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Our Story

 
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The UK’s

Fish & Chip Restaurant of the Year
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Environment & Sustainability Award

Fish City is honoured to be recognised by the National Federation of Fish Friers with the UK’s Environment & Sustainability Award and as the UK’s Fish & Chip Restaurant of the Year at the National Fish & Chip Awards 2023.

View all the 2023 winners here.

Fish City

33 Ann Street
Belfast BT1 4EB
Northern Ireland

+44 (0) 28 9023 1000
www.fish-city.com
events@fish-city.com

Award-winning

Fish City is a lively, award-winning seafood and fish and chip restaurant and takeaway in the heart of Belfast city centre, recognised as the UK’s Fish & Chip Restaurant of the Year and Environment & Sustainability Champion in 2023. A local, family-owned independent restaurant, we began our journey in 2013, won the Seafish Regional Fish & Chip Shop of the Year Award in 2015, were voted the UK’s healthiest and most sustainable Fish & Chip Restaurant by Seafish in 2018, and awarded a prestigious Catey Award for Health & Nutrition in 2019. In 2023, we were awarded Foodservice Champion and Marketing Champion of the Year at the Marine Stewardship Council Awards.

Local & Sustainable

At Fish City, we are committed to sourcing seafood sustainably; all of our cod, haddock, and hake are Marine Stewardship Council-certified. All other species of fish are responsibly sourced. The first business to join Ulster Wildlife’s Sustainable Fish Cities NI environmental campaign, we extend our advocacy through our Kids Club and a range of educational initiatives. A member of the Good Food Ireland® collection, we ensure full food traceability, working with local food and drink producers wherever possible to offer our guests a menu that is flavoursome, healthy and less impactful on the environment. Dining in or taking away, you will be warmly welcomed in our contemporary, fully licensed restaurant. With a wheelchair-accessible toilet and baby-changing facilities, we are committed to providing an inclusive dining experience for all our guests. Find more information about accessibility here.

Meet the Team

  • Nick Clough

    HEAD CHEF

  • Jason Simpson

    SOUS CHEF

  • Geethu Mohandas

    FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER

  • Aqua Pociute

    OFFICE MANAGER

  • Aaron Norton

    SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER

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Our Mission, Vision and Values

The Fish City team are central to our ethos—

well motivated, enthusiastic and knowledgeable with a genuine, friendly approach. Explore rewarding opportunities as a part of our team.

‘We are proudly the first business in Northern Ireland to pledge our support in buying and serving seafood from sustainable sources, using sustainable catch methods in seas where species are healthy and thriving.’

— John Lavery, Owner

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Awards & Accolades

  • UK Fish & Chip Restaurant of the Year, Environment & Sustainability Award, National Fish & Chip Awards 2023

  • MSC UK Foodservice Champion of the Year, Marketing Champion of the Year, MSC UK Awards 2023

  • Green Tourism Gold Award, 2024

  • Sustainability Champion, Northern Ireland Hummingbird Awards 2025

  • Best Sustainable Practices, County Antrim, Irish Restaurant Awards Ulster 2024

  • The Sustainability Award, Irish Takeaway Awards 2024

  • UK 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants, Fry Magazine Fry Awards 2022-2025

  • Best Eatery, Belfast Chamber Business Awards, 2019-2021

  • Health & Nutrition Award, The Cateys, 2019

  • Best Green Business - Grainne O’Loane, Women in Business Awards 2023

  • Food & Drink Family Business of the Year 2022, Business Eye Family Business Awards

  • Environmental / Sustainability Award, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) Celebrating Small Business Awards NI 2022

  • Menu Development & Innovation, National Fish & Chip Awards 2020

  • Innovation in Sustainability Award - Highly Commended, Business Eye Sustainability Awards 2024

  • Sustainable Tourism Award - Highly Commended, Northern Ireland Tourism Awards 2017

  • Seafood Establishment of the Year, The Food Awards NI 2019 & 2022

  • Healthy Eating Award & Good Catch ‘Sustainability’ Award, National Fish & Chip Awards 2018

  • ‘Good Catch’ Sustainability Award, National Fish & Chip Awards, 2017

  • The Taste of New York Award for Best Chip Shop in Belfast, NI Fish & Chip Shop Awards 2023

  • Green Marketing / Stakeholder Engagement Initiative of the Year Award Finalist, All-Ireland Sustainability Awards 2023 & 2024

  • Restaurant of the Year 2023 and Sustainability Award 2023 & 2024 Finalist, Good Food Ireland Awards

  • BT Sustainability for Small Business CPD Certification 2024

Charities

The History of No. 33 and Ann Street

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Good Food Ireland® approved

The definitive trustmark for local food and drink experiences on the island of Ireland, Good Food Ireland® audits its members, ensuring businesses with the Good Food Ireland® seal of approval provide guests and visitors to the island with authentic, premium experiences focused on certified quality, sustainability, and local food and culture.

Protecting our oceans for future generations

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