The National Fish & Chip Awards 2017 have announced a shortlist of 62 chip shops that will go head-to-head to take the title of the best Independent Fish and Chip Shop of the Year.

Only the owner of this prestigious title can title itself the ‘best fish and chip shop in the UK’.

Now into their 29th year, the National Fish & Chip awards aim to recognise and reward grills, fish fryers, refrigerators, counters, smokers, signs and accessories to help you take your fish & chips to the next level.

For further information on the National Fish & Chip awards and entrant information, please visit: www.fishandchipawards.com

National Fish & Chip awards 2017 shortlist:

Scotland

Cromars Classic Fish & Chips

Fochabers Fish Bar, Moray

Low’s Traditional Fish & Chips, Aberdeenshire

Forehill Cafe, Ayreshire

Palombo’s of Balloch, West Dunbartonshire

The Plaice to Be, Ayrshire

Wales

Andrews Fish Bar, Welshpool

Hennighan’s Top Shop, Powys

Simply Fish & Chips, Denbigh, Denbighshire

Simply Fish & Chips, Rhyl, Denbighshire

Hikary’s Fish Bar, Port Talbot

Hooked @ 31, Pembrokeshire

Penaluna’s Famous Fish & Chips, Rhondda Cynon Taf

Northern Ireland

Fish City, County Antrim

Raffos, County Antrim

Spinnaker, County Down

Superbites, County Armagh

The Dolphin Takeaway, County Tyrone

The Friary, County Antrim

The Frying Squad, County Down

North East England

Fish and Chip at 149, County Durham

Pantrini’s Fish and Chips, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

Pantrini’s Fish and Chips, Whitley Lodge, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

Miller’s Fish and Chip, North Yorkshire

Papa’s, Hull

Whitby’s Restaurant & Takeaway, South Yorkshire

Whiteheads Fish & Chips, East Yorkshire

North West England

Hodgson’s Chippy, Lancashire

Pisces, Lancashire

The Fish and Chip Plaice, Lancashire

Fylde Fish Bar, Merseyside

Papas, Cheshire

The Big Blue, Cheshire

Midlands

Chesters, Derbyshire

Oldswinford Fish & Chips, West Midlands

Seafish Restaurant, Derbyshire

Catchems End, Worcestershire

The Golden Carp Chippy, Worcestershire

Winyates Chipps, Worcestershire

Eastern England

Burton Road Chippy, Lincolnshire

The Cod’s Scallops, Nottinghamshire

The Elite Fish & Chip Company, Lincolnshire

Grosvenor Fish Bar, Norfolk

My Plaice Fish & Chips, Norfolk

Traditional Fish & Chips, Cambridgeshire

London and the South East

Henley’s of Wivenhoe, Essex

Olley’s Fish Experience, London

Poppies Fish & Chips, London SE24

Poppies Fish & Chips, London NW1

Papa’s Barn, Kent

Seafare St. Johns, Surrey

Central and Southern England

Arlesey Fish and Chip Shop, Bedfordshire

Godfrey’s Fish and Chips, Hertfordshire

Ridgeway Fish Bar, Hertfordshire

J Henry’s Fish & Chips, Hampshire

Sonny’s Traditional Fish and Chips, Hampshire

The Codfather, Hampshire

South and West England

Dornan’s Fish & Chips, Devon

Kingfisher Fish and Chips, Plymouth

Krispies, Devon

Ashley’s Fish and Chips, Dorset

Bennett’s on the Waterfront, Dorset

Bishopston Fish Bar, Avon