Polcaro's Fish & Chips

You'll smell the proper beef dripping before you see the queue snaking down Cambridge Road. This isn't some trendy fish restaurant trying to reinvent the wheel – it's a proper family chippy that's been getting the fundamentals absolutely right for years. The cod comes wrapped in batter so light and crispy it practically shatters when you bite it, while the chips are hand-cut thick and fluffy inside. They close Sunday and Monday because they don't need to chase every pound – when you're this good, people work around your schedule. The portions are generous without being wasteful, and they've never felt the need to mess about with fancy sides or fusion nonsense.