A FISH and chip shop in Gwynedd has been named among the best in the UK in a new article by The Times.

The Mermaid Fish Bar, on Jubilee Road, Barmouth, was one of 18 businesses to make the list, published last weekend.

It will celebrate its 60th anniversary next year, having been running since 1964.

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In the article, The Times said of The Mermaid: “What beverage pairs best with fish and chips?

"Champagne? An unoaked chardonnay? A pint of bitter? All are good, but none beats a mug of tea.

"In most chippies, that’s a teabag on a string in a polystyrene cup, but at The Mermaid, it comes out of a metal pot, strong and slightly overstewed — the perfect accompaniment to a crunchy fillet of battered cod and crisp yet fluffy chips.

"The owners, Will and Nina Huntley, could gentrify their menu and halve their portions to appeal to the green-wellie crowd, but there’s no place in Barmouth for an unoaked chardonnay."

Les & Rita's Fish Bar in Rhyl was the only other chippy in North Wales to be included in the list.