delicious. 100 Best of the Best: Victoria’s best fish and chips

Stop looking, we’ve found the best places to devour the summertime favourite.

Are these the best places to get fish and chips in Victoria?

The public has spoken and after receiving thousands of nominations statewide, we’ve narrowed down the top five (in no particular order) in the new-look Best of the Best delicious. 100.

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Instead of ranking high-end, often unaffordable, restaurants, this year’s list looked to everyday eats and treats, such as pizza, fish and chips and vanilla slices, shaped by a delicious. dining experts and public nominations.

Readers will then have two weeks to vote and determine the winners in each category to form the ultimate “Best of the Best” delicious. 100 list.

I mean, talk about crunch-factor

SCALABLE

1041 Mt Alexander Rd, Essendon

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You can get a bit fancy here with the Moreton Bay bug-stuffed brioche roll and the Maccas-inspired Fillet-Oh, but that would mean missing out on the star attraction fish and chips. The signature batter subs out beer for soda for ultimate crunch. Choose between sustainably sourced gummy, salmon, barra or crispy-fried fish wings with a zesty glaze.

Head to the jetty for a delicious feed

SAN REMO FISHERMAN’S CO-OP

170 Marine Pde, San Remo

srfco.com.au

Few dining experiences beat fish and chips by the water, and this shop nails the brief. The prime position, looking out to the San Remo jetty and bridge to Phillip Island, sets the scene for a feast of sustainably caught seafood straight off the co-op’s fleets – local gummy is the star pick, cooked with a light, crunchy batter.

Shattery sourdough batter is Sodafish’s game. Picture: Nicky Cawood

SODAFISH

Middle Boat Harbour, The Esplanade, Lakes Entrance

sodafish.com.au

It doesn’t get much more enticing than an old ferry turned floating restaurant. This smart-casual bar and grill showcases the best of the region, and fish and chips is a firm favourite. The day’s local catch – flathead or flake, perhaps – is encased in a shattery sourdough batter. Take away or dine in to make the most of the water views.

75-years young and counting.

APOLLO BAY FISHERMEN’S CO-OP

2 Breakwater Rd, Apollo Bay

apollobayfishcoop.com.au

As the last working fishing harbour on the Great Ocean Road, the local Fishermen’s Co-op at Apollo Bay reaps the rewards. This 75-year-old institution’s boats reel in Bass Strait’s best, including hake, snapper and flake, to name a few, and to seal the deal you can tuck into it all from the outdoor dining tables overlooking the bay.

No need to head to the coast for a decent fish and chip feed. Picture: Josie Hayden

CERBERUS BEACH HOUSE AND KIOSK

16 Cerberus Way, Black Rock

cerberusbeachhouse.com.au

With its beachfront locale and views over Half Moon Bay, afternoons tend to disappear at this former boat shed with a welcoming restaurant upstairs and kiosk below. The kiosk turns out crowd-pulling fish and chips, including Victorian gummy, salmon and barra, and nostalgia is served up in the likes of pineapple fritters and battered sausages.

Winners from the voting phase will be announced on November 4.

Voting is live until November 3 at delicious100.com.au.