

It looks seriously convincing and the taste is good enough to satisfy anyone’s cravings! The ‘fish’ is made from deep-fried banana blossom marinated in seaweed and samphire, while the ‘prawns’ are made from Japanese potato starch that is battered and served like scampi. Sutton & Sons are the first to open an all-vegan ‘fish’ and chip shop. Vegan alternatives for everything from fish and chips to prawn cocktail are all on the menu, as well as vegan burgers, battered sausages, and pie and mash. You’ll find Golden Union at 38 Poland Street, W1F 7LY. With homemade food and friendly service, they are such a catch. There are absolutely no frills at this Soho stalwart - just fantastic fresh fish. Golden Union is an independent, family-run fish and chips restaurant with an authentic feel and a modern twist. You’ll find Toff’s at 38 Muswell Hill Broadway, N10 3RT.

And we can see why! There’s nothing particularly fancy about it – just crunchy, grease-free batter, fresh fish and fluffy fries. Well, what may initially appear as a dangerous oxymoron in fact turns out to be London’s award-winning fish and chip shop, Toff’s. You’ll find North Sea Fish at 7–8 Leigh Street, WC1H 9EW. The fish at North Sea Fish can either be fried in a typical crispy batter, or in an egg matzo meal. Everything at this King’s Cross spot is served with refillable chips (an obvious selling point), homemade Tartare sauce and Heinz (important) tomato ketchup. PancrasĪnother traditional chip shop, serving up the ever-classic battered cod or haddock, as well as a few fancier options such as rock eel, Dover sole, sea bass and rainbow trout. You’ll find Poppie’s at various locations across London. They also offer one of the best halal fish and chips in London – they use non-alcoholic batter and cook all their fish in groundnut oil. And nothing ever tastes as good as something out of a newspaper. Fat fillets of flaky fish enclosed by crunchy batter and surrounded by fluffy yet flavoursome chips is most likely to blame for its popularity. But this 1950’s style chippy has far more to offer than just homely gimmicks!ĭon’t let its tourist attraction reputation put you off either.

Founded by born and bred Eastender Pat ‘Pop’ Newland, inspired by his first job in a chippy cutting up copies of The Daily Mirror to wrap fish and chips in, Poppie’s is filled with retro memorabilia from Pop’s childhood.
