2026 Winners

Best Newcomer

Winner
The Fat Fryer – Yorkshire

Highly Recommended
The Bearded Sailor – West Yorkshire
The Fishdock Fryer – Lincolnshire

Best Dine-In Fish & Chips

Winner
Marino Fish Bar – Sittingbourne

Highly Recommended
Eric’s Fish and Chips – Norfolk
Fish Over Chips – Cumbria
Fylde Fish Bar Marshside – Southport
Squires Fish Restaurant – Devon
The Fishermans Wife – North Yorkshire
Whitbys Restaurant and Take Away – Rotherham

Best Family Run Business

Winner
The Golden Haddock – East Yorkshire

Highly Recommended
Fish Over Chips – Cumbria
Fylde Fish Bar Marshside – Southport
J-Henry’s Fish & Chips – Southampton
Knights Fish Restaurant – Somerset
Plaice On The Park – Lincolnshire
Time and Plaice – Doncaster
Tuckers – Somerset

City Centre Chip Shop of the Year

Winner
Cave Street Fisheries – Hull

Highly Recommended
Ocean Fish Bar – Lincolnshire
Sheradon Grill & Wok Bar – Chester
Fish and Chips Hub – Warwickshire

Best Fish & Chip Shop in the North East

Winner
Chip & Fish – Newcastle

Highly Recommended
Fishermans Bay – Tyne and Wear
Frydays Chippy – North Yorkshire
Shield Row Chippy – Durham
Lanehouse Road Chippy – Stockton

Best Fish & Chip Shop in Yorkshire and the Humber

Winner
Jim’s – Hull

Highly Recommended
AJ’s Takeaway – Lincolnshire
Meggies Fish and Chips – Cleethorpes
The Fishermans Wife – North Yorkshire
Marlows British Kitchen – Leeds
Storks Family Fisheries – North Yorkshire

Best Fish & Chip Shop in the Midlands

Winner
Wollaton Fish Bar – Nottingham

Highly Recommended
Extra Fish Bar – Warwickshire
Best of Ocean Fish and Chips – Nottingham
Harley’s Fish Bar – Birmingham

Best Fish & Chip Shop in the South

Winner
Sandy’s – Folkestone

Highly Recommended
Knights Fish Restaurant – Somerset
Marino Fish Bar – Sittingbourne
Tuckers – Somerset
Upchurch Fish and Chips – Kent

Best Fish & Chip Shop in the North West

Winner
Angel Lane Chippie – Cumbria

Highly Recommended
Anchors Fish & Chips – Manchester
Bigger Fish to Fry – Blackburn
Frasers Fish & Chips – Cumbria
Jacksons of Hesketh Bank
Pisces – Heswall
Tasty Plaice – Preston

Most Historic Fish & Chip Shop

Winner
Knights Fish Restaurant – Somerset

Highly Recommended
Bigger Fish to Fry – Blackburn
Bob Carvers – Hull
Davy’s Fried Fish Shop at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North – County Durham

Most Sustainable Fish & Chip Shop

Winner
Sandgate Chippie – Cumbria

Highly Recommended
Hunters Fish and Chips – Lincolnshire
Coastline Fish and Chips – Northumberland

Best Coastal Fish & Chips

Winner
The Fishermans Wife – North Yorkshire

Highly Recommended
Fish Over Chips – Cumbria
Fishermans Bay – Tyne and Wear
Lighthouse Fisheries Of Flamborough – Bridlington
Tide by Trenchers – North Yorkshire
Coastline Fish and Chips – Northumberland

Best Marketing & Digital Initiative

Winner
Frydays Chippy – North Yorkshire

Highly Recommended
Country Fried – Blackburn
Cowling Fish & Chips Yorkshire – North Yorkshire

Best Menu

Winner
Ranmoor Friery – South Yorkshire

Highly Recommended
Country Fried – Blackburn
Harrison’s Fish & Chip Co – Oxfordshire
Kate’s Plaice – Devon
Marino Fish Bar – Sittingbourne
Marlows British Kitchen – Leeds

Best Multi-Site Operator

Winner
Grandpas Fish Bar – County Durham

Highly Recommended
The Chip Shed – Cheltenham
The Cods Scallops – Nottingham
The Good Catch – Formby
Southhampton Fish & Chips Shops

Best Fish & Chips in the North East

Winner
Shield Row Chippy – Durham

Highly Recommended
Frydays Chippy – North Yorkshire
Longsands Fish Kitchen – Tynemouth
Lanehouse Road Chippy – Stockton

