The 3 Fishes is a fish and chip shop on Putiki Road in Ostend, Waiheke Island, holding a five-star Google rating and keeping a Facebook page as its main presence online. The best chippies cook to order, so the batter sets crisp around fish that hasn't been sitting under a warmer, and the short wait is worth it. In New Zealand the order still comes wrapped in paper, and regulars know the value of adding scallops or a mussel fritter alongside the fish and thick-cut chips. On summer evenings, when the island fills with day-trippers off the ferry, ringing ahead can spare you a long stand in the queue. After that, the only decision left is which patch of foreshore to eat on while the chips are still hot. For a proper paper parcel by the water, The 3 Fishes is Ostend's own fish and chip shop.