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Joseph Malin's Shop in London

When: circa 1860
Where: Bow, East London
Part of: The first fish and chips shop in London, 1864

Joseph Malin opened the first recorded combined fish-and-chip shop in Bow, East London, circa 1860.

The earliest known shops were opened in London during the 1860s. Joseph Malin, an Eastern European Jewish immigrant, is cited as opening the first recorded combined fish-and-chip shop in Bow, East London, circa 1860.

Sources

Fish and chips Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-01

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