The Continental Fish Chips

Franco's The Continental has been part of the James Street scene in Bridgeton for long enough to become a local institution under the Franco name that regulars know. The menu is the traditional chip-shop spread — fish suppers, pies, haggis, white pudding — rounded out with pizzas and kebabs that tip it toward an all-day takeaway rather than a strict chippie. Customers ordering online give it solid marks for reliability and value, with the restaurant accumulating more than 140 reviews on the platform. The shop sits in a row of independent traders a brief walk from Bridgeton Cross, pulling passing trade from residents and anyone heading south toward Glasgow Green and the People's Palace. A no-frills operation doing what East End chippies have always done — keeping the neighbourhood fed without ceremony.