On our TikTok we run a project cataloguing the steepest (and cheapest) chips in London. At every place we visit we score the chips on taste, size and value for money. We rank them according to our groundbreaking £/kg (Pounds per kilo of potato) measurement.

Galllery, The Savoy WC2R

55.50 £/kg

The Shaston Arms, Carnaby W1F
16.16 £/kg

The Wee Sister, Chelsea SW10

9.1/10

RankLocationPriceChipsPPC (p)Steepness (£/kg)
1Gallery, The Savoy, Strand WC2R£7.005712.2855.50
2Three Sheets, Soho W1D£8.002334.7849.53
3Wembley Stadium, Wembley HA9£12.506419.5045.34
4The Dog House, Kennington SE11£5.001631.2543.21
5The Hawthorn, Shepherds Bush W12£5.00598.4738.42
6The Culpeper, Shoreditch E1£6.503319.6034.10
7The Distillers, Hammermsith W6£5.502027.5033.05
8The Northcote, Clapham Junction SW11£5.501830.5628.42
9The Island Queen, Islington N1£5.502126.1928.33
10The Elgin, Notting Hill W11£6.501543.3326.44
11The Blue Anchor, Hammersmith W6£5.001435.7126.40
12The Black Friar, Blackfriars EC4£5.502225.0026.09
13The Rose, New Cross SE14£6.001637.5025.98
14Balham Bowls Club, Balham SW12£6.001250.0025.42
15The Mitre, Holland Park W11£6.001931.5825.25
16The Crabtree, Fulham W6£5.702028.5023.69
17The Phoenix, Victoria SW1£6.002623.0823.01
18New Moon, Leadenhall EC3£5.002025.0021.27
19The Knave of Clubs, Shoreditch E1£5.00945.3121.19
20Norfolk Arms, King’s Cross WC1H£6.501254.1718.30
21The Claddagh Ring, Hendon NW4£7.502727.7817.77
22The Earl of Essex, Islington N1£5.502225.0016.27
23The Shaston Arms, Carnaby W1£4.503512.8616.16
n/aClaridge’s Bar, Mayfair W1K£12.001392.31n/a
n/a45 Jermyn Street, St James’s SW1Y£6.75975.00n/a
n/aThe Cadogan Arms, Chelsea SW3£9.011947.42n/a
n/aThe Queen’s Head, Shoreditch E1£6.501446.43n/a
n/aThe Ladbroke Arms, Notting Hill W11£6.001346.15n/a
n/aThe Atlas, Fulham SW6£6.001540.00n/a
n/aThe Flask, Highgate N6£5.501439.29n/a
n/aThe Dartmouth Castle, Hammersmith W6£6.001637.50n/a
n/aThe Well & Bucket, Bethnal Green E2£5.501536.67n/a
n/aF&M Bar @ The Royal Exchange, Bank EC3V£6.751935.53n/a
n/aThe Fox and Pheasant, Chelsea SW10£6.501934.21n/a
n/aThe Crown Tavern, Farringdon EC1£6.001833.33n/a
n/aThe Hound, Chiswick W4£7.952531.80n/a
n/aThe Anglesea Arms, Hammersmith W6£6.002030.00n/a
n/aThe Coach and Horses, Greenwich SE10£5.501928.95n/a
n/aThe Trinity Arms, Brixton SW9£6.002128.57n/a
n/aThe Cumberland Arms, Kensington W14£6.002128.57n/a
n/aThe George, Fitzrovia W1£6.752625.96n/a
n/aThe Woolpack, Bermondsey SE1£6.002524.00n/a
n/aThe White Bear, Kennington SE11£5.502522.00n/a
n/aThe Brook Green Hotel, Brook Green W6£4.502220.45n/a
n/aThe Devonshire, Soho W1£6.003119.35n/a
n/aThe Henry Addington, Canary Wharf E14£5.503018.33n/a
n/aThe Terrace Restaurant @ London Zoo, Camden NW1£4.953016.50n/a
n/aThe Prospect of Whitby, Wapping E1£3.252016.25n/a
n/aSheepshaven Bay, Camden NW1£4.253412.50n/a
n/aThe Horseshoe Inn, London Bridge SE1£5.004311.63n/a
n/aWinter Wonderland, Hyde Park W1£5.004311.63n/a
n/aThe Wee Sister, Chelsea SW10£6.00659.23n/a
n/aThe Princess of Prussia, Whitechapel E1£4.50696.52n/a

1

The Savoy – Gallery Restaurant, Strand WC2R

Steepness: 55.50 £/kg

Price per chip: 12.28p

Number of chips: 57

Price: £7.00

Average length: n/a

Taste: 8.5 – Perfectly fried – crispy and salty. Hard to fault.

2

Three Sheets, Soho W1D

Steepness: 49.53 £/kg

Price per chip: 34.78p

Number of chips: 23

Price: £8.00

Average length: 8cm

Taste: 8.0 – Nice chips (maybe a bit over powdery) but with excellent house made ‘guinness brown sauce’ and some kind of aioli

3

Wembley Stadium, Wembley HA9

Steepness: 45.34 £/kg

Price per chip: 19.50p

Number of chips: 64

Price: £12.50

Average length: 11cm

Taste: 7.1 – Freshly fried and nice but nothing special.

