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They're to fry for: the best chips in London
Andrew Hough, Evening Standard1 Aug 2007
London's best chips are named today.
A survey of the capital's restaurants has found that the chefs at Le Comptoir Gascon in Farringdon fry the finest frites.
Tasters who visited the French bistro in Charterhouse Street described sampling its golden cuts of potato as a "heavenly encounter".
The chips are made using French potatoes that are hand-cut to 1cm square and 8cm to 10cm
long. They are cooked in duck fat and seasoned with fleur de sel - hand-harvested salt crystals from the Gironde. A bowl of the award-winning chips at Le Comptoir Gascon costs £3.50.
Spuds you like ...
1. Le Comptoir Gascon, EC1
2. E Pellicci, E2
3. Hawksmoor, E1
4. The Queen's Pub and Dining Rom, N8
5. Roundhouse Cafe, NW1
6. Empress of India, E9
7. Sea Shell, NW1
8. Grand Union Burger Bar, NW5
9. Toff's, N10
10. Out of the Blue, SW11
Source: Time Out Magazine
Time Out magazine's survey listed the 50 best chipmakers in London. For the full list see this week's issue, out now.
Reader views (4)
The best chips in London are those taken from someone elses plate - They always taste better than your own.
- Joey, Greater Manchester, 02/08/2007 00:22
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What about my Mum's Chips!
Surely they should be in the top 10
- Sean, Croydon, 01/08/2007 17:25
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The judges had obviously not sampled the Chunky Chips sold at The Hartley on Tower Bridge Road - they're the business!
- Jayne, Bexleyheath, 01/08/2007 15:46
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The chips at Quaglino's are to die for so I'm a bit suprised they haven't made the top 10.
- Lisa, London, 01/08/2007 12:21
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