Best Fish & Chips in Yorkshire and the Humber

Winner
The Codfather – West Yorkshire

Highly Recommended
Jim’s – Hull
Pollard’s Plaice – Hull
Ranmoor Friery – South Yorkshire
The Golden Haddock – East Yorkshire

Best Fish & Chips in the North West

Winner
Chippy T – Southport

Highly Recommended
Bigger Fish to Fry – Blackburn
Fylde Fish Bar Marshside – Southport
Harpers Fish and Chips – Merseyside
Tasty Plaice – Preston
Taylor’s Fish and Chips – Manchester
Wallgate Chippy – Manchester
Angel Lane Chippie – Cumbria

Best Fish & Chips in the Midlands

Winner
GREEDY FISH – Leicestershire

Highly Recommended
Angells Fisheries – Nottinghamshire
Harbury Catch – Warwick
MASTERCHEF FISH BAR – Staffordshire
The Great Fish and Chips – Northamptonshire
Best of Ocean Fish and Chips – Nottingham

Best Fish & Chips in the South

Winner
Squires Fish Restaurant – Devon

Highly Recommended
Fishy Delishy – Hertfordshire
Harrison’s Fish & Chip Co – Oxfordshire
J-Henry’s Fish & Chips – Southampton
Sandy’s – Folkestone
The Nippy Chippy – Gloucestershire

Best Mobile Fish & Chips

Winner
Country Fried – Blackburn

Highly Recommended
Fancy Fish and Chips Limited – Somerset
Kate’s Plaice – Devon
The Cheeky Cod’s Fish and Chip Van – Leicester
Your Plaice or Mine – Doncaster
Dave’s Fish and Chips – East Riding of Yorkshire
L&F Catering Mobile Fish and Chips – Somerset

Best Fish Fryer of the Year

Winner
Pollard’s Plaice – Hull

Highly Recommended
Grandpas Fish Bar – County Durham
Archies Fish and Chips – Kent
Chippy T – Southport
Pisces – Heswall

2026 Finalists

Best Coastal Fish & Chips

Chippy T – Southport
Jacksons Traditional Fish & Chips – Southport
Pisces Fish & Chips – Fleetwood
Fish Over Chips – Cumbria
Coastline Fish and Chips – Northumberland
Fishermans Bay – Tyne and Wear
Waterfront – North Shields
The Almighty Cod – Hartlepool
Crows Nest Fisheries – Yorkshire
Dicky Bees – Yorkshire
The Fishermans Wife – North Yorkshire
Tide by Trenchers – North Yorkshire
Lighthouse Fisheries Of Flamborough – Bridlington
Hunters Fish and Chips – Lincolnshire
Pips Chips – Lincolnshire
Plaice On The Park – Lincolnshire
The Fishdock Fryer – Lincolnshire
Lichfield Chippy – Great Yarmouth

Best Dine-In Fish and Chips

Fish Over Chips – Cumbria
Arcade Fish Restaurant – Newcastle
Fishermans Bay – Tyne and Wear
Trenchers Whitley Bay – Newcastle
Coastline Fish and Chips – Northumberland
Mackerel Sky – York
Marlows British Kitchen – Leeds
The Skyliner – Leeds
The Fishermans Wife – North Yorkshire
Fylde Fish Bar Marshside – Southport
Taylor’s Fish and Chips – Manchester
The Dolphin Fish and Chips Restaurant – Merseyside
Eric’s Fish and Chips – Norfolk
No1 Cromer – Norfolk
Marino Fish Bar – Sittingbourne
Gabriels, Harborne – Birmingham
The Cods Scallops – Nottingham
The Chip Shed – Cheltenham
Squires Fish Restaurant – Devon

Best Family Run Business

Fish Over Chips – Cumbria
Frasers Fish & Chips – Cumbria
Crows Nest Fisheries – Yorkshire
Storks Family Fisheries – North Yorkshire
The Golden Haddock – East Yorkshire
The Chippy – Littlefield Lane – Grimsby
Pips Chips – Lincolnshire
Plaice On The Park – Lincolnshire
Saxilby Fish & Chips – Lincoln
Fylde Fish Bar Marshside – Southport
Hirds Family Fisheries – Halifax
Time and Plaice – Doncaster
Good Frydays – Bristol
The Nippy Chippy – Gloucestershire
Fancy Fish and Chips Limited – Somerset
Knights Fish Restaurant – Somerset
Tuckers – Somerset
J-Henry’s Fish & Chips – Southampton
Mikes Golden Fish Dish – Essex
Our Plaice in Halesowen – West Midlands
Squires Fish Restaurant – Devon
The Wistaston Fryer – Cheshire

