List of fish and chip restaurants explained

This is a list of notable fish and chip restaurants which are renowned for, or whose main dish is, fish and chips. Fish and chips is a hot dish of English^[1] origin, consisting of battered fish, commonly Atlantic cod or haddock and deep-fried chips. It is a common take-away food. A common side dish is mushy peas.

A fish and chip shop, colloquially known as a 'chippy' in the UK and 'chipper' in Ireland, is an outlet that predominantly sells the English dish of fish and chips. It is usually a takeaway operation, although some have limited seating facilities.

Fish and chip restaurants

Canada

• Joey's Seafood Restaurants, 44 locations, based in Alberta^[2]

Ireland

• Leo Burdock – Originally only located in the Christchurch area, now a Dublin chain of 'Chippers'.

United Kingdom

• Anstruther Fish Bar – located in Anstruther, a fishing village in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland
• The Ashvale – a chain of fish and chip restaurants and takeaways in the north-east of Scotland
• The Fryer's Delight – a traditional cabbie's favourite in Theobald's Road, London
• Harry Ramsden's – a chain based in the United Kingdom which offers fish and chips and assorted themed dishes
• Kerbisher & Malt – a new chain in London
• Seashell of Lisson Grove – a standalone fish and chip restaurant located in Marylebone, London.
• Magpie Café – located in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, and established in 1937,^[3] but its building dated back to the 18th century, when it was a merchant's house
• Papa's – Won a BBC contest, The Best of British Takeaways, in 2017. Papa's Fish and Chips in Cleethorpes is the world's second largest fish and chip shop with over 500 seats.
• Binley Mega Chippy – a fish and chip restaurant located in Binley, Coventry that gained mass popularity after becoming viral on the social media platform TikTok in May 2022.^[4]

United States

• Arthur Treacher's – a formerly national fast food seafood restaurant chain in the United States; now down to one location in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio.
• Batterfish – restaurant in Portland, Oregon (previously Los Angeles)
• Captain D's – a chain of fast-casual restaurants in the United States specializing in fish and chips and other seafood
• H. Salt Esquire – a California fast food chain that specializes in fish and chips
• Ivar's - a chain based in Seattle; some are full-service restaurants, some are stand-up bars, some are in malls, and some are fast-food restaurants
• Jackson's Catfish Corner, Seattle
• Long John Silver's – a fast food chain based in the United States.
• Portland Fish Market (Portland, Oregon)
• Skippers Seafood & Chowder House – a fast food chain based in the U.S. state of Washington

See also

• List of seafood restaurants
• Lists of restaurants
• National Federation of Fish Friers

Notes and References

1. News: Alexander . James . The unlikely origin of fish and chips . BBC News . 18 December 2009 . 8 January 2014.
2. Web site: Joey's - About Us .
3. News: Whitby's Magpie fish and chips voted UK's best. Yorkshire Post. 18 February 2008. 29 October 2009. Jeeves. Paul.
4. News: Binley Mega Chippy: Police advise crowds over TikTok sensation. BBC News. 6 June 2022. 6 June 2022. Chippyconqueror. Chippyconqueror.