Fish & Chips Hidden Gem in Dublin, Ireland

Before traveling to Dublin, Ireland, we spoke with our in-laws’ family friends who were born and raised in Ireland and still have an estate there. Their top local recommendation, which we’re happily passing on to you, was hands-down the best fish and chips in Dublin: Leo Burdock. We visited their location at 2 Werburgh St, Christchurch Pl, Dublin, D08 HC82, Ireland, right in the heart of historic Dublin.

Because it was later in the evening, we grabbed our takeaway and headed back to the hotel to catch the hop-on hop-off bus tour. Mrs. Hart kept everything warm inside her heated jacket (yes, really 😂). Even after the ride back, the fish and chips were still perfectly warm thanks to the wrapping and her jacket. After exploring much of Dublin and trying other spots, we all agreed—Leo Burdock serves the best fish and chips in the city.

Leo Burdock Story, “Our story started in 1913 when Liberties residents Bella Burdock and husband Patrick opened the first Leo Burdocks in Christchurch, Dublin. Over the years, The Burdock family grew their business and opened many Leo Burdocks Fish & Chip shops around Dublin, such as the popularity of their food. From a young age, their son Leo was a regular face in the early morning Dublin fish markets, rising at 5 am most days to source the freshest catch. Travelling back by horse and cart with his haul, he would pick up fresh potatoes and coal for heating the Pans, a fuel used up until 1991 to cook the freshly prepared Fish and Chips, at this point they were the last chip shop in Ireland, possibly the world to use these coal-fired pans.”