Best Fish & Chip Shop in Midlands

Carringtons – Nottingham
Kelvins Fish Bar – Nottingham
Rolleston Fish Bar – Nottingham
Wollaton Fish Bar – Nottingham
Best of Ocean Fish and Chips – Nottingham
Angells Fisheries – Nottinghamshire
Clopton Catch – Warwickshire
Extra Fish Bar – Warwickshire
Fish and Chips Hub – Warwickshire
Sutton Fish Bar – Warwickshire
Harbury Catch – Warwick
Harley’s Fish Bar – Birmingham
Hawthorn Fish Bar – Birmingham
Chell Heath Fish and Chips – Staffordshire
MASTERCHEF FISH BAR – Staffordshire
Foleys – Worcestershire
The Big Chippy – Dudley
The Great Fish and Chips – Northamptonshire

Best Fish & Chip Shop in the North East

A1 Chippy – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Chip & Fish – Newcastle
Colmans at Fenwick – Newcastle
Town Fry – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Colmans Seafood Temple – South Shields
Fishermans Bay – Tyne and Wear
Jimmy Fish Grill – Sunderland
Marina Munch – Teesside
The Silvercod Norton – Teesside
Lanehouse Road Chippy – Stockton
Shield Row Chippy – Durham
Frydays Chippy – North Yorkshire

Best Fish & Chip Shop in the North West

Angel Lane Chippie – Cumbria
Frasers Fish & Chips – Cumbria
Riverside Fish & Chip Shop & Baguette Bar – Cumbria
Sandgate Chippie – Cumbria
Anchors Fish & Chips – Manchester
Mother Hubbard’s Cheetham Hill – Manchester
The Village Chippy – Manchester
Urmston Fish Bar – Manchester
Bigger Fish to Fry – Blackburn
Jacksons Traditional Fish & Chips – Southport
Jacksons of Hesketh Bank
Lymm Fish Bar – Warrington
Pillings Fish and Chip Shop – Bolton
Pisces – Heswall
Tasty Plaice – Preston
The Fry Inn – Chester

Best Fish & Chip Shop in the South

Marino Fish Bar – Kent
Newington Fish Bar – Kent
Sandy’s – Kent
The Folkestone Chip Club – Kent
Upchurch Fish and Chips – Kent
Good Cod London – Uxbridge
Eric’s Fish and Chips – Norfolk
No1 Cromer – Norfolk
Lichfield Chippy – Great Yarmouth
Harbourside Gluten Free – Devon
J-Henry’s Fish & Chips – Southampton
Knights Fish Restaurant – Somerset
Tuckers – Somerset
Simply Fish – Bristol
Smart Fish Bar Stoke Gifford – Bristol
The Nippy Chippy – Gloucestershire

Best Fish & Chip Shop in Yorkshire and the Humber

Barham Fisheries – Hull
Jim’s – Hull
Bramley Fisheries – Leeds
Graveleys Fish and Chips – Leeds
Kirbys of Horsforth – Leeds
Marlows British Kitchen – Leeds
St Michael’s Fisheries – Leeds
Cowling Fish & Chips Yorkshire – North Yorkshire
Storks Family Fisheries – North Yorkshire
The Fishermans Wife – North Yorkshire
AJ’s Takeaway – Lincolnshire
Fish Stop – Lincolnshire
Meggies Fish and Chips – Cleethorpes
Dewsbury Fisheries – Yorkshire
Keelings Fish and Chips – Yorkshire
The Fat Fryer – Yorkshire
The Singing Friar – Yorkshire
Tony’s Traditional Fish & Chips – Sheffield
Whitbys Restaurant and Take Away – Doncaster

Best Fish & Chips in Midlands

Carringtons – Nottingham
Best of Ocean Fish and Chips – Nottingham
Wollaton Fish Bar – Nottingham
Angells Fisheries – Nottinghamshire
Brinsley Fish Bar – Nottinghamshire
Clopton Catch – Warwickshire
Extra Fish Bar – Warwickshire
Harbury Catch – Warwick
Harley’s Fish Bar – Birmingham
Hawthorn Fish Bar – Birmingham
Brittania Fish Bar – Stafford
MASTERCHEF FISH BAR – Staffordshire
GREEDY FISH – Leicestershire
Foleys – Worcestershire
Merchants Fish Bar – Worcestershire
Saxilby Fish & Chips – Lincoln
The Big Chippy – Dudley
The Great Fish and Chips – Northamptonshire

