Trade publication Fry has revealed its much-anticipated rankings for the 50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways and 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants across the UK for 2024. This annual roundup celebrates the crème de la crème of chippies and fish eateries that are raising the bar with exemplary food quality, customer service, and savvy marketing prowess.
Fish City, Belfast
Belfast’s Fish City is a holy grail for crispy battered cod and chunky chips that are “heavenly perfection on a plate” according to one devotee. With “fish and chips cooked to glistening bronze perfection,” it’s a must-visit for fried fish fanatics.
Harbour Lights, Falmouth, Cornwall
Down on the Cornish coast, Harbour Lights plates up “impeccably fresh” fish and chips with “chips that are flawlessly crunchy” and made from locally grown potatoes. Their “golden, grease-free batter” encasing juicy haddock has been called “a coastal revelation.”
Lakeside Fish and Chips, Poole, Dorset
Lakeside is a “terrific little chippie” serving up “startlingly good” fried fish in Poole, with diners raving about the “outrageously crunchy” batter and “thick, fluffy chips that put others to shame.” Their mushy peas are “vibrantly green” taste bombs.
Linford’s Traditional Fish and Chips, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
You’ll find “superbly simple, profoundly satisfying” fish and chips at Linford’s, where the batter is “wonderfully crisp” and “light as a feather.” One fan exclaimed their haddock was “quite possibly the best I’ve ever eaten.”
The Magpie Cafe, Whitby, North Yorkshire
This legendary Whitby chippie takes “fresh-off-the-boat” seafood and turns it into “heart-stoppingly good” fried fish with “robustly crunchy” batter that’s “the stuff of dreams.” Their chips are “steaming, golden beauties” according to The Guardian.
Maltings Fish And Chips, Baldock, Hertfordshire
You’d never expect “fish this mind-bogglingly good” in a Hertfordshire town, but Maltings delivers “startlingly fresh” haddock in “batter lighter than air” alongside “ridiculously crunchy” chips. It’s been called a “life-affirmingly great chippy.”
Pier Point Fish & Chips, Torquay, Devon
Perched overlooking the sea, Pier Point serves up “view-tastic” fried fish with “batter that shatters into beautiful rubble” when you bite in. Their “robustly thick-cut” chips are “golden soul revivers” that pair beautifully with the fresh cod.
The Wee Chippy, Anstruther, Fife
At this tiny Scottish gem, you’ll find “achingly fresh” North Sea haddock encased in a “fabulously crunchy” batter cocoon that’s been dubbed “fried perfection.” Their chips are “chunky, robustly crunchy missiles of potato joy.”
Trenchers Spanish City, Whitley Bay, Newcastle upon Tyne
This branch of the excellent Trenchers chain deals in “heart-stoppingly glorious” fish and chips from its perch by the sea. Expect “flawlessly fresh” cod or haddock in “unimpeachably splendid batter” and “nostril-flickingly great” chunky chips.
Trenchers, Whitby, North Yorkshire
The Whitby branch of this vaunted chippie turns out “world-class” fried fish thanks to “mind-bendingly crunchy” battered cod straight from local waters. Their chips are “thick, robustly crunchy russet rods of joy” according to one fan.