Two Brothers Fish Restaurant

Two Brothers Fish Restaurant is one of the most celebrated fish restaurants in North London -- a Finchley institution at 297-303 Regents Park Road that has been serving top-quality fish and seafood since 1988. SquareMeal calls it "top quality, up-market fish and chips" and notes that it is "recommended in all restaurant guides." Hardens describes it as a "good local fish and chip place" that has been "a fixture in Finchley for three decades," with fresh fish and friendly staff. The restaurant seats 92 and is fully licensed with a quality wine list. A separate takeaway counter next door serves those wanting a quick meal to go.

The ocean's bounty arrives fresh daily from Billingsgate Market. The menu goes well beyond fish and chips to include oysters, mussels, jellied eels and a rotating daily blackboard of fresh fish specials -- sea bass, skate, Dover sole, halibut and more, served steamed, grilled or fried. Arbroath smokies (hot-smoked haddock in a cream sauce with tomato and cheese) are a long-standing speciality. The wine list includes bottles from the Domaine du Grand Mayne vineyard in France. Closed Monday and Bank Holidays. Closed Monday. Website: twobrothers.co.uk.