The two fish and chip shops both named UK's best just 5 miles apart

Two food and spot shops successful Aberdeen that are located conscionable 5 miles isolated person some been shortlisted for the prestigious Takeaway of the Year grant successful the 2025 National Fish and Chip Awards. 

The 2 nominees, Sea Salt + Sole successful Dyce and Lows Traditional Fish & Chips astatine Berryden Business Park, person made it onto the database of 40 establishments up for the apical prize.

Sea Salt + Sole is simply a favourite among locals and has received glowing reviews for its caller and crispy fish. 

One Google reviewer praised the store for its “pleasant unit and precise organised” setup, portion different lawsuit said that “the batter was crispy, and the haddock was bully and thick.” 

The chippy’s bulb rings were besides a standout, described arsenic “the champion I’ve had astatine immoderate chippie,” by 1 reviewer.

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On the different hand, Lows Traditional Fish & Chips has received mixed reviews connected Google, with immoderate loyal customers praising its “excellent prime products” and “friendly members of staff.” 

However, others noted issues with work and information sizes.  One regular lawsuit commented: “The nutrient is good, but the work tin beryllium deed oregon miss.” 

Despite this, Lows has secured its spot connected the list, meaning that they indispensable beryllium doing thing right.

The 2 Aberdeen food and spot shops are conscionable 5 miles isolated from each other. It would instrumentality astir 15 minutes to thrust from 1 to the other.

Alternatively, for anyone who wishes to pain calories arsenic they hole to indulge successful 2 portions of food and chips from the 2 antithetic shops, it takes little than 2 hours to walk. 

The organisers of the awards said: “There’s a batch to moving a palmy chippie.” 

They added that each finalist demonstrated “talent, expertise, and concern acumen”. 

Below is the afloat database of the 40 nominees for the National Fish and Chip Awards 2025. Only 10 of those volition beryllium invited to the final, which volition instrumentality spot successful February 2025.

Here is the afloat database of the 40 food and spot shops shortlisted for the 'Takeaway of the Year' grant astatine the National Fish and Chip Awards 2025:

England

Kellaway’s Fish and Chips, Truro, Cornwall  

Yarm Road Fish and Chips, Darlington, County Durham  

Taffs Fish and Chips, Torrington, Devon  

The Forum Frier, Blandford Forum, Dorset  

The Hook of Clacton, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex  

Taylors, Stockport, Greater Manchester  

Mike’s Traditional Fish & Chips, Eastleigh, Hampshire  

Newington Fish Bar, Ramsgate, Kent  

Farington Chippy, Leyland, Lancashire  

Westend Fish and Chips, Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire  

Frydales (Hinckley Road), Leicester, Leicestershire  

Elite connected the Bail, Lincoln, Lincolnshire  

Linfords Traditional Fish and Chips, Market Deeping, Lincolnshire  

Brockley’s Rock, Brockley, London  

Stones Fish and Chips, Acton, London  

French’s Fish Shop, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk  

Angell’s Fisheries, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire  

Harrison’s Fish & Chip Co., Oxford, Oxfordshire  

The Oyster Shell, Bath, Somerset  

Seafare Guildford, Surrey  

Robinsons Traditional Fish and Chips, Billingham, Teesside  

Hawthorn Fish Bar, Birmingham, West Midlands  

The Fish Bank, Sherburn-in-Elmet, Yorkshire  

Locker’s Fish & Chips, Redcar, Yorkshire  

Mister C’s, Selby, Yorkshire  

The Scrap Box, York, Yorkshire  

Two Gates Fisheries, Barnsley, Yorkshire 

Scotland

Carron Fish Bar, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire  

Garioch Fish Bar, Inverurie, Aberdeenshire  

Lows Traditional Fish & Chips, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire  

Mike’s Famous Fish & Chips, Blackburn, Aberdeen  

Redcloak Fish Bar, Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire  

Sea Salt + Sole, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire  

The Fish Works, Largs, Ayrshire  

The Wee Chippy, Anstruther, Fife  

McKays Fish & Chip Shop, Pitlochry, Perthshire  

Hilton Chip Shop, Inverness, Inverness-shire  

Wales

Finney’s Fish and Chips, Benllech, Anglesey  

Posh Fish and Chips (Llandaff), Cardiff, Glamorgan  

Zero Plus Fish & Chips, Cardiff, Glamorgan