There really is nothing like British fish and chips. Best enjoyed wrapped in newspaper, drenched in vinegar and preferably seated somewhere by the coast, tucking into the nation's most beloved dish is up there with grey weather and the Beatles as a staple of UK culture.
But with 11,00 chippies across the UK to choose from, there's some pretty stiff competition as to which are the best.
Fry Magazine has unveiled its list of the best 50 and top 10 winners for 2023 after making secret visits to hundreds of fisheries across the country, rating them on cleanliness, service, prices and, of course, taste.
With the cost of living crisis pushing up energy, food and labour costs, it has not been a smooth sail for fish and chip restaurants across the country, and business owners have had to work harder than ever to stay afloat.
Reece Head, who runs the annual contest, said that profits for chippies might not be "like they have in years gone by", but "the passion certainly is".
"The businesses that make up our 50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways and 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants represent the best in the industry," Reece said.
"They are pushing forwards while not losing sight of what makes the chippy so engrained in British culture - high quality, value for money food with great customer service and inviting surroundings."
UK's best 50 fish and chip shops
- Ainsworth's Fish & Chip Shop, Caernarfon, Gwynedd
- Angells Fisheries, Newark, Nottinghamshire
- Auckley Friery, Auckley, Doncaster
- Bredon Village Fish and Chip Shop, Bredon, Tewksbury, Gloucestershire
- Burnham Fish and Chips, Burnham, Berkshire
- Catch Netherlee, Glasgow
- Chips @ No.8 Prestwich, Manchester
- Churchill's Fish & Chips, Eastbourne
- Codfella's, Greenwich Avenue, Ipswich
- Croft Street Fisheries, Farsley, Leeds
- Dunkeld Fish Bar, Dunkeld, Perth
- Ernie's Fish and Chips, Hoyland, South Yorkshire
- Farnhams Fish and Chips, Brook, Llantwit Major
- Fiddlers Elbow Fish & Chips, Leintwardine, Herefordshire
- Finney's @ Port Chippy, Amlwch Port, Anglesey
- Finney's @ The Golden Fry, Benllech, Anglesey
- Fish and Chips on The Waterfront, Anstruther, Fife
- Fish Kitchen 1854, Maesycwmmer, Caerphilly
- French's Fish Shop, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
- Garioch Fish Bar, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
- Greg & Lou's, Redruth, Cornwall
- Harbour Fish and Chips, Felbridge, West Sussex
- Hiks, Swansea
- Hill Top Fisheries, Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire
- Hillycroft Fisheries, Morley, Leeds
- Hooked on the Heath, Knutsford, Cheshire
- Howe & Co Van 22, South Buckinghamshire
- Kirbys of Horsforth, Horsforth, Leeds
- Kirbys of Meanwood, Meanwood, Leeds
- Land & Sea, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
- Lily's @ Hornsea, Hornsea, East Yorkshire
- Lighthouse Fisheries Of Flamborough, Flamborough, East Yorkshire
- Newington Fish Bar, Ramsgate, Kent
- Off The Hook Fish And Chips, Sale, Cheshire
- Pennington Plaice, Leigh, Greater Manchester
- Pisces, Fleetwood, Lancashire
- Portside Fish & Chips, Harrogate Road, Leeds,
- Scott's Plaice, Gosport, Hampshire
- Sea Salt +Sole, Dyce, Aberdeen
- Stones Fish & Chips, Acton, West London
- Sykes Fish and Chips, Pendlebury, Swinton, Greater Manchester
- The Bearded Sailor, Pudsey, Leeds
- The Chippy Van, Penrith, Cumbria
- The Fish at Goose Green, Goose Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester
- The Fish Works, Largs, North Ayrshire
- The Friary, Carrickfergus, East Antrim
- The Hook of Halstead, Halstead, Essex
- The Lincolnshire Fryer, Lincolnshire
- The Oyster Shell, Bath, Somerset
- The Village Fish & Chips, Petts Wood, Kent
- The Real Food Café, Tyndrum, Stirling
- Yans Fish Bar, Heath, Cardiff
Winners of the 10 best fish and Chip restaurants
- Catch, West End, Glasgow
- Dunkeld Fish Bar, Dunkeld, Perth
- Fish City, Ann Street, Belfast
- Fisherman's Bay, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear
- Harbour Lights, Falmouth, Cornwall
- Linfords Traditional Fish and Chip Shop, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire
- Maltings Fish and Chips, Baldock, Hertfordshire
- Mary Lambert, Hartlepool, County Durham
- Plattens, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
- Quayside Restaurant, West Quay, Gourdan, Aberdeenshire
- Seasmiths Fish and Chips, Wadebridge, Cornwall
