Revealed: Britain's best fish and chips. Our expert food critic TOM PARKER BOWLES has scoured the country - and here are the 37 you must try By Tom Parker Bowles Published: 12:12, 14 June 2024 | Updated: 13:30, 14 June 2024 e-mail 28 View comments Fish and chips. Not so much a dish as a national obsession, an integral part of British heritage.
This heavenly combination of sea and soil got us through the war years (fish and chips were never rationed) and continues to provide crisp, deep-fried delight. Who can resist the eternal thrill of that warm paper-wrapped packet, scented with vinegar and heady anticipation, ready to be ripped open and devoured, knife and fork very much optional? And while everything tastes better with the sea breeze fluttering through one’s hair, a beach or port is not essential. Good fish and chips transcend mere location.
As a food writer of 25 years, I’ve dined in more than 5,000 restaurants and have written nine food books. Here are my favourite fish and chip takeaways across Britain. Food critic Tom Parker Bowles picks his favourite fish and chips shops in Britain NORTHWEST Shakies, Fleetwood, Lancashire It won’t win any prizes for décor (what decent chippy does), but this Fleetwood stalwart, a lozenge’s thrown from the Fisherman Friend factory, does hand-cut chips, double fried, and fresh fish, in a crisp, burnished batter.
Don’t miss the deep-fried black pudding. Takeaway: Large fish and chips with peas, £9.50 ( shakieschippy.
com ) Wh.
