Known for its New England-style lobster rolls, this family-owned business opened its bright and airy North Shoal Creek with strong East Coast seaside vibes. The popular Tuesday special — a massive Live Oak hefeweizen beer-battered cod filet with gribiche sauce (a cold French egg sauce) with a copious amount of hand-cut fries — is likely the best deal in town in terms of quantity and quality for $12. Inside and patio dining, takeout, and curbside pickup are available.

The gastropub’s menu serves a variety of pub fare, including German stalwarts. For fish and chips, Alaskan cod filets are dipped in a Thirsty Goat beer batter and lightly fried. It’s served with a zesty citrus tartar sauce, crispy fries, and mushy peas (served cold). The individual spray bottle of malt vinegar is a nice touch. Patio and indoor dining available. Online ordering for curbside pickup. There’s a second location in South Austin.

Located in a strip mall on Burnet, Nosh and Bevvy has all the trappings you’d expect of an English pub: dartboards, British signage, art ranging from the Queen to quintessential bands, and a red telephone box at the entrance. Even though it is a sports bar, the framed jersey of UT quarterback Vince Young feels oddly out of place. Here, you can find your curries and other traditional English dishes, including shepherd’s pie, bangers and mash, and fish and chips. The huge portion of fish is prepared crispy on the outside, hot and flaky on the inside. Open for indoor dining.

While this 84-year-old Austin institution does not have fish and chips listed on the menu per se, it does offer fried fish and fries. Order at the counter and choose from Icelandic cod, catfish, or Texas Gulf black drum. A plate comes with two sides, such as said-fries and hushpuppies, among others. Fresh fish is expected here, and the lightly breaded strips here do not disappoint. Order online for takeout; indoor and outdoor dining available. 

Mongers’s seafood menu includes fish and chips: two large cod filets with a delicate crust, and served with coleslaw and fries. The restaurant moved from its original East Side home into the former Vino Vino location, brightening up the space with a chic décor that feels beach casual yet sophisticated, or as someone described as “Tommy Bahama meets Ralph Lauren.” The lively atmosphere includes live music of the acoustic guitar, singer-songwriter type. Currently only open at 3 p.m. (raw bar, cocktail bar, and market); kitchen opens at 4 p.m. Indoor dining only.  

Located in Hyde Park, near the close to Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium, this 50-year-old University of Texas at Austin institution remains a popular hangout for students and alumni alike, especially on game days. There’s nothing fancy here when it comes to the fish and chips: beer-battered cod filets and crispy fries served in a tissue-lined plastic basket, with a small side of coleslaw. Indoor and enclosed patio dining are available. 

The Wednesday-only fish and chips special at the Cherrywood butcher shop-slash-locally sourced restaurant is very popular for good reason. The dish features a single thick-cut filet of batter-fried black drum on a bed of fries balanced with a side of coleslaw. While you won’t find malt vinegar or tartar sauce, you get plenty of kick from the spicy cherry bomb remoulade, made with a mayonnaise base, Thousand Island dressing, and chiles. Forgo a beer and pair your meal with a bottle of Texas wine, such as Crowson’s 2019 Sangiovese. Dine-in and patio dining are available. Reservations recommended. 

This school-themed pub offers a crispy, lightly beer-battered pollock with garlic fries that lift the dish above the norm. But what really sets it apart from other fish and chips is the goat cheese tartar sauce, which seems like an odd pairing at first, but provides a refreshing tanginess that works well with the fish. Select from a half-order during happy hour (which is all day on Sunday too) or the full-size serving. Dine-in and patio seating are available; to-go ordering is also offered. 

Foxy’s comes from the owners of Cedar Door, who turned the next-door short-lived Italian restaurant La Volpe into what they dub a “proper Irish pub,” a year ago. The menu includes traditional fare like an Irish breakfast and Scotch eggs, but the fish and chips can’t be beaten. Served on newsprint tissue paper, the cod is fresh, fried to perfection, and sprinkled with zippy lemon zest. The generous portion of fries comes with curry ketchup. Foxy’s caters to lunchtime or downtown work happy hour crowd, with Irish whiskey as a core part of the drinks menu. Visit the Sailor’s Den upstairs, where the vibe is a little posher than your average pub. Served after 5 p.m. Dine-in, takeout, and patio seating available. 

Since 2009, this South Congress seafood destination from McGuire Moorman Lambert is perfect for lunch during a day of shopping or for a romantic date night, especially if you can get a table under one of the two massive oak trees on the patio. With scores of dishes to choose from, the restaurant doesn’t skimp on its fish and chips. The hearty, thick slab of Icelandic flounder comes with a crunchy crust and snackable fries. Indoor and outdoor dining is available. Reservations are recommended for evenings. 

Inspired by Sherlock Holmes, the Austin location of the Texas mini-chain is located in the Corners Shopping Center, so there’s ample free parking. The fish and chips come as you’d expect: beer-battered Atlantic cod fried up crispy and served with a tangy house-made coleslaw and tartar sauce. Half orders are available. The spacious patio was recently renovated and is great for a leisure afternoon of day drinking or post-work happy hour. Curbside and walk-in pickup are available; there is indoor and outdoor dining.