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Cod and chips

Cod battered and fried, with chips. The chippy classic, first.

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The SeaShell of Lisson Grove

Fish & chips · Seafood · Lisson Grove

49-51 Lisson Grove, London NW1 6UH

A Lisson Grove fish restaurant and takeaway on a spot that has fried fish since after the First World War. The owner prepares every fillet by hand, never frozen.

The proof, in the house's own words

Why the cod

Strong evidence

We'd add

Our runner-up

Dover sole

Newlyn Bay Dover sole, whole or filleted, with lemon and butter. Sit-down seafood from a chippy, one between two.

  • Hand-filleted
  • A century on this corner
  • Newlyn Bay Dover sole

Same plate, other kitchens

Fish and chips: which one?

The SeaShell of Lisson Grove and 3 others in London all lead with it. What sets each apart, and who it suits:

  • The SeaShell of Lisson Grove

    This kitchen

    Lisson Grove · Menu checked Sep 2026

    Battered cod in a seated fish room, with sole from Cornwall when someone wants the bigger plate.

    Pick it if you want a sit-down fish supper near Marylebone; worth booking.

  • The Fryer's Delight

    Beef drippingHolborn · Menu checked Sep 2026

    The old London chippy at a Theobalds Road counter, pickled onions on the side.

    Pick it if you want a quick central lunch from the counter.

  • Toff's of Muswell Hill

    Muswell Hill · Menu checked Sep 2026

    A sit-down room on Muswell Hill Broadway, with the matzo fry on request.

    Pick it if you want a north London fish dinner at a table, booked by phone.

  • Golden Chippy

    Greenwich · Menu checked Sep 2026

    Cod in the shop's own light batter, with whole-tail scampi in breadcrumbs, on Greenwich High Road.

    Pick it if you're finishing a walk in Greenwich and want fish on the way home.

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