Best Fish & Chips in the North East

Canny Cod – Newcastle upon Tyne
Chip & Fish – Newcastle
Colmans at Fenwick – Newcastle
Town Fry – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Longsands Fish Kitchen – Tynemouth
Carlo’s – Northumberland
Surjan’s Fish & Chips Restaurant and Takeaway – Northumberland
Marina Munch – Teesside
The Silvercod Norton – Teesside
Lanehouse Road Chippy – Stockton
Shield Row Chippy – Durham
Frydays Chippy – North Yorkshire

Best Fish & Chips in the North West

Angel Lane Chippie – Cumbria
Riverside Fish & Chip Shop & Baguette Bar – Cumbria
Sandgate Chippie – Cumbria
Anchors Fish & Chips – Manchester
Taylor’s Fish and Chips – Manchester
The Village Chippy – Manchester
Urmston Fish Bar – Manchester
Wallgate Chippy – Manchester
Bigger Fish to Fry – Blackburn
Old Mill Hill Chippy – Blackburn
Chippy T – Southport
Fylde Fish Bar Marshside – Southport
Jacksons of Hesketh Bank
Lymm Fish Bar – Warrington
The Big Blue – Warrington
Pisces Fish & Chips – Fleetwood
Tarleton Village Takeaway – Preston
Tasty Plaice – Preston
The Wistaston Fryer – Cheshire
Harpers Fish and Chips – Merseyside

Best Fish & Chips in the South

Crispins Fish Bar – Kent
The Black Pearl – Kent
The Folkestone Chip Club – Kent
Upchurch Fish and Chips – Kent
Fishy Delishy – Hertfordshire
Good Cod London – Uxbridge
Harrison’s Fish & Chip Co – Oxfordshire
Eric’s Fish and Chips – Norfolk
J-Henry’s Fish & Chips – Southampton
Mikes Golden Fish Dish – Essex
Palmers Fish & Chips – Somerset
Simply Fish – Bristol
Smart Fish Bar Stoke Gifford – Bristol
Squires Fish Restaurant – Devon
The Nippy Chippy – Gloucestershire

Best Fish & Chips in Yorkshire and the Humber

Cave Street Fisheries – Hull
Jim’s – Hull
Pollard’s Plaice – Hull
Graveleys Fish and Chips – Leeds
Kirbys of Meanwood – Leeds
Portside Fish & Chips – Leeds
Cowling Fish & Chips Yorkshire – North Yorkshire
Oliver’s Fish Restaurant – Harrogate
A Salt ‘n’ Battery – Lincolnshire
The Chippy Cleethorpes – Lincolnshire
The Chippy – Littlefield Lane – Grimsby
Ranmoor Friery – South Yorkshire
Tony’s Traditional Fish & Chips – Sheffield
Keelings Fish and Chips – Yorkshire
The Bearded Sailor – West Yorkshire
The Codfather – West Yorkshire
The Golden Haddock – East Yorkshire

Best Fish Fryer of the Year

Archies Fish and Chips – Kent
Crispins Fish Bar – Kent
Bigger Fish to Fry – Blackburn
Chippy T – Southport
Jacksons of Hesketh Bank
Coneys Fish and Chips – Essex
Crows Nest Fisheries – Yorkshire
Graveleys Fish and Chips – Leeds
Pollard’s Plaice – Hull
The Bearded Sailor – West Yorkshire
Your Plaice or Mine – Doncaster
Gills Fish and Chips – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Grandpas Fish Bar – County Durham
Harrison’s Fish & Chip Co – Oxfordshire
Pips Chips – Lincolnshire
Plaice On The Park – Lincolnshire
Pisces – Heswall
Pimp My Fish – Burwell
Shap Chippy – Cumbria
The Chippie Van – Cumbria
The Cheeky Cod’s Fish and Chip Van – Leicester
The Chippy – Littlefield Lane – Grimsby

