Kiama fish and chips, from Terralong Street to Surf Beach

Pick your Kiama fish and chips by what you want

Kiama's fish and chip shops are close together, so choose by mood. Three takeaways sit a short walk apart on Terralong Street, Silica's takeaway window faces Surf Beach, and Diggies sits at the harbour. The hours and prices below are each venue's published prices and hours. They change with the seasons, so check before you go.

Start on Terralong Street

Terralong Street is Kiama's main street, and it is where most locals pick up fish and chips. By the Sea, Saltwater and Jaws are a short stroll apart, so if one has a queue, walk to the next. From the apartments, it is about a 31 to 34-minute walk (2.5 to 2.8 km) or 3 minutes by car. Parking tips are in our Kiama parking guide.

From here, Kiama Harbour and the grass at Blowhole Point are an easy walk downhill, and Hindmarsh Park sits across the road at the Manning Street end.

Order from Silica To Go on Surf Beach

Silica is a seafood restaurant with ocean views over Surf Beach. Its takeaway window, Silica To Go, is the closest fish and chips to Kiama Ridge Waters, about a 23-minute walk (1.9 km) or 2 minutes' drive. It publishes its full takeaway prices online, so you know the cost before you walk down:

• Fish and chips: $17, or battered fish on its own for $15.
• Grilled fish: $15, for anyone who would rather skip the batter.
• Combo: battered or grilled fish, chips and a can for $20.
• Calamari and chips: $15.
• Extras: potato scallops $2, tempura prawn cutlets $3.50, tartare $1.50.
• Hot chips: small $6, large $9, family $15.

Takeaway runs 10.30am to 3pm every day, and again from 5pm to 8pm Wednesday to Saturday. For a sit-down seafood meal, the restaurant serves lunch Wednesday to Sunday and dinner Wednesday to Saturday from 5.30pm. Silica's website lists these prices, so check before you go.

Eat flathead and chips at the harbour

Diggies sits on Blowhole Point Road next to the Kiama Visitor Information Centre, a few steps from the harbour. Its menu lists gourmet flathead fish 'n chips and a prawn roll among its highlights. You can eat in or order takeaway online, then sit on the grass looking over the water.

Drive north to Fish Vibes at Jones Beach

If you are heading to Kiama Downs or Minnamurra, Fish Vibes is at the entrance to Jones Beach, about 10 minutes' drive from the apartments. It is the one to pick if someone in your group needs gluten-free batter.

Take your fish and chips to the water

Fish and chips on the grass by the sea is the classic Kiama meal. These spots are all within a few minutes' walk of the Terralong Street shops.

• Kiama Harbour. Completed in 1876, the harbour has a car park and public toilets, and grassy banks above the water. From the apartments it is about a 33-minute walk or a few minutes' drive.
• Blowhole Point. The open lawns beside the Visitor Information Centre look over the harbour, a few steps from Diggies. Finish with a look at the Kiama Blowhole and the lighthouse.
• Black Beach. The small beach beside the harbour, about a 30-minute walk (2.5 km) from the apartments.
• Hindmarsh Park. Shady lawns under a huge Moreton Bay fig, across from Surf Beach and a short walk from Silica To Go.

Gulls in Kiama are bold, so keep the paper closed until you are sitting down, and never feed them. Take your rubbish with you.