Good food, and lots of it.įor 2016 the NI Year of Food and Drink, John Long’s has created gluten free fish suppers including chilli cod, lemon haddock and natural smoked hake. We just use the best fresh fish, light and crispy batter, Maris Piper potatoes and our famous homemade pasties. All three are here in spades.Īt Long's, we like to think we make the best fish suppers in Belfast (if not the whole country). People here just want good food, good value and good craic. It is no surprise that Belfast people have been visiting John Long's for their fish supper for a hundred years. The longest established fish and chip shop in Belfast, John Long’s is among the city’s top seven wonders: the Europa Hotel, Linen Hall Library, Peace Walls, Ulster Museum, Harland and Wolff and the Crown Liquor Saloon. Price: Regular cod and chips, £15.Just a few yards from the Opera House, is one of Belfast's hidden gems. The gluten-free batter is as crisp as anything (even better than the original), and the vegan battered sausages (made with wheat, starch and protein) are just salty, moreish and mouth-wateringly delicious.

But while the restaurant does its standard dishes well, its inclusive menu draws in newcomers. A decade since opening, Brockley's Rock remains one of south-east London's best-loved fish and chip spots (and has the awards to prove it). This reliable chippy lives up to its name. Price: Cod and chips, £13.95 Address: Poppies, 6-8 Hanbury St, London E1 6QR The fish comes from Billingsgate Market and the aesthetic is cheerful Fiftiess chic. More than 50 years later, he finally opened his first restaurant in Spitalfields, combining the traditional – jellied eels! saveloys! – with a modern eye for quality. Pat 'Pop' Newland started his East End chippy career aged just 11, when he got a job cutting up old newspapers so they could be used to wrap chips. Price: Cod and chips, £13.90 Address: Gigs, 12 Tottenham St, London W1T 4RE Run with pride by owners with Cypriot heritage, it's a wonderfully reliable stop for a chippy tea and also for fresh taramosalata and grilled halloumi. And it’s been frying and grilling since 1958. Tucked just far enough off Tottenham Court Road that knowing it's there will make you feel special, Gigs is a timeless little spot amid the increasingly trendy food offerings of Fitzrovia. Price: Cod and chips, £17.45 Address: The Golden Hind, 71a, 73 Marylebone Ln, London W1U 2PN Though originally owned by Italians, it has been run by Anthony Christou since 2002, and there are little hints of both lines of descent on the menu – feta-cheese fritters and Greek pickles in the side orders, affogato and limoncello among the puddings. This isn’t a competition, but the Marylebone Village stalwart, having opened in 1914, is the only restaurant on the list that’s been around for more than a century. Price: Large cod and chips, £13.95 Address: Golden Union, 38 Poland St, London W1F 7LY All fish and potatoes are from British soil and sea and cooked from fresh rather than frozen, and the pies are proudly homemade. Neon signage, bright yellow tabletops and squeezy, tomato-shaped ketchup bottles give this modern restaurant all the retro charm of an American diner but with the menu of a good old-fashioned British caff. Price: Cod, chips and tartar sauce, £13.95 Address: Oliver's Fish & Chips, 95 Haverstock Hill, London NW3 4RL

The gluten-free batter is fried separately so that coeliacs can eat with confidence, and chips are topped with scraps (the crispy bits of batter that have escaped during frying) on request. Appropriately for its Belsize Park postcode, Oliver's offers traditional battered goodies to eat in or take away, but also salads, open sandwiches and fillets from the grill: salad Niçoise with grilled tuna steak isn't your average chip-shop fare.

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