{"id":69973,"date":"2016-06-06T12:22:37","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T10:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=69973"},"modified":"2016-06-06T12:22:37","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T10:22:37","slug":"fish-and-chips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fish-and-chips\/","title":{"rendered":"Fish and Chips with a twist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a <strong>British<\/strong> expat, one of my favourite things about living in Barcelona is its delicious gastronomic offerings with the\u00a0abundance of fantastic Spanish and Catalan restaurants all over the city. From time to time, I get a real hankering for the <strong>Britain&#8217;s<\/strong> most iconic dish &#8211; good old <strong>fish and chips<\/strong>! The thought of rich and crispy<strong> battered fish<\/strong> and chunky vinegar drenched <strong>chips<\/strong> with a dollop of tartar sauce is enough to make me drool. And whilst Barcelona has a plentiful supply of the fresh<strong> fish<\/strong> and many <strong>British<\/strong> expats living here, there aren&#8217;t a plethora of places serving up the timeless <strong>British<\/strong> classic. This was until twosome\u00a0Julie Stephenson and Julia Fossi opened up a <strong>fish and chips<\/strong> joint in the heart of Barcelona&#8217;s trendy Raval district in 2008 serving up battered fish with Spanish-style potatoes.\u00a0However, they closed in 2013 and left a <strong>fish and chips<\/strong>-shaped hole on the Barcelona food scene.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fish-and-chips\/#Enter_The_Fish_and_Chips_Shop%E2%80%A6\" title=\"Enter The Fish and Chips Shop&#8230;\">Enter The Fish and Chips Shop&#8230;<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/fish-and-chips\/#What_to_expect\" title=\"What to expect\">What to expect<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enter_The_Fish_and_Chips_Shop%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Enter The Fish and Chips Shop&#8230;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-70132 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/11512565683_f02830197b_b-e1465145571993-300x288.jpg\" alt=\"11512565683_f02830197b_b\" width=\"300\" height=\"288\" \/>Located on Carrer de Rocafort, 70 in Sant Antoni, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/The-fish-chips-shop-1481846842076438\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Fish and Chips Shop<\/a>,\u00a0<\/strong>opened in 2015,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>is a real gem offering the quintessentially British dish with a spicy twist. The restaurant is run by Pakistani brothers Mani and Magid Alam who have transformed the takeaway classic\u00a0in to gourmet style street food, elevating the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/popular-dishes\/\" target=\"_blank\">dish<\/a> to a whole new level. Whilst I love traditional<strong> fish and chips<\/strong>, the dish isn&#8217;t renowned for any particular flavour sensation, mainly just for its \u00a0enticing smell and greasy texture. The same cannot be said for the incredibly flavoursome version\u00a0served up at <strong>The Fish and Chips Shop<\/strong>. Here, fresh line-caught hake (instead of cod) is coated in smoked batter which gives it a real depth of flavour and is served along side slightly spicy chips with homemade tartar sauce and an unexpected but delicious mango chutney. The results are immense and can be described as anything but bland.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_expect\"><\/span>What to expect<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img class=\" wp-image-70144 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20151216_142356-1-e1465148704898-300x269.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20151216_142356 (1)\" width=\"308\" height=\"276\" \/>The <strong>restaurant<\/strong> itself is tiny, seating just 15-20 people which means there is always a\u00a0queue of hungry diners\u00a0waiting outside to bag a\u00a0seat. There is the option to take away too. The decor is simple, modern and quirky with urban murals on the walls and a bar with a few tables and stools \u00a0carefully position around the small space. The atmosphere is informal and the staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. The <strong>fish and chips\u00a0<\/strong>come in a paper cone and the beer is served in large metal tankards keeping it cold, adding to the experience. The menu is small but all the dishes are executed perfectly. If you&#8217;re not in the mood for <strong>fish and chips<\/strong>, try the battered asparagus with a romesco dipping sauce, pickled cod cheeks or fried edamame beans, they are all mouth-wateringly delicious! The prices are reasonable, with a meal and drink not costing more than \u20ac10. What&#8217;s more, the portions are very generous, you are sure to be left feeling satisfied.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">All in all, <strong>The Fish and Chips Shop<\/strong> is a fantastic little <strong>restaurant<\/strong> serving up exquisite food for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cheap-eats\/\" target=\"_blank\">reasonable prices<\/a> in a small and quirky space. A bold statement, but the <strong>fish and chips<\/strong> are the best I have ever tasted! It&#8217;s well worth a visit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"69973\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">3<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a British expat, one of my favourite things about living in Barcelona is its delicious gastronomic offerings with the\u00a0abundance of fantastic Spanish and Catalan restaurants all over the city. From time to time, I get a real hankering for the Britain&#8217;s most iconic dish &#8211; good old fish and chips! The thought of rich [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":69975,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4419],"tags":[176,741,4513,4512],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69973"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69973"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69973\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":70169,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69973\/revisions\/70169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69973"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69973"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69973"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}