Matlock Fish Bar

Head down to Causeway Lane when you're after the real deal and you'll find queues snaking out the door most evenings. This is the kind of place where they've perfected the fundamentals—golden batter that shatters when you bite into it, fish that's still steaming inside, chips that actually taste like potato. It's unpretentious takeaway done right, the sort of spot you keep coming back to because they don't overcomplicate things. You're eating standing up or taking it home, and that's exactly how it should be.