London is home to hundreds of fish and chip shops, some better than others. But one, in particular, has been crowned London’s best by TripAdvisor yet again.

Sitting at the very top of the site’s ranking is The Golden Chippy. The Greenwich spot was opened in 2005, after Chris Kanizi arrived in London in 1977 to study medicine. He ended up an expert ‘fish surgeon’ instead, and since its opening, The Golden Chippy has become a local favourite.

Its reputation only grew after it was named London’s best restaurant on TripAdvisor in 2016, beating the likes of Claridge’s and The Ritz.

  • scrchngwsl@feddit.uk
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    1 year ago

    How good can fish and chips get realistically? Like the difference between the best chippy in London and the best chippy within 15 minutes of your home can’t be that big surely?

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      1 year ago

      I’ve eaten here a lot and the haddock is generally quite fresh, which is often not the case elsewhere.

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      1 year ago

      Good question, I can definitely think of a few things that would separate the good from the bad.

      • quality of fish, is it real cod
      • do they make their own tartar/curry/gravy sauce
      • quality of other sides like fishcakes
      • how clean is the oil for the chips, any aftertaste
      • are the chips over fried or crispy and fluffy
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      1 year ago

      There’s one in Exmouth that batters the chips. I’d happily travel to go there