4

The Dog House, Kennington SE11

Steepness: 43.21 £/kg

Price per chip: 31.25p

Number of chips: 16

Price: £5.00

Average length: 9cm

Taste: 4.9 – Quite small, cooked-from-frozen chips. Not very tasty.

5

The Hawthorn, Shepherds Bush W12

Steepness: 38.42 £/kg

Price per chip: 8.47p

Number of chips: 59

Price: £5.00

Average length: 7.5cm

Taste: 8.1 – Freshly fried and salty. Lots of shrapnel tho – needs a good sauce to elevate.

6

The Culpeper, Shoreditch E1

Steepness: 34.10 £/kg

Price per chip: 19.60p

Number of chips: 33

Price: £6.50

Average length: 11cm

Taste: 8.5 – A really really good chip, with a mystery green seasoning which tastes great.

7

The Distillers, Hammersmith W6

Steepness: 33.05 £/kg

Price per chip: 27.50p

Number of chips: 20

Price: £5.50

Average length: 10cm

Taste: 6.0 – Frozen chips but fresh and well cooked. Presented well

8

The Northcote, Clapham Junction SW11

Steepness: 28.42 £/kg

Price per chip: 30.56p

Number of chips: 18

Price: £5.50

Average length: 9cm

Taste: 6.5 – Pretty basic, at least they were hot (and crispy)

9

The Island Queen, Islington N1

Steepness: 28.33 £/kg

Price per chip: 26.19p

Number of chips: 21

Price: £5.50

Average length: 10.5cm

Taste: 6.1 – Fairly average, hot and salty

10

The Elgin, Notting Hill W11

Steepness: 26.44 £/kg

Price per chip: 43.33p

Number of chips: 15

Price: £6.50

Average length: 8.5cm

Taste: 7.1 – Salty, wedge-like, taste like roast potatoes

11

The Blue Anchor, Hammersmith W6

Steepness: 26.40 £/kg

Price per chip: 35.71p

Number of chips: 14

Price: £5.00

Average length: 9.5cm

Taste: 4.3 – Very average from-frozen chips but at least cooked properly

12

The Black Friar, Blackfriars EC4V

Steepness: 26.09 £/kg

Price per chip: 25.00p

Number of chips: 14

Price: £5.50

Average length: 8cm

Taste: 5.0 – Clearly cooked from frozen, but hot and salty at least

13

The Rose, New Cross SE14

Steepness: 25.98 £/kg

Price per chip: 37.50p

Number of chips: 16

Price: £6.00

Average length: 12cm

Taste: 7.6 – Look actually hand cut – fluffy and crispy.

14

Balham Bowls Club, Balham SW12

Steepness: 25.42 £/kg

Price per chip: 50.00p

Number of chips: 12

Price: £6.00

Average length: 10cm

Taste: 7.5 – Decent, could do with some salt though.

15

The Mitre, Holland Park W11

Steepness: 25.25 £/kg

Price per chip: 31.58p

Number of chips: 19

Price: £6.00

Average length: 11cm

Taste: 5.8 – Weirdly variable portion – some really undercooked & potatoey, some nice.

16

The Crabtree, Fulham W6

Steepness: 23.69 £/kg

Price per chip: 28.50p

Number of chips: 20

Price: £5.70

Average length: 11cm

Taste: 7.1 – Seemed hand cut – nice but slightly undercooked.

17

The Phoenix, Victoria SW1

Steepness: 23.01 £/kg

Price per chip: 23.08p

Number of chips: 26

Price: £6.00

Average length: ??cm

Taste: 4.0 – Consistently undercooked.

18

New Moon, Leadenhall EC3V

Steepness: 21.27 £/kg

Price per chip: 25.00p

Number of chips: 20

Price: £5.00

Average length: 14cm

Taste: 5.2 – Very pale, but at least a bit crunchy. Undersalted, typical Young’s chips.

19

The Knave of Clubs, Shoreditch E1

Steepness: 21.19 £/kg

Price per chip: 5.31p

Number of chips: 94

Price: £5.00

Average length: 12cm

Taste: 8.1 – Super delicious and crispy.

20

The Norfolk Arms, Kings Cross WC1

Steepness: 18.30 £/kg

Price per chip: 54.17p

Number of chips: 12

Price: £6.50

Average length: 6cm

Taste: 9.0 – Very tasty – though technically patatas bravas.

21

The Claddagh Ring, Hendon NW4

Steepness: 17.77 £/kg

Price per chip: 27.78p

Number of chips: 27

Price: £7.50

Average length: 10.5cm

Taste: 7.6 – Very hot, nice and chunky, good selection of sauces. Could do with some salt.

22

The Earl of Essex, Islington N1

Steepness: 16.27 £/kg

Price per chip: 25.00p

Number of chips: 22

Price: £5.50

Average length: 13.5cm

Taste: 7.2

23

The Shaston Arms, Carnaby W1

Steepness: 16.16 £/kg

Price per chip: 12.86p

Number of chips: 35

Price: £4.50

Average length: 9 cm

Taste: 8.7 – Really nice, handmade, freshly fried and crispy.

Full details of all the chips coming soon …