I’m on a mission to find the BEST fish and chips in London! But tell that to a Londoner, and you’ll spark the fiercest battle in the UK. Why? Because “the best” means something different to everyone.
Some want that nostalgic, old-school crunch cooked in beef fat. Others want it served with a pint in a classic British pub, and sometimes, you want pure luxury. You can’t crown just one winner—so my friend James and I are breaking it down into 4 categories to finally settle the debate of where to eat the best fish and chips in London!
From historic chippies to Dover Sole at Corenucopia by Clare Smyth, this is the ultimate fast-paced London food tour. Hit subscribe if you love British food!
📍 Places We Ate At:
Rock and Sole Plaice (Best Historical): https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Rock+and+Sole+Plaice+London
Molesey Fish Bar (Best Traditional): https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Molesey+Fish+Bar+London
The George (Best Pub): https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=The+George+Great+Portland+Street+London
Corenucopia by Clare Smyth (Best Luxury): https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Corenucopia+by+Clare+Smyth+London
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Anywhere that fries in beef tallow is the best fish and chips 👌🏻
Hmmm why wasn’t fries called belgian fries but french fries? Food for thoughts…
Mushy peas just seems like baby food to a lot of us Americans
Awesome job mark with the food vlog .
Eh, they look like normal battered fish.
Fun fact: It was actually Portuguese Jews who invented deep fried fish and brought it to the UK.
Mark!!!!!!! Why London for fish n chips mate. You know its the coast ❤
It's a shame they don't serve it wrapped in a newspaper like the old days. Great video
everyone saying go out of London for the best…but yaw arent saying where!
Thanks James
Mark in my home town! Although the best fish & chip places are not in London unfortunately. Hope us Londoners treated you well!
The what now vinegar …
mannn I've only ever heard of white, black, balsamic and apple cider vinegar. Am sure the one's Mark had, TOTALLY changed the flavour of the fish and chips. It's as if the fish, the vinegar and the potatoes went to Woolworths High school and ended up in that fine dining restaurant 😅
Okay, I'm not from the UK, and I've seen some of the comments! "But the fish looks delicious 😮 and perfectly fried! I love rock fish, it's very good! Okay Mark, I'm having fish and chips today! Now I'm really hungry! Thanks for the video 📹 ❤
Fleet Street Pub in Nashville's Printers Alley has some ultra tasty fish n chips! In the event you can't get to London.
AMAZING THANK YOU MARK SPLENDID VIDEO
The Molesey chippy is over 100 years old and they fry everything in beef dripping too, but it's in the traditional chippy category instead of the historical chippy category ? I haven't watched the whole video yet but I'm wondering why that is.
Makes me laugh how food vloggers will go to the most obscure African port to eat guinea pig but can’t manage to find a way out of London when in England.
GO TO ANYWHERE ELSE BUT LONDON IN THE UK FOR FISH AND CHIPS😂
loads of crap chip shops in the UK ,got one down the road from me in Portsmouth, wouldn't feed it to my dog
yummy yummy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WHY is he still so f'in skinny???
delicious 😋
He did not like the mushy peas lmao
There’s some very impressive fish and chips in London, but the really good stuff is hidden away far up north.
I love London fish, and chips
they stopped selling proper fish in australia for fish and chips. they replaced it with bait fiish fingers and chips.
When is the Timor Leste video coming out? ❤❤❤
Looks fishy and sounds fishy i dont know what is going on 😄
Oil how long used, seems
When Mark said it made it even starchier, for me that wouldn't be good.
R.I.P KIER STARMER. BRITISTAN IS DOOMED…
please can americans stop saying mooshy peas? it grates my soul. only people from the north of england are allowed to pronounce it that way, otherwise the mush in mushy rhymes with rush or crush. not push.
Aha! Something you don't like, Mark! I can tell by your nonreaction. You don't like mushy peas! It's okay. I don't either!
there's no way he can fit all the fish inside him during one day
They knew you were coming and served you their best !!! Call my cynical but they are really rip-off places with very poor quality
I love watching people sharing travel food other country ..
I wish i be like them ..
Fish and chips isn't an English dish but it was introduced by Sephardic Jewish immigrants from Portugal and Spain around the 17 th century and later on start spreading in London 19 century. As usual every nice food in England is imported 😂😂😂
Literally conquered the world & their favourite food is battered fish with chips, peas & gravy 😂
My favourite chippy is George’s Bar in Portobello Road. Consistently good food . I gave up on The SeaShell in Lisson Grove after taking away stale chips vomit 🤮
Yummy yummy.
Im a Londoner and the best fish & chips is outside London. You can't beat fish & chips at a crappy seaside town on a nice summers day with the family. Everyone is welcome in the UK. It's coming home this world cup!
The best fish and chips are here on South East Coast of England below London.
Everyone has done this 1000 times over
So the Aussie Bateman’s Bay Fish n Chipper is the best
Fish and chips are signature British food. 🤤😋😄
The Japanese curry connection is correct but in reverse
Finally……the worlds best food critic comes to the worlds best food town…
The best fish and chips!
Are you still in London?
Oh wow