Francos Fish Bar

Franco's of Stockbridge on Comely Bank Road is one of Edinburgh's most respected independent fish and chip shops, with a family history in the city stretching back to the Alonzi family's first venture, the Park Café, in the sixties. The shop sources fresh haddock from Armstrong's fishmonger and has potatoes washed, peeled and chipped daily using seasonal stock from a North Berwick merchant — a level of ingredient traceability uncommon among Edinburgh chippies. Alongside the traditional fish and chips, the menu extends to pizzas (including a house Braveheart pizza), pasta dishes and burgers, giving the kitchen more range than a conventional chip shop. Customer reviews describe the quality as "what fish and chips is meant to taste like," and TripAdvisor reviewers have placed it among the best chippies in Edinburgh. The address on Comely Bank Road sits in the Comely Bank area between Stockbridge and Craigleith, within walking distance of the Water of Leith Walkway and the Stockbridge independent-shop strip on Raeburn Place. Open seven days from four in the afternoon, with delivery from five.