Best Marketing & Digital Initiative

Archies Fish and Chips – Kent
Country Fried – Blackburn
Cowling Fish & Chips Yorkshire – North Yorkshire
Frydays Chippy – North Yorkshire
Waterfront – North Shields
Hawthorn Fish Bar – Birmingham
Merchants Fish Bar – Worcestershire
Pisces – Heswall
Shap Chippy – Cumbria
Tuckers – Somerset

Best Menu

Arcade Fish Restaurant – Newcastle
Archies Fish and Chips – Kent
Marino Fish Bar – Sittingbourne
Country Fried – Blackburn
Eric’s Fish and Chips – Norfolk
No1 Cromer – Norfolk
Harpers Fish and Chips – Merseyside
Harrison’s Fish & Chip Co – Oxfordshire
Hunters Fish and Chips – Lincolnshire
Lichfield Chippy – Great Yarmouth
Kate’s Plaice – Devon
The Old Inn, Widecombe – Devon
Marlows British Kitchen – Leeds
The Skyliner – Leeds
Mackerel Sky – York
Middleton-In-Teesdale Fish & Chip Shop – Barnard Castle
Mikes Golden Fish Dish – Essex
Ranmoor Friery – South Yorkshire
Shap Wheels – Cumbria
Star Brandon Fish Bar – Suffolk
The Chip Shed – Cheltenham

Best Mobile Fish and Chips

Heavenly Fish and Chips On The Go – Cumbria
Shap Wheels – Cumbria
The Chippie Van – Cumbria
Bennys Fish and Chips – Somerset
Fancy Fish and Chips Limited – Somerset
L&F Catering Mobile Fish and Chips – Somerset
Dave’s Fish and Chips – East Riding of Yorkshire
Terry’s Fish & Chips – Northallerton
Time and Plaice – Doncaster
Your Plaice or Mine – Doncaster
Grandpas Fish Bar – County Durham
Middleton-In-Teesdale Fish & Chip Shop – Barnard Castle
A Salt ‘n’ Battery – Lincolnshire
The Lincolnshire Fryer – Lincolnshire
Coneys Fish and Chips – Essex
Country Fried – Blackburn
Kate’s Plaice – Devon
Pimp My Fish – Burwell
The Cheeky Cod’s Fish and Chip Van – Leicester
The Fish Shack – Bispham
The Flying Fryer – Winchelsea Beach

Best Multi-Site Operator

Gills Fish and Chips – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Trenchers – Tyne and Wear
Grandpas Fish Bar – County Durham
Harley’s Fish Bar – Birmingham
Shap Wheels – Cumbria
Southhampton Fish & Chips Shops – Southampton
The Chip Shed – Cheltenham
The Cods Scallops – Nottingham
The Good Catch – Formby
The Lincolnshire Fryer – Lincolnshire

Best Newcomer

Lymm Fish Bar – Warrington
Storks Family Fisheries – North Yorkshire
The Fat Fryer – Yorkshire
The Chippy Cleethorpes – Lincolnshire
The Fishdock Fryer – Lincolnshire|
The Bearded Sailor – West Yorkshire

City Centre Chip Shop of the Year

Bob Carvers – Hull
Cave Street Fisheries – Hull
Canny Cod – Newcastle upon Tyne
Starbeck Fish & Chips – Newcastle upon Tyne
Carringtons – Nottingham
Fish and Chips Hub – Warwickshire
Ocean Fish Bar – Lincolnshire
Shaks Fish Bar & Peri Peri – Birmingham
Sheradon Grill & Wok Bar – Chester
The Chip Shop – Manchester

Most Historic Fish & Chip Shop

Angel Lane Chippie – Cumbria
Bob Carvers – Hull
Bryan Street Chippy – Blackburn
Old Mill Hill Chippy – Blackburn
Davy’s Fried Fish at Beamish – County Durham
Gabbys Chippy – Bridlington
Lighthouse Fisheries Of Flamborough – Bridlington
Knights Fish Restaurant – Somerset
Our Plaice in Halesowen – West Midlands
The Skyliner – Leeds
Bigger Fish to Fry  – Blackburn

Most Sustainable Fish & Chip Shop

Bryan Street Chippy – Blackburn
Coastline Fish and Chips – Northumberland
Waterfront – North Shields
Gabriels, Harborne – Birmingham
The Big Chippy – Dudley
Hunters Fish and Chips – Lincolnshire
L&F Catering Mobile Fish and Chips – Somerset
Sandgate Chippie – Cumbria
Shap Chippy – Cumbria
The Chip Shop – Manchester
The Flying Fryer – Winchelsea Beach

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