Two Welsh chip shops just a short drive from each other have found themselves listed among the Top 20 best fish and chip shop takeaways in the UK. They are now hoping to be included in a shortlist of 10 before The National Fish & Chip Awards in 2023 - but which one really is the best? Our two fabulous fryers are Fish Kitchen 1854 and Ship Deck, which are a mere 15 minutes drive away from each other in the Caerphilly borough.
Maesycwmmer's Fish Kitchen 1854, found a stone's throw away from the famous local viaduct from which it gets its name, is run by Lee Humphreys and wife Samatha. Lee is a headteacher by day at Barry’s Pencoedtre High and serves up fish suppers two nights a week. The shop has already been placed in Fry Magazine's Top 50 takeaways, and Lee told WalesOnline back in April, that the shop is "more than a bog-standard chippy". During the Six Nations, specials included frogs legs when France played and 'Scotland in a box' with Scottish mackerel. Read more about Lee, here.
Over in Trethomas, Ship Deck opened in 2019 and is run by Ryan - who's been in the industry since he was 15 - and Kimberley Hughes, who also run valleys delivery service, RCT Eats.
