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Cairns, Queensland · October 2026 figures

Best fish & chip shops in Cairns, QLD

The top-ranked fish & chip shops in Cairns are Balaclava Fish (4.5 from 429 reviews), Wotta Bout Fish N Chips (4.5 from 300 reviews) and Hardy Road Takeaway (4.5 from 115 reviews). 12 are ranked here by proven rating.

Ranked
12
Median rating
4.3
Reviews behind the list
2,374
Open Saturday
11 of 12

The ranked list

  1. Rank 1.

    Balaclava Fish

    Earlville · Fish & chips restaurant

    4.5 429 reviews Proven 4.48

    Open weekends

  2. Rank 2.

    Wotta Bout Fish N Chips

    Kuranda · Fish and chips takeaway

    4.5 300 reviews Proven 4.47

    Open weekends

  3. Rank 3.

    Hardy Road Takeaway

    Mount Sheridan · Fish & chips restaurant

    4.5 115 reviews Proven 4.43

    Open 7 days

  4. Rank 4.

    Blue Lagoon Bar

    Cairns City · Fish and chips takeaway

    4.4 227 reviews Proven 4.37

    Open 7 daysOpen late

  5. Rank 5.

    Kewarra Beach Takeaway KBT

    Kewarra Beach · Fish and chips takeaway

    4.3 354 reviews Proven 4.28

    Open 7 days

  6. Rank 6.

    Ali G's Kebabs, Fish & Chips Edmonton

    Edmonton · Fish and chips takeaway

    4.2 165 reviews Proven 4.18

    Open 7 days

  7. Rank 7.

    JJ's Takeaway

    Bungalow · Fish and chips takeaway

    4.3 18 reviews Proven 4.14

    Opens early

  8. Rank 8.

    Scotsman's Fish + Chips + Burgers

    Redlynch · Fish and chips takeaway

    4.1 256 reviews Proven 4.09

    Open weekends

  9. Rank 9.

    mount peter fish and chips takeaway

    Edmonton · Fish and chips takeaway

    4.1 215 reviews Proven 4.09

    Open 7 days

  10. Rank 10.

    In2Splashs

    Smithfield · Fish and chips takeaway

    4.1 130 reviews Proven 4.09

    Open 7 days

  11. Rank 11.

    Dash's Takeaway

    White Rock · Fish & chips restaurant

    3.9 141 reviews Proven 3.91

    Open weekends

  12. Rank 12.

    Surf n Thai

    Cairns City · Fish and chips takeaway

    3.7 24 reviews Proven 3.84

    Open 7 days

Fish & Chip Shops in Cairns at a glance

  • 12 fish & chip shops in Cairns are ranked here, with 2,374 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.3.
  • 33% list a website and 83% a phone number on Google.
  • 11 of the 12 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 11 on Sunday.
  • Balaclava Fish in Earlville has the most Google reviews (429), averaging 4.5.

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Questions

Who are the best fish & chip shops in Cairns?

The top-ranked fish & chip shops in Cairns are Balaclava Fish (4.5 from 429 reviews), Wotta Bout Fish N Chips (4.5 from 300 reviews) and Hardy Road Takeaway (4.5 from 115 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.

How many fish & chip shops are there in Cairns?

The Agentize Directory ranks 12 fish & chip shops in Cairns, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.3, from 2,374 reviews in all.

Which fish & chip shops in Cairns are open on weekends?

11 of the 12 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are Balaclava Fish, Wotta Bout Fish N Chips and Hardy Road Takeaway.

Which fish & chip shop in Cairns has the most reviews?

Balaclava Fish has the most Google reviews of any fish & chip shop ranked in Cairns: 429, averaging 4.5.

How is this list of fish & chip shops ranked?

Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.

Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.