The two Welsh chippies just named among the UK's top 20 fish and chip shops

The UK’s top 20 fish and chip shops have been revealed and two of them are found in Wales.

These shops are semi-finalists in the running for the Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Award in the 2020 National Fish & Chip Awards.

Organised by Seafish, the public body that supports the £10bn UK seafood industry, The National Fish & Chip Awards are the UK’s premier awards for fish and chips businesses.

The awards recognise top quality food, along with staff training, sustainability of sourcing key ingredients and the creation of innovative menu options for those with allergies and dietary requirements.

The winner of the Fish and Chip Shop of the Year Award will be announced at The National Fish & Chip Awards’ 32 anniversary awards ceremony in London on Thursday, January 23 next year.

The shortlisted chip shops in Wales are:

• Hiks, Swansea

• HOOKED@31, Fishguard

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Marcus Coleman, Chief Executive Officer at Seafish, said: “Fish and chips is the healthiest of the traditional takeaways, and we’re pleased to say that the quality on offer across the UK is just as healthy, if not more so, than it was when we launched these awards 32 years ago.

"It’s not easy to break in to the Top 20, so every one of these businesses should be celebrating today.

“Our judges really do scrutinise every aspect of running a fish and chip business, so reaching this stage is a real achievement.

"If you see your local shop on the list, get down there tonight and show your support. Best of luck to all of them in the next round.”

Hiks in Swansea has made the UK shortlist (Seafish National Fish & Chip Awards)

Along with Hooked at 31 in Fishguard (Seafish National Fish & Chip Awards)

This is the full shortlist of top UK chippies:

• Belmont Bay Fish Bar, Harrow, London

• Carron Fish Bar, Stonehaven, Grampian

• Dolphin Takeaway, Duncannon, Country Tyrone

• Fiddlers Elbow, Leintwardine, Herefordshire

• Fish ‘n’ Fritz, Weymouth, Dorset

• Fish and Chips @ Weston Grove, Chester, Cheshire

• French’s Fish Shop, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

• Hiks, Swansea, West Glamorgan

• Hook & Line, Leeds, West Yorkshire

• HOOKED@31, Fishguard, Pembrokeshire

• Low’s Traditional Fish & Chips, Aberdeen, Grampian

• Mike’s Traditional Fish & Chips, Eastleigh, Hampshire

• Rockfish, Brixham, Brixham, Devon

• Seafare Guildford, Guildford, Surrey

• Shap Chippy, Penrith, Cumbria

• The Bearded Sailor, Leeds, West Yorkshire

• The Chip Shed , Warwick, Warwickshire

• The Cod’s Scallops, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

• The Frying Squad, Bangor, County Down

• Walnut Tree Traditional Fish and Chips, Milton Keynes, Hertfordshire