Map reveals Britain’s 50 BEST fish & chip shops all scored over 95% by mystery diners – where does your hometown rank?
THE 50 best fish and chip shops across the UK have been revealed, with many scoring over 95 per cent.
Fry Magazine asked mystery diners to rate the restaurants and takeaways based on factors including cleanliness, food quality and value for money.
A fish and chip shop in Torquay, Devon featured on the list[/caption] Fish City in Belfast, Northern Ireland was ranked in the top 10 fish and chip restaurants in 2025[/caption]Yorkshire, in the North of England, did particularly well occupying a whopping 10 spots.
Surrey also ranked highly, appearing three times on the list with its top scoring chippies.
Organiser Reece Head, told The News she was impressed that these restaurants and takeaways were able to maintain affordable prices and “exceptional” standards of food.
“At a time when inflationary pressures are being felt, these businesses continue to stay positive and prioritise their customers,” she said.
She added that these shops had shown “resilience” adapting to today’s challenges, offering quality food to their clients.
She said: “Whether served in a restaurant, a takeaway, or from a mobile unit, the Fry Awards prove that quality fish and chips can be enjoyed anywhere.”
50 best takeaway fish & chips
- Ainsworth’s Fish & Chips, Caernarfon
- Angel Lane Chippie, Penrith, Cumbria
- Angell’s Fisheries, Newark, Nottinghamshire
- Batterfly Fish & Chips, Surbiton, Surrey
- Bredon Village Fish and Chip Shop, Bredon, Worcestershire
- Callaway’s Fish & Chips, Dorchester, Dorset
- Churchill’s Fish & Chips Langney, Eastbourne, East Sussex
- Farnham’s at Fontygary, Rhoose, Vale Of Glamorgan
- Fiddlers Elbow, Leintwardine, Herefordshire
- Fintans Fish & Chip Co. Llanishen, Cardiff
- Fishnchickn, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex
- French’s Fish Shop, Wells next the Sea, Norfolk
- Garioch Fish Bar, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
- Greg & Lou’s, Redruth, Cornwall
- Henley’s of Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex
- Hiks, Brynhyfryd, Swansea
- Hirds Family Fisheries, Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Howe & Co 55, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
- Joe’s Traditional Fish and Chips, Strabane , County Tyrone
- Kellaway’s Fish and Chips, Truro, Cornwall
- Kirbys of Horsforth, Horsforth , Leeds
- Kirbys of Meanwood, Meanwood, Leeds
- Lighthouse Fisheries Of Flamborough, Flamborough, East Yorkshire
- Malt and Anchor, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
- Moore’s Fish & Chips, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway
- Oysters Fish & Chips, Lightwater, Surrey
- Oysters Fish & Chips, Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire
- Pennington Plaice, Leigh, Greater Manchester
- Pier Point, Torquay, Devon
- Pisces, Fleetwood, Lancashire
- Portside Fish & Chips, South Elmsall, Leeds
- Portside Fish & Chips, Kirkstall Road, Leeds
- Quintiliani’s Fast Food, Hamilton, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire
- Redcloak Fish Bar , Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
- Sea Blue Fisheries, Clowne, Derbyshire
- Sea Salt + Sole, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
- Seafront Chippy, Hornsea, East Yorkshire
- Shappy Wheels, Shap, Cumbria
- Shaws Fish And Chips, Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
- Squires, Braunton, Devon
- Sykes Fish and Chips, Manchester
- The Anchor, Bexley, South East London
- The Bearded Sailor, Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire
- The Cafe Royal, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
- The Chippie Van, Penrith, Cumbria
- The Codfather, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
- The Fish at Goose Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester
- The Fish Bank, Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire
- The Friary, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim
- The Hook of Clacton, Clacton on Sea, Essex
- The Oyster Shell, Bath, Somerset
- The Village Fish & Chips, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent
- Town Street Fryer, Marple Bridge, Stockport, Cheshire
- Two Gates Fisheries, Shafton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
This is the 13th year the Fry Awards have taken place and judges spoke of a very high standard of submissions.
One judge called one dish “the best fish and chips we had tasted in a long time, reports Fry Magazine.
Best restaurant fish & chips
- Catch, Giffnock, Glasgow
- Eric’s Fish & Chips, Hunstanton, Norfolk
- Fish City, Belfast
- Harbour Lights, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Pier Point Bar & Restaurant, Torquay, Devon
- Squires Fish Restaurant, Braunton, Devon
- The Elite, Tritton Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- The Magpie Cafe, Whitby, North Yorkshire
- The Scallop Shell, Bath, Somerset
- Toff’s of Muswell Hill, Muswell Hill, London