Burwood Fish & Chips is a fish-and-chip takeaway at 263 Burwood Road in the Christchurch suburb of Burwood, rated 4.0 on Google, with burgers also on the menu.
The measure of a good fish and chip shop is the gap between the fryer and the paper: fish cooked to order carries batter that crackles rather than sags, and thick-cut chips that stay crisp under salt and vinegar. In New Zealand the usual fillets are hoki and lemon sole, so it pays to ask what's freshest that day. Regulars live by one rule — eat it hot, because fish and chips are at their best within ten minutes of wrapping. And at a proper Kiwi takeaway, the burger with fried egg and beetroot is half the reason people keep coming back.
For a classic paper-wrapped dinner in east Christchurch, this Burwood Road shop keeps it close at hand.