- Magpie Café
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The Magpie Café 
Restaurant information Established 1937 Food type Seafood (fish and chips) Street address 14 Pier Road City Whitby County North Yorkshire Postal code/ZIP YO21 3PU Country England Coordinates 54°29′21″N 0°36′54″W / 54.489199°N 0.614917°WCoordinates: 54°29′21″N 0°36′54″W / 54.489199°N 0.614917°W Website www.magpiecafe.co.uk The Magpie Café is a seafood restaurant in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England. It was established in 1937,[1] but its building dated back to the 18th century, when it was a merchant's house.[2]
The restaurant is well-known for its fish and chips; it was described by celebrity chef Rick Stein as "the place that opened my eyes to how good a chip shop could be"[3][4] and as a "bloody good fish and chip shop".[5] The restaurant also won a Coast award for being best fish and chip shop of 2007.[1][6]
The restaurant faced complaints from local business for its long queues.[4][7]
References
- ^ a b Jeeves, Paul (February 18, 2008). "Whitby's Magpie fish and chips voted UK's best". Yorkshire Post. http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/video/Whitby39s-Magpie-fish-and-chips.3786993.jp. Retrieved October 29, 2009.
- ^ Hirst, Christopher (September 6, 1997). "Northern stars". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/northern-stars-1237767.html.
- ^ Barrett, Frank (April 19, 2004). "Rick joins the fryer brigade". Mail on Sunday. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/holidaytypeshub/article-591957/Rick-joins-fryer-brigade.html. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ a b Herbert, Ian (October 17, 2005). "Queues for the 'world's best' fish suppers leave traders with a chip on their shoulders". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/queues-for-the-worlds-best-fish-suppers-leave-traders-with-a-chip-on-their-shoulders-511225.html. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ MacLeod, Tracey (November 14, 1998). "The secret of my success: Rick Stein". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/the-secret-of-my-success-rick-stein-1184917.html. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ^ "Yorkshire chippie with 1,000 customers a day voted best fish and chip shop". Daily Mail. February 18, 2008. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-515574/Yorkshire-chippie-1-000-customers-day-voted-best-fish-chip-shop.html. Retrieved July 12, 2009.
- ^ "Fish shop success upsets traders". BBC News Online. October 17, 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/4351284.stm. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
External links
Categories:- Companies based in North Yorkshire
- Visitor attractions in North Yorkshire
- Seafood restaurants
- Restaurants in England
- Whitby
- European restaurant stubs
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