The 50 best fish and chip shops in the UK named - full list
Express • By Brian Dillon, Audience Writer • Sat, Jan 10, 2026
The best fish and chip shops in the UK have been revealed, and they are spread across the country between England, Scotland and Wales.
The best fish and chip shops in the UK have been named (Image: Getty)
These are the 50 best fish and chip shops in the UK, according to a recent awards ceremony. Fish and chips are a delicacy in the UK and have been loved by generations. They are eaten all year round, including cold winter nights and fun-filled days by the seaside in summer. But where in the UK can you get the very best fish and chips? According to the latest awards by Fry Magazine, these are the 50 best takeaways for fish and chips.
Takeaways, restaurants and mobile units were secretly assessed by mystery diners on a range of aspects such as food quality, premises cleanliness, staff expertise, value for money, ease of ordering, and social media presence. Then, the ones with the highest ratings were included in the top 50 list. In the takeaway category, the pass rate was 97%, while many actually achieved 100% scores.
In alphabetical order, these are the 50 best fish and chip takeaways in the UK:
Ainsworth’s Fish & Chips, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
Auckley Friery, Auckley, Doncaster
Batterfly Fish & Chips, Surbiton, Surrey
Beedle’s Chippy, Bishop Auckland, Co Durham,
Callaway’s Fish & Chips, Dorchester, Dorset
Catch, Netherlee, Glasgow
Churchill’s Fish & Chips, Bar Hill, Cambridgeshire
Churchill’s Fish & Chips, Hazlemere, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Churchill’s Fish & Chips, Langney, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Country Fried, Ribble Valley, Lancashire
David’s Fish & Chips, Brixham, Devon
Fiddlers Elbow Fish & Chips, Leintwardine, Herefordshire
Finney’s Fish and Chips, Benllech, Anglesey
Fintans Fish & Chip Co, Llanishen, Cardiff
Fish N Fry, Easton, Bristol
Garioch Fish Bar, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Greg & Lou’s, Redruth, Cornwall
Harley’s Fish Bar, Great Barr, Birmingham
Hikary’s Fish Bar, Neath, Neath Port Talbot
Hiks, Brynhyfryd, Swansea
Hird’s Family Fisheries, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Kirbys of Horsforth, Horsforth, Leeds
Kirbys of Meanwood, Meanwood, Leeds
Lighthouse Fisheries of Flamborough, Flamborough, East Yorkshire
Linfords Traditional Fish and Chips, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
Lows Traditional Fish and Chips, Berryden Business Park, Aberdeenshire
Monster Fish & Chips Co, Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire
Moore’s Fish and Chips, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway
My Plaice Fish & Chips, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
Portside Fish & Chips, Starbeck, North Yorkshire
Portside Fish & Chips, Kirkstall Road, Leeds
Quintiliani’s Fast Food, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire
Redcloak Fish Bar, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
Sandgate Chippie, Penrith, Cumbria
Scott’s Plaice, Gosport, Hampshire
Sea Salt + Sole, Dyce, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Shappy Wheels, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria
Sykes Fish and Chips, Pendlebury, Manchester
The Big Chippy, Dudley, West Midlands
The Cafe Royal, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
The Chippie Van, Eden Valley and Carlisle, Cumbria
The Codfather, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
The Corner Plaice, Croxley Green, Hertfordshire
The Fish Bank, Sherburn in Elemet, North Yorkshire
The Fish Works, Largs, North Ayrshire
The Hook of Clacton, Clacton on Sea, Essex
The Oyster Shell, Bath, Somerset
The Proper Fish and Chips Co, Honiton, Devon
The Trawler, Golspie, Highland
The Village Fish & Chips, Orpington, Kent
Town Street Fryer, Stockport, Manchester
Westend Fish and Chips, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire
Westend Fish and Chips, Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire
Your Plaice or Mine Mobile Van, Thorne, South Yorkshire
Meanwhile, the awards also named the best sit-in restaurants for fish and chips in the UK. They are:
Anstruther Fish Bar, Anstruther, Fife
Fish City, Belfast
Fishy Delishy, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire
Harbour Lights, Falmouth, Cornwall
Pier Point Bar and Restaurant, Torquay, Devon
Quayside Restaurant and Fish Bar, Gourdon, Montrose, Aberdeenshire
Shap Chippy, Penrith, Cumbria
The Elite Fish and Chip Company, Tritton Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Trenchers of Whitby, Whitby, Yorkshire
Trenchers Spanish City, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear
Reece Head, competition organiser, said: "Over the past 12 months, these operators have faced significant challenges, including higher wage costs, rising energy bills and exceptional pressure on fish prices. Despite this, they have maintained consistently high standards, supported and motivated their teams, and kept customers informed as changes were needed.
"That commitment was evident to our mystery judges and is what secured each business a place among the UK’s leading fish and chip shops."