The winners of FSB’s Celebrating Small Business Awards demonstrate the huge breadth of talent across the small and self-employed business community in Northern Ireland.

Fish City in Belfast has been named as one of the UK’s 10 Best Fish & Chip Restaurants 2021/2022 - the only dine-in fish and chip restaurant in County Antrim and one of two restaurants in Northern Ireland to make the prestigious list.

Restaurateur John Lavery has seen his longstanding focus on sustainable seafood influence others throughout the Northern Ireland hospitality industry.

In episode #005 your host, Simon Thompson, interviews John Lavery – the owner of Fish City in Belfast. Fish City is a lively, award-winning fish, chip and seafood restaurant in Belfast's city centre. Listen as John talks us through his entrepreneurial journey, his commitment to being as honest as he can (even if it gets him in trouble), the influence of his parents in building his work ethic and persistence and much more.

The Belfast Chamber Business Awards celebrates the best of Belfast business as it bounces back from challenging year.

Fish City is the first business in Northern Ireland to join Sustainable Fish Cities NI and pledge support in buying and serving seafood from sustainable sources, using sustainable catch methods in seas where species are healthy and thriving.

An ambitious campaign to create Northern Ireland’s first-ever Sustainable Fish Cities in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry has been launched today, Thursday 21 October, by Ulster Wildlife in partnership with the Belfast Food Network. Fish City, an iconic seafood restaurant in Belfast’s City Centre, is the first local business to join the campaign committing to buy, serve, and promote only fish from sustainable sources on its menus. 

Fish City in the heart of Belfast is one of the more forward-thinking chip shops. It is in fact a licensed restaurant with a takeaway. But it is a fish and chip shop through and through. This is an important distinction because I would not apply the same criteria when weighing up a conventional restaurant to a chip shop. Having said that, the quality of what Fish City does is exemplary.

A Belfast restaurant has been awarded a top honour at the National Fish & Chip Awards 2020. The awards are a UK-wide competition which aim to celebrate “true excellence” in the industry organised by Seafish, the public body that supports the seafood industry.

A Belfast fish and chip shop has today been recognised at the National Fish and Chip Awards.

A local chippy that serves oysters, whole lobster and a host of fine wines has been crowned Britain’s best fish and chip shop.

The UK’s top 5 fish and chip restaurants have been unveiled today as part of the 2020 National Fish & Chip Awards.

The UK’s top three fish and chip businesses excelling in menu development and innovation have been revealed today as part of the 2020 National Fish & Chip Awards.

The National Fish and Chip Awards celebrate excellence in the UK Fish and Chip industry - showcasing the best businesses in 14 award categories each year. The UK’s Top 10 Fish and Chip restaurants have been revealed today as part of the 2020 National Fish & Chip Awards.

Belfast’s Fish City has been named Northern Ireland’s top fish and chip restaurant. The Ann Street eaterie will now compete against nine other finalists for the title of best in the UK.

A NORTHERN Ireland chipper has been named on the 10-strong shortlist of nominees for the title of the UK’s best fish and chip restaurant.

Once again, entries were compelling for the Seafood Restaurant of the Year competition organised by The Caterer in partnership with Seafish UK, so much so that the judges have announced a strong list of 12 semi-finalists.

Fish City in Belfast is celebrating this month having won a Catey award at the prestigious ceremony in London earlier this month. Considered the Oscars of the Hospitality Industry, over 1200 of the great and the good from the UK hospitality sector attended the award ceremony.

The award of the Health and Nutrition Catey to Fish City is well deserved and shows what fish and chip restaurants can achieve. Judge Nicky Martin summed up: “It’s fantastic to see the nation’s favourite meal has been reformulated and packaged to align with health goals. Fish and chips may be perceived as unhealthy but, cooked correctly and portioned appropriately, it can be a perfectly balanced meal – as shown by Fish City.”

Fish and chip restaurant Fish City has been named as Ireland’s best by Seafish.