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Top 10 fish and chip shops in London

Based on 7 food guides · Checked October 22, 2026

Golden Union in Soho is number one for fish and chips in London, followed by The Seashell of Lisson Grove and Toff's. The ranking comes from the National Fish & Chip Awards, Visit London and food guides such as Time Out and The Infatuation.

Golden Union is recommended by 5 of the 7 guides we checked, The Seashell of Lisson Grove by 5 and Toff's by 5.

  1. Golden Union

    Soho

    Recommended by National Fish & Chip Awards (National Federation of Fish Friers) · Visit London (London & Partners) · Time Out London · The Standard (Evening Standard) · Londonist

    Order Fish butty

    38 Poland Street, London W1F 7LY, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    5 guides

  2. The Seashell of Lisson Grove

    Marylebone

    Recommended by National Fish & Chip Awards (National Federation of Fish Friers) · Time Out London · The Infatuation · The Standard (Evening Standard) · Londonist

    49-51 Lisson Grove, London NW1 6UH, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    5 guides

  3. Toff's

    Muswell Hill

    Recommended by Visit London (London & Partners) · Time Out London · The Infatuation · The Standard (Evening Standard) · Londonist

    Order House fish cake · Fish soup · Syrup sponge with custard

    38 Muswell Hill Broadway, London N10 3RT, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    5 guides

  4. Fish Central

    Clerkenwell

    Recommended by Time Out London · The Infatuation · The Standard (Evening Standard) · Londonist · The Observer

    Order Three-course set · Crumble and custard

    149-155 Central Street, London EC1V 8AP, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    5 guides

  5. Masters Superfish

    Waterloo

    Recommended by Visit London (London & Partners) · Time Out London · The Standard (Evening Standard) · Londonist

    Order Fried whitebait · Mushy peas

    191 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8UX, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle Maps

    4 guides

  6. Poppies

    Spitalfields

    Recommended by Visit London (London & Partners) · Time Out London · The Standard (Evening Standard) · Londonist

    Order Scampi

    6-8 Hanbury Street, London E1 6QR, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  7. Sutton & Sons

    Stoke Newington

    Recommended by Visit London (London & Partners) · Time Out London · The Standard (Evening Standard) · Londonist

    Order Mrs Sutton's pickles · Sticky toffee pudding

    90 Stoke Newington High Street, London N16 7NY, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  8. The Golden Hind

    Marylebone

    Recommended by Visit London (London & Partners) · Time Out London · The Infatuation · The Standard (Evening Standard)

    Order Cheese fritters

    73 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2PN, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    4 guides

  9. Rock & Sole Plaice

    Covent Garden

    Recommended by Visit London (London & Partners) · Time Out London · The Infatuation

    47 Endell Street, London WC2H 9AJ, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

  10. The Fryer's Delight

    Holborn

    Recommended by Time Out London · The Infatuation · The Standard (Evening Standard)

    Order Haddock and chips

    19 Theobald's Road, London WC1X 8SL, United KingdomApple MapsGoogle MapsWebsite

    3 guides

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  2. 12Olley's Fish Experience Herne Hill2 guides
  3. 13Fish Lounge Brixton2 guides
  4. 14Nautilus West Hampstead2 guides
  5. 15Seventeen Balham2 guides
  6. 16The Mayfair Chippy Mayfair2 guides
  7. 17Fishers Fulham1 guide
  8. 18Happy Days Whitechapel1 guide
  9. 19The Golden Chippy Greenwich1 guide
  10. 20Bentley's Oyster Bar & Grill Mayfair1 guide
  11. 21Every Fish Bar Harrow1 guide
  12. 22Faulkners Dalston1 guide
  13. 23Gigs Fitzrovia1 guide
  14. 24Ken's Fish Bar Herne Hill1 guide
  15. 25Kennedy's Streatham1 guide
  16. 26Knight's West Norwood1 guide
  17. 27Marlow Fish Bar Anerley1 guide
  18. 28Michael's Fish Bar Leyton1 guide
  19. 29Mickey's Chippy Stoke Newington1 guide
  20. 30North Sea Fish Restaurant Bloomsbury1 guide
  21. 31Seafresh Pimlico1 guide

Fish and chips in London

The National Fish & Chip Awards, run by the National Federation of Fish Friers, have been held since 1988. Two London restaurants made the shortlist for Restaurant of the Year in 2026: Golden Union and The Seashell of Lisson Grove.

The Standard picks the fish butty at Golden Union, the cheese fritters at The Golden Hind and the scampi at Poppies. The Infatuation picks the house fish cake at Toff’s, and Londonist the sticky toffee pudding at Sutton & Sons. Poppies and Sutton & Sons have more than one shop; the address shown is the original.

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Questions

Where is the best fish and chips in London?

Golden Union in Soho is number one, followed by The Seashell of Lisson Grove in Marylebone and Toff's in Muswell Hill. Each of them, like Fish Central at number four, is recommended by five of our seven sources. Golden Union and the Seashell were both on the 2026 National Fish & Chip Awards shortlist for Restaurant of the Year.

Is Poppies in the top 10?

Yes, at number six. Visit London, Time Out, The Standard and Londonist recommend it, and The Standard picks the scampi. Poppies has several shops; the address shown is the original in Spitalfields.

How did you rank these chippies?

We ranked each place by how many of seven sources recommend it for fish and chips: the National Fish & Chip Awards, Visit London and five food guides and newspapers, including Time Out, The Infatuation and The Standard. On a tie, places named by the awards or Visit London come first. Every place was open when we checked on 22 October 2026.

How we ranked

We ranked places by how many of these 7 food guides and critics recommend them. We don't score or review places ourselves. Checked on October 22, 2026; things change, so check before you go.

Sources (7)
  1. National Fish & Chip Awards 2026: Restaurant of the Year shortlist · National Fish & Chip Awards (National Federation of Fish Friers) · 2026 · Award guide
  2. London's Greatest Old-School Fish & Chip Shops · The Infatuation · 2026 · Media
  3. The 18 best chippies in London · Time Out London · 2026 · Media
  4. The very best fish n chips in London, from Masters Superfish to the Fryer's Delight · The Standard (Evening Standard) · 2025 · Media
  5. 14 best fish and chips in London · Visit London (London & Partners) · 2025 · Guide
  6. The Best Fish And Chips In London · Londonist · 2024 · Media
  7. Who's next please? The top 20 fish and chip shops in the UK · The Observer · 2024 · Media

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