Top shops: Best fish and chips in Calgary

You’d think fish and chips would be an easy meal to make, but to be truly great, the dish requires the right ingredients handled with finesse. These Calgary seafood shops do this perennial comfort dish just right.

Top shops: Best fish and chips in Calgary
Ian Doig By

British Chippy The

1
2335 162 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2Y 4S6

As the name suggests, this is a UK-style fish and chips shop. And The Chippy in the city’s deepest Southwest takes its battered cod and haddock seriously, serving meals with organic fries and Brit-approved mushy peas. Also try its top-shelf meat pies and battered sausage, and dine at the shop’s sister location location just south of Calgary in the town of Okotoks.

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Sea Fish N Chip Inc

2
45 High St SE, Calgary, AB T2Z 3T7

Another Brit-style fish and chip spot, Sea Fish N Chips in McKenzie Towne is also a popular stop with UK expats hungry for a taste of home. The two-piece battered haddock is the shop’s No. 1 bestseller. Enjoy a sit-down meal or have your food wrapped in newsprint to go. Burgers and wraps are also available.

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Pelican Pier

3
10-4404 14 St NW, Calgary, AB T2K 1J5

Settling in for a cozy meal in this petite Northwest fish and chip shop is the next best thing to hanging out wharf-side. Decked out nautical but nice, Pelican Pier serves two- and three-piece entrees featuring your choice of haddock, cod and halibut as well as panko-breaded salmon. Also on the menu are fish chowders, fish and chicken tacos as well as a selection of grilled seafood dishes. While at the Pier, also browse its market seafood.

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Billingsgate Fish Co Ltd

4
7711 MacLeod Trail SW, Calgary, AB T2H 0M1

Over a century serving seafood-loving Calgarians, Billingsgate in Stadium Shopping Centre has its fish and chips act down pat. Go with Great Grandpa Bertie’s Fish ’n’ Chips, featuring either halibut or haddock. Scallops, shrimp and oysters are also served battered with fries. Also on the menu is full oyster bar service and non-battered entrees. Pick up your own market-fresh fish for home cooking.

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