There’s just under a week left of National Seafood Month - plenty of time to enjoy a classic British favourite: fish and chips.
Liverpool and Merseyside are packed with top-rated spots serving up crispy cod, tasty chips, scallops mushy peas and curry sauce - whatever floats your boat.
With this in mind, we have combined reader recommendations, Google ratings and Tripadvisor reviews to create a definitive guide to the the best fish and chip shops in Liverpool and Merseyside.
In no particular order, here are 23 of the most recommended chippies in and around Merseyside.
1. Byrnes Fish and Chips, Liverpool L4
Byrnes Fish and Chips - Stuart Rd, Liverpool L4 5QT. | Byrnes Fish and Chips
2. Georgio's, Wirral CH42
Georgio's - Borough Road, Birkenhead CH42 6QQ. | manuta - stock.adobe.com
3. The Swan Restaurant, Stanley Street, Southport PR9
The Swan - Stanley Street, Southport PR9 0BS. | mellenau - stock.adobe.com
4. Xander's Fish Bar, Southport PR8
Xander's Fish Bar - 29 Eastbank St, Southport PR8 1DY. | Xander's Fish Bar