Today we reveal the UK’s top fish and chip operators as the winners of our much-anticipated Fry Awards are announced.
The 50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways and 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants 2025 celebrate the incredible achievements of fish and chip shops nationwide.
The results follow months of judging in which takeaways, restaurants and mobile units were secretly assessed by mystery diners on a range of aspects such as food quality, premises cleanliness, staff expertise, value for money, ease of ordering, and social media presence.
Only the operators with the highest scores earn an award. The pass mark this year for both the takeaway and restaurant categories was 96% and above, although several were successful in gaining the full 100%.
This is the 13th year the awards have taken place and judges were not disappointed with the quality of entrants or the food served. Feedback included comments such as “The staff were so friendly”, “The best fish and chips we had tasted in a long time”, “The fish was perfectly white”, and “No improvements need to be added, they are doing a fantastic job”.
The winners in alphabetical order are:
50 Best Takeaways
Ainsworth’s Fish & Chips, Caernarfon
Angel Lane Chippie, Penrith, Cumbria
Angell’s Fisheries, Newark, Nottinghamshire
Batterfly Fish & Chips, Surbiton, Surrey
Bredon Village Fish and Chip Shop, Bredon, Worcestershire
Callaway’s Fish & Chips, Dorchester, Dorset
Churchill’s Fish & Chips Langney, Eastbourne, East Sussex
Farnham’s at Fontygary, Rhoose, Vale Of Glamorgan
Fiddlers Elbow, Leintwardine, Herefordshire
Fintans Fish & Chip Co. Llanishen, Cardiff
Fishnchickn, Hutton, Brentwood, Essex
French’s Fish Shop, Wells next the Sea, Norfolk
Garioch Fish Bar, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
Greg & Lou’s, Redruth, Cornwall
Henley’s of Wivenhoe, Colchester, Essex
Hiks, Brynhyfryd, Swansea
Hirds Family Fisheries, Halifax, West Yorkshire
Howe & Co 55, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Joe’s Traditional Fish and Chips, Strabane , County Tyrone
Kellaway’s Fish and Chips, Truro, Cornwall
Kirbys of Horsforth, Horsforth , Leeds
Kirbys of Meanwood, Meanwood, Leeds
Lighthouse Fisheries Of Flamborough, Flamborough, East Yorkshire
Malt and Anchor, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Moore’s Fish & Chips, Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway
Oysters Fish & Chips, Lightwater, Surrey
Oysters Fish & Chips, Marlow Bottom, Buckinghamshire
Pennington Plaice, Leigh, Greater Manchester
Pier Point, Torquay, Devon
Pisces, Fleetwood, Lancashire
Portside Fish & Chips, South Elmsall, Leeds
Portside Fish & Chips, Kirkstall Road, Leeds
Quintiliani’s Fast Food, Hamilton, Larkhall, South Lanarkshire
Redcloak Fish Bar , Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire
Sea Blue Fisheries, Clowne, Derbyshire
Sea Salt + Sole, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Seafront Chippy, Hornsea, East Yorkshire
Shappy Wheels, Shap, Cumbria
Shaws Fish And Chips, Dodworth, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
Squires, Braunton, Devon
Sykes Fish and Chips, Manchester
The Anchor, Bexley, South East London
The Bearded Sailor, Pudsey, Leeds, West Yorkshire
The Cafe Royal, Annan, Dumfries and Galloway
The Chippie Van, Penrith, Cumbria
The Codfather, Wakefield, West Yorkshire
The Fish at Goose Green, Wigan, Greater Manchester
The Fish Bank, Sherburn in Elmet, North Yorkshire
The Friary, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim
The Hook of Clacton, Clacton on Sea, Essex
The Oyster Shell, Bath, Somerset
The Village Fish & Chips, Petts Wood, Orpington, Kent
Town Street Fryer, Marple Bridge, Stockport, Cheshire
Two Gates Fisheries, Shafton, Barnsley, South Yorkshire
10 Best Restaurants
Catch, Giffnock, Glasgow
Eric’s Fish & Chips, Hunstanton, Norfolk
Fish City, Belfast
Harbour Lights, Falmouth, Cornwall
Pier Point Bar & Restaurant, Torquay, Devon
Squires Fish Restaurant, Braunton, Devon
The Elite, Tritton Road, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
The Magpie Cafe, Whitby, North Yorkshire
The Scallop Shell, Bath, Somerset
Toff’s of Muswell Hill, Muswell Hill, London
Reece Head, competition organiser, comments: “Congratulations to this year’s award winners! Another year has passed and, once again, these shops have shown resilience, adapting to today’s challenges with remarkable dedication. At a time when inflationary pressures are being felt, these businesses continue to stay positive and prioritise their customers, maintain exceptional standards, and find innovative ways to keep fish and chips affordable.
“Starting the year as award winners is a fantastic way for fish and chip shops to kick off 2025, setting the tone for a successful year ahead.
“Whether served in a restaurant, a takeaway, or from a mobile unit, the Fry Awards prove that quality fish and chips can be enjoyed anywhere.”
All takeaways, restaurants, and mobiles that entered receive their mystery dining report, while winners also receive a plaque to proudly display in their shops.
We would like to thank this year’s competition sponsors Frymax, Seafood from Norway, Pukka, KFE, The NFFF, 555 Amanda Roe, Central Foods, BD Signs & BDigital, Friars Pride, VA Whitley, Henry Colbeck, Superior Frying Fat, Kerry Foodservice and Drywite.
