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A fishmonger and smokehouse at the foot of Arbroath, smoking Arbroath smokies and selling fish in season across its counter.

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In the old fishing quarter at the foot of Arbroath, the fit o' the toon, a white building with a great ship's wheel on its gable and a blue awning over the door is E&O Fish.

It is a fishmonger and smokehouse serving the town and its restaurants, and the counter inside changes with what the boats have landed.

The smokies are the thing: pairs of haddock hot-smoked until their skins shine copper and gold, sold warm and wrapped in paper to be eaten flaked from the bone. Alongside them are smoked salmon and kippers, fresh haddock, mackerel, mussels and dressed crab, and whatever else is in season, chalked up on the boards behind the counter.

The shop opens early, from Monday to Saturday, and the harbour and the Signal Tower are a minute away.

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Open from early morning, Monday to Saturday.

Where
East Grimsby, Arbroath DD11 1NX.
Telephone
01241 873574.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
6am–5.30pm
Tuesday
6am–6pm
Wednesday
6am–6pm
Thursday
6am–6pm
Friday
6am–6pm
Saturday
7am–5.30pm
Sunday
8am–5pm

Did you know

A refrigerated deli counter holds trays of raw fish fillets, breaded fillets, peeled prawns and other seafood arranged behind glass.
Did you know

The foot of the town.

The fishing quarter at the bottom of Arbroath is called the fit o' the toon.

A pair of Arbroath smokies, their skins shining gold.
Did you know

Smoked in pairs.

Smokies are haddock tied in pairs and hot-smoked until their skins turn gold.

The pink gable of "E&O FISH (ARBROATH)" carries a ship's wheel sign and a round window, a blue awning and barred doorway beneath a chalkboard menu.
Did you know

Only in Arbroath.

Only smokies made within eight kilometres of Arbroath's town house may bear its name.

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From our guide to Angus

In the old fishing quarter at the foot of Arbroath, known as the fit o' the toon, a white building with a big ship's wheel on its gable is E&O Fish. It is a fishmonger and smokehouse, and the counter changes with whatever the boats have landed. The smokies are the reason to come. They are pairs of haddock hot-smoked until the skins shine copper and gold, wrapped warm in paper to be flaked from the bone. There are kippers, smoked salmon, mussels and dressed crab too, chalked up on the boards behind the counter.

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In the fishing quarter at the foot of Arbroath, by the harbour.

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