am. ✈️

Because apparently we make excellent life choices. 🤣

A day and a half to recover and we’re back in our Happy Place for four days. ☀️🥂

Tired? Yes.
Would we change it? Probably not.
Would we book a 4am wake up again?

ABSOLUTELY NOT. 😂

To our newlyweds, thank you for trusting us with your special day.
To our team — you’re bloody brilliant. ❤️

Now… where’s the rosé? 🥂