North
Lily’s, Foxhall Road, Blackpool
How do you choose where to buy a chippy tea in a place with more than 80 fish and chip shops? As in any seaside town, move away from the gaudy trappings of the seafront. Head for the yards and back streets removed from the ocean and find those places where the locals – a mysterious unseen breed of batter sages – feast. In Blackpool, push the door into Lily’s Traditional Fish and Chips, a cheery sanctuary, and devour chips the bewitching colour of cartoon doubloons and sizzling cod. Tel: 01253 522794
The Fish Hut, Liverpool Road, Manchester
Exempting them from rationing due to their importance to morale during wartime, Winston Churchill called fish and chips “the happy companions”. If he could have added a third member to this jolly gang, surely it would have been a decent pint. Fish Hut’s fine offerings can be consumed in the adjacent cask pub accompanied by real ale from the bar. Rustle those wrappings and raise a glass. Tel: 0161 839 0957
