The UK’s top 10 new fish and chip shops have been announced by the 2017 National Fish and Chip Awards, organized by Seafish.

Shortlisted as semi-finalists in the awards, which are widely considered as the ‘Oscars’ of the fish frying industry, the 10 shops are:

• Eric’s Fish and Chips in Thornham, Norfolk;
• The Mayfair Chippy in Mayfair, London;
• Quays Fish and Chips in Lancaster, Lancashire;
• Stargazy Fish Bar in Tetbury, Gloucestershire;
• Edwards Plaice in Hereford, Herefordshire;
• Longsands Fish Kitchen in Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear;
• MyChippy.com in Enfield, Middlesex;
• Catch Seafood in Halifax, West Yorkshire;
• Frydayz Fish Bar in Catterick,  North Yorkshire and North Beach Fish and
• Chips in Bridlington, East Yorkshire.

Over the coming weeks, the shortlisted businesses will be subjected to mystery shopping assessments by industry experts, evaluating both product quality and customer service levels. This next stage of the competition will designate UK’s top 3 finalists, that will go on to compete for the top accolade at the 2017 awards ceremony.