_{📷 : Tareq Ismail}

Fish and chips are so inherently Australian, they practically have a mullet and a wife called Kathleen. So, in this article, we’re not going to sell you on these places. Not really, they’re all great and you can rest assured of that. Stamp of approval and everything. Got it? Instead, we’re going to use each entry to give you a fun fish pun and see far we can take them. Again, to reiterate, you should be assured that every place on this list makes great fish and chips. But we are going to use this as an excuse for puns. You must forgive us, old chum!

_{📷 :Sebastian Pena Lambarri}

GOLD COAST

Millie Weirs Fish & Chippery l Paradise Point

We’re not fighters, more of a bunch of pasi-fish-ts.

Fish In The Park l Paradise Point

You need to mullet over.

Coombabah Fish, Chips & Burgers l Coombabah

No fish-ues here, just extremely funny jokes.

_{📷 :Claudio Guglieri}

The Funky Fish Inn l Runaway Bay

What do you call Aquaman’s doctor? A sturgeon!

Charis Seafoods l Labrador

You’ll roe the day you didn’t get tartar sauce with that.

Mariners Cove Fish & Chips l Main Beach

Son of a beach! I’ve haddock!

Peters Fish Market l Main Beach

Knock, knock, knock! Salmon is at the door.

_{📷 :Jakub Kapusnak}

Sorrento Seafoods l Bundall

Do you eel how I eel?

The Fish Emporium l Surfer’s Paradise

Don’t go out with him, he’s a bit of a flake!

Surf Fish and Chips l Surfers Paradise

I’ve just been waiting for the oppor-tuna-ty to drop you a line.

The Fish Food With A Difference l Varsity Lakes

I’m just a prawn in the game of life!

Mermaid Beach Seafoods l Mermaid Beach

Cod you be any more of a catch?

_{📷 :Harris Vo}

Luka’s Fish & Chips l Palm Beach

Titanic is my favourite movie. I love Leonardo DiCarprio!

Red Hot Cod l Burleigh Heads

Feeling saucy? Get your mackerel on.

Captain Hook’s Seafood l Tugan

Sea lions and tigers and bears, oh fry!

Point Break Fish and Chips l Coolangatta

I’ll admit it, I’ve been a bit shellfish.

_{📷 :Harris Vo}

Talley Valley Seafood l Tallebudgera

You took the bait. I had you hook, line and sinker.

NORTHERN NEW SOUTH WALES

Selfish Fish N Chips l Tweed Heads

The fish is good, it’s not up for de-bait!

Tweed River Seafood l Chinderah

Gimme Moray is a Britney Spear-fishing song!

The Salty Beardman l Kingscliff

How do I plead your honour? Not Gill-ty!

_{📷 :Jordan Whitfield}

Kingscliff Surf Club l Kingscliff

I can sardine-ly help you with that

Hunky Dory l Byron Bay

Puns are too complicated, it’s like nuclear fishin’!

Fish Mongers l Byron Bay

I’ve been a little koi about this.

A Fish Shop Called Dorys l Ballina

You might hake this, but it had to be done.

_{📷 :CHUTTERSNAP}

Bondies At The Bay l Ballina

We’re beginning to flounder at the end!

Hoppers l Brunswick Heads

Tank you very much for putting up with this.

Did this batter you up at all? Am I herring you correctly? Are you going to order some fish and chips now for the halibut? Ok, we’ll stop now. But we hope you’ll enjoy all of these spots soon enough, and maybe even try our puns out on them. On second thoughts, that might be a bit cruel. But we had fun. Enjoy!

_{📷 :Masaaki Komori}