The 21 Best Fish and Chips in Australia 2026 Guide

Situated at the northern end of South Bank’s River Quay dining precinct, The Jetty Southbank, is a quayside bar, cafe & restaurant celebrating everything we love about Queensland. Today, it not only serves its customers some of the most authentic and traditional seafood dishes but also complements them with a wide assortment of salads, beers, and wines. With its newly opened dine-in area and a reputation for perfectly cooked fish and chips, this buzzing Middle Street favourite is making waves in the Redlands dining scene. The Lighthouse Café is walk-in only, so simply relax and enjoy the casual dining space by the water – perfect for an easy breakfast or lunch. Enjoy our Café menu, or order from our Fish & Chippery and dine in at your own pace.
Located 20km north of Brisbane’s CBD, Doug’s Seafood Café, for decades, has been the cynosure of local cafés to relish a myriad of quality seafood form. From burgers, salads and catch-of-the-day, their farm-raised salmon, to fresh Bribie Island oysters, local trawler-caught prawns, octopus, fish and chips, calamari, barramundi and fresh salads, they have it all. Doug’s brings the ocean to your table in a lax space with a terrace featuring pristine Moreton Bay and the views of Redcliffe and the Shorncliffe Pier. The Café also serves corking coffee, made from Australian Merlo beans to cloy your coffee covets. Located in North Brisbane, Spotted Cod’s maxim “caught local,  for locals,” instantiates their ethos and how they source the best seafood; slinging fish, chips seafood lunch cleveland qld and burgers with a timeless approach.

Forget digital menus, or even printed ones, because the offerings are written up by hand on chalkboards all around the joint. The daily catch varies daily but regularly features snapper, hammerhead shark and blue groper, all from the area. Few restaurants in Brisbane can boast iconic status, but Manly Boathouse gets there on two counts. One, it’s a stunning white dining room with views of the boats moored in the marina as well as Moreton Bay.
The result is a well-cooked piece of fish with perfect chippies (you can pick salad as a side, but that's not why we're here). Family-owned eatery Heathcote Fish and Chips has been slinging cracking seafood, fish burgers, housemade fish cakes, potato scallops and salads to those in southeast Sydney since 1960. Here, one fillet of battered fish with chips, lemon and tartar will set you back around $14. Heathcote Fish & Chips is found opposite the train station, and close to the stunning Heathcote National Park – which is home to a bunch of great day trails. While you could argue it is high-quality fish products and fresh seafood, for many Aussies, a good fry-up and a healthy dose of chicken salt make for a good fish and chips shop.
Renowned for its wide variety of aromatic, enjoyable, and freshly cooked seafood dishes,  Sea Fuel was formally established almost three decades ago. You can also opt to sit outside and enjoy your food in the spectacular sunny atmosphere by the street. Home to some of the finest seafood restaurants and eateries, we stand out among all when it comes to premium quality, the freshness of ingredients, and authentic Australian seafood flavors. Now boasting a stylish indoor dining area, the popular seafood joint is proving it can do more than just fry a great piece of cod and chips.

Scarf down their fillets, golden crumbed, succulently grilled or an old favourite, battered. All meals are complemented with a choice of five savoury salads and of course to wash it all down, you need the right beverage. The restaurant is open to functions and serves gourmet beef and chicken burgers, and vegetarian meals to customers coveting counter menu options. With all its fishing towns and welcoming little local-run shops, it's a crime not to order some fish and chips for lunch by the water on NSW’s South Coast. Pelican Rocks is just down past Nowra in the Shoalhaven region and is your one-stop shop for all things  seafood.
In 2024, these reeled in the title of Australia’s Best Takeaway Fish and Chips at the National Seafood Industry Awards, adding yet another accolade to its trophy shelf. A classic fish and chips here will set you back just $18, with your fish available lightly battered and fried, or grilled with a choice of lemon pepper or Cajun seasoning. A generous portion of thick, crispy chips seals the deal, and for a touch of nostalgia, you can even throw in a pineapple fritter or Chiko roll. Envisage fish and chips, burgers and platters in an unperturbed, cafe with a mesmerising vista of Raby Bay Harbour. In Brisbane’s far south-east Samson Fish Seafood is extant for all savoury seafood meal. With ample covered seating, inside and for alfresco dining, not many restaurants can hold a candle to Samson.

The fully stocked bar includes wine  and sparkling, with a Cypriot lager and some Greek wines available among a large selection. We can see ourselves having a long lunch here with friends and making good use of the bar. Taking over the spot recently vacated by a banal bar, One Fish Two Fish is another quasi-prissy fish and chippy enticing Kangaroo Point locals.
They don’t just dish up a mean battered fillet – they source local oysters and have lots of seafood packs that mix fresh and fried bites. The restaurant is still casual but more of a sit-down venue than the traditional fish and chips shop. Born in Rosalie in 1990, Fish Lovers has reified its repute in purveying one of the best fish and chips in Brisbane. The eatery is one of the most historical and iconic venues in Paddington and Rosalie.
The restaurant dishes up from the swish suburb of Hawthorne, featuring its popular haul of the finest finned cuisine. Their panoply of fish are cooked in one of three ways; with Japanese bread crumbs, French beer batter, or conventionally grilled. The restaurant’s menu is predicated on an Asian undercurrent; one may switch their chips for jasmine rice for a healthy option. Ocean and Paddock’s big blue shopfront plays facade to plates of gorgeously crumbed fillets and piles of golden chips.