Five Sydney spots for takeaway fish and chips at the beach
No day at the beach is complete without takeway fish and chips. Here are five chippies on Sydney’s northern beaches.
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Nothing says summer more than fish and chips on the beach. This ritual is part of childhood. Who hasn’t grown up eating chunky pieces of fish, deep-fried in thick batter and greasy chips?
Here’s five northern beaches fish and chip shop to try. Some are traditional, others are trendy, but the one thing they have in common is that they’re just a stroll from the beach.
PALM BEACH FISH & CHIPS
1104 Barrenjoey Rd, Palm Beach, 9974 1110
Orders: Daily, seasonal, currently 11.30am to sunset
Palm Beach has been a go-to destination for fish and chips since the 1930s, and it’s still well worth the trek up the peninsula. Owner Virginia Christensen says that her popular chippie is busy day and night with visitors from across Sydney and locals, as well as European tourists and Home & Away fans looking for Summer Bay. This place gets busy, so expect a wait. But you’ll be rewarded with a generous portion of hake coated in a light beer batter, served with plenty of chips, lemon and some greenery. Beer-battered fish and chips is $14.90. Cross the road, and Pittwater Park is the perfect alfresco venue.
SEAFOOD AT THE BEACH
12a The Strand, Dee Why, 9971 9666
Orders: Daily, from 9am to 8pm
If you like fish and chips old style, then Seafood at the Beach fits the bill. This fish and chippie is your classic chippie. Battered fish and chips is always a bestseller with its customers. There are fancier options too like salmon and prawn kebabs. There’s plenty of chips, a lemon wedge, and chicken salt is an option. Fish and chips here is ready to go as a takeway order for $12.50. Ted Jackson Reserve opposite has a great playground for kids, and the weekend surf boats do make a great backdrop for outdoor eating.
MONGERS
11 Wentworth St, Manly, 9977 1777
Orders: Daily, from noon to 9pm
Mongers’s fish and chips are posher than most. This tiny Rialto Square fish and chippie does things the hard way, owner Ryan Mansell says, explaining that chips are hand cut and come with their skin on. Fish is sustainable and Australian sourced too. Choose Monger’s $15 version of takeaway fish and chips and you’ll get a meal box of tempura New Zealand hoki served with sweet potato shavings and homemade tartare sauce. Mongers is popular with locals and tourists alike at this time of year. Best enjoyed on Manly Beach — it’s a short walk, but watch the seagulls, they’ll swoop and nab your chips if they can.
BOATHOUSE SHELLY BEACH KIOSK
1 Marine Pde, Manly, 9974 5440
Orders: Daily, from noon to 3pm
Fish and chips is the Boathouse’s bestseller right across the group, we’re told. Line up at this pretty-as-a-picture kiosk overlooking Shelly Beach and you’ll be rewarded with a deep-fried and generous serve of beer-battered fish and chips. It’s pricey way to enjoy one of the nation’s favourite lunch time takeaways. Fish and chips from the Boathouse kiosk is $24 a portion, but the fish is flathead and it does come with a mound of chunky chips, homemade tartare and lemon. Tuck in, that view over Shelly Beach is gorgeous and free.
MANLY FISH MARKET
1/25 S Steyne, Manly, 9976 3777
Orders: Daily, 8am-8pm
If you like an old-style fish and chippie, then you won’t be disappointed with Manly Fish Market. Although it has a South Steyne address, it’s around the corner on Wentworth St. This place is frequented by locals and tourists. Shop manager Andrew Hill says there’s always a line of English, while Japanese tourists come in to try something typically Australian. The fish used in a portion of the all-time classic dish is hake. It comes battered and served with chips and lemon. Customers are becoming more health conscious too and grilled snapper or whiting, both fresh from the shop window are popular too. Take away fish and chips is $14.50. Eat people-watching on Manly Beach.
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