The Sea Shell of Lisson Grove celebrates 60 years with fizz n' chips supper

The fish and chips will be served in grease proof paper printed with pages of the Evening Standard of June 13, 1957
Big birthday: The Sea Shell turns 60 this month

London’s “celebrity chippie” — where diners have included Ed Sheeran, Lady Gaga and Denzel Washington — is to celebrate its 60th anniversary tomorrow with a fish, chips and fizz supper.

The Sea Shell in Lisson Grove, Marylebone, which opened in 1957, starts its day of celebration with a private cake-cutting ceremony followed by a community lunch for 100 for nearby Greenside Community Centre.

The main public event takes place in the afternoon and evening with a special menu to mark London Food Month and a complimentary glass of fizz with every reservation. The fish and chips will be served in grease proof paper printed with pages of the Evening Standard of June 13, 1957.

The restaurant was once praised as his favourite in London by revered Japanese chef Yoshihiro Murata, who described fish and chips as “a kind of British tempura”.

It was also the scene of a mushy pea fight between David Gest and Michael Jackson in the Eighties.

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