Ahead of Good Friday, traditionally one of the busiest days for fish and chip visits, you can check our interactive map to see where the best chippie is near your home
Ahead of what is said to be the busiest day of the year for chippies across the UK, the country’s best 40 places to get a fish supper have been revealed.
Long queues are expected at takeaways around the country on Good Fridays as people enjoy the tradition of fish and chips before Easter. Ahead of Friday, the National Federation of Fish Friers has released the top 40 fish and chip shops around the country – with the top chippie being named as Yarm Road Fish and Chips in Darlington. In second place was the Fish Works in Lard, Scotland,and Kellaway’s Fish and Chips in Cornwall was placed third. You can find the top-rated takeaway in your area by using our interactive map below.
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Andrew Crook, president of the National Federation of Fish Friers said: “Good Friday is a huge trading day on the fish and chip shop calendar when businesses across the country welcome hundreds of customers through their doors keen to enjoy this holiday staple.
“Making the top 40 fish and chip Takeaway of the Year list is a huge achievement for these outlets that have all worked extremely hard to make it on there and all of which have had to go through a rigorous judging process by a panel of fish and chip experts.
“Each and every one will be dishing up delicious portions of the finest fish and chips so if you’re lucky enough to live locally to one of the shops mentioned or are keen to visit one, then it’s 100% worth it.”
There are two fish and chip takeaways just over a mile apart in Stonehaven which feature in the top 40 best fish and chip shops in the UK for 2025. There are four more takeaways within half an hour’s drive in Aberdeenshire which also make the list.
In England, it is Yorkshire which has the highest concentration of top fish and chip shops, with four takeaways in the county appearing on the list.
Below is the full list of 40 fish and chip takeaways which made the list
England
South West
Cornwall
Kellaway’s Fish and Chips, Truro
Devon
Taffs Fish and Chips, Torrington
Dorset
The Forum Frier, Blandford Forum
Somerset
The Oyster Shell, Bath
North East & Yorkshire
Yorkshire
The Fish Bank, Sherburn-in-Elmet
Mister C’s, Selby
The Scrap Box, York
Two Gates Fisheries, Barnsley
County Durham
Yarm Road Fish and Chips, Darlington
Teesside
Robinsons Traditional Fish and Chips, Billingham
Locker’s Fish & Chips, Redcar
North West
Greater Manchester
Taylors, Stockport
Lancashire
Farington Chippy, Leyland
Westend Fish and Chips, Oswaldtwistle
South East
Essex
The Hook of Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea
Hampshire
Mike’s Traditional Fish & Chips, Eastleigh
Kent
Newington Fish Bar, Ramsgate
London
Brockley’s Rock, Brockley
Stones Fish and Chips, Acton
Surrey
Seafare Guildford
Norfolk
French’s Fish Shop, Wells-next-the-Sea
Midlands
Leicestershire
Frydales (Hinckley Road), Leicester
Lincolnshire
Elite on the Bail, Lincoln
Linfords Traditional Fish and Chips, Market Deeping
Nottinghamshire
Angell’s Fisheries, Newark-on-Trent
West Midlands
Hawthorn Fish Bar, Birmingham
Oxfordshire
Harrison’s Fish & Chip Co., Oxford
Scotland
Aberdeenshire
Carron Fish Bar, Stonehaven
Garioch Fish Bar, Inverurie
Lows Traditional Fish & Chips (Berryden), Aberdeen
Mike’s Famous Fish & Chips (Blackburn), Aberdeen
Redcloak Fish Bar, Stonehaven
Sea Salt + Sole, Aberdeen
Ayrshire
The Fish Works, Largs
Fife
The Wee Chippy, Anstruther
Perthshire
McKays Fish & Chip Shop, Pitlochry
Inverness-shire
Hilton Chip Shop, Inverness
Wales
Anglesey
Finney’s Fish and Chips, Benllech
Glamorgan
Posh Fish and Chips (Llandaff), Cardiff
Zero Plus Fish & Chips, Cardiff
