So Fine Seafoods is a fish and chips shop at 2 Tennyson Ave in Avalon, Lower Hutt, with a 4.4 Google rating. It sits in a residential Hutt Valley neighbourhood, the sort of place locals head to for a classic Kiwi takeaway dinner.
The trade itself is all about timing and freshness. Good shops batter fish to order and fry chips in small batches, so the coating is crisp and the potato fluffy rather than limp from sitting under a warmer. A proper batter should be thin and golden, letting the fish speak for itself. Regulars ask what is freshest that day — New Zealand takeaways often rotate through tarakihi, gurnard or hoki — and know that a short wait for a freshly fried batch is always worth it.
For Avalon locals, So Fine Seafoods brings that tradition to Tennyson Ave.