Where To Eat Smart Fish & Chips In London

Hook, Camden

Hook started life as a simple market stall in Dublin in 2011, where the team made a name for itself with its ‘new-school’ take on fish and chips. Today, its Camden restaurant is a popular spot. Everything is made on site, from dipping sauces to the seaweed salt that adorns its chips. Fresh cod and haddock comes coated in panko breadcrumbs, while those after something a little different can order fish tacos or the ‘Dirty Fish Burger’ – cod or haddock in panko breadcrumbs with rocket, wakame pickles, garlic truffle sauce, chipotle mayo, hot sauce and homemade seaweed salted chips.

63-65 Parkway, Camden, NW1 7PP

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Kerridge’s Bar & Grill, Westminster

Housed in a grand dining room in the Corinthia Hotel, Tom Kerridge brought many of his team from the Hand & Flowers, The Coach and The Butcher’s Tap in Marlow to recreate his relaxed fine-dining vibe in the capital. A vibrant space that mixes old-school burgundy banquette seating and forest-green walls with modern art and sculptures, here guests can expect to sample one of Kerridge’s famed staples: think fish and chips with pease pudding, tartare sauce and ‘Matson’ curry sauce. Across the board, expect rich comfort food, cooked to absolute perfection.

Whitehall Place, Westminster, SW1A 2BD

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The Chipping Forecast, Notting Hill

Notting Hill’s The Chipping Forecast buys from suppliers which use traditional, ecologically friendly, sustainable fishing methods. Provenance is very important to the business and the fish the kitchen serves can be traced back to the fishermen who caught it, their boat and where it was landed. Customers can select the likes of cod, hake, haddock and monkfish scampi, and can choose to have their fish beer battered, gluten-free beer battered, simply grilled or in panko breadcrumbs, fried in either beef dripping or rapeseed oil. Guests can also opt for St Austell Bay mussels steamed in BrewDog Punk IPA, garlic, cream and parsley; grilled Cornish sardines; and Cornish crab on toast.

29 All Saints Road, Notting Hill, W11 1HE

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Kerbisher & Malt, Brook Green

Kerbisher & Malt was established in the west London suburb of Brook Green by chef Saul Reuben and his brother-in-law Nick Crossley in 2011. The aim, then and now, was to make fish and chips the way the pair thought they should be – using fresh fish from sustainable sources, served with homemade salads, great beers and coffees in environmentally friendly packaging and in a nice place to sit down. The number one rule? No soggy chips. The team peels and cuts the potatoes themselves and fries them twice at different temperatures, giving the chips a crunchy exterior and fluffy, well-flavoured interior. The kitchen also makes its own sauces (apart from the ketchup, which is strictly Heinz), batters and mushy peas and have even brewed its own beer, Kerbisher Pale Ale.
164 Shepherds Bush Road, Brook Green, W6 7PB
 
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Fish!, Borough

Established in 1999, Fish! provide customers with the best quality fish, cooked in front of you, in simple and classic ways. Its location in Borough Market means the kitchen has access to some of the UK’s best produce and fish is delivered daily from the restaurant’s very own fishmonger, Jarvis, renowned for its extensive range of the freshest fish and seafood. For something extra special, we suggest trying the beer battered wild halibut, served with chips, mushy peas and tartare sauce.

Cathedral Street, Borough Market, SE1 9AL
 
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J Sheekey, Covent Garden

Sienna Miller, Suki Waterhouse, Poppy Delevingne and Kiera Knightley have all shown their faces at this Covent Garden institution. Launched in the 1800s, this seafood-focused hotspot is now owned by the group behind Le Caprice and The Ivy, bringing with it a clutch of famous regulars. The J Sheekey Atlantic Bar is the most informal proposition, serving food around the horseshoe-shaped bar or on tables that oversee the open kitchen. Alongside towering fruits de mer platters and its well-loved shrimp and soft-shell crab burger, you’ll find an excellent fried fillet of haddock with chips.

28-32 St Martin's Court, Covent Garden, WC2N 4AL

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FishWorks, Covent Garden

FishWorks Covent Garden serves up the fresh seafood, responsibly sourced from Devon and Cornwall’s fish markets and day boats. An in-house fish counter stands at the entrance to the restaurant and showcases each morning’s catch, from south coast fish through to crustacea and shellfish, while a striking marble counter is the place to head for oysters. For fish and chips with a difference, order the Cornish ale battered monkfish fillet with double-cooked chips and minted mushy peas.

2-4 Catherine Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 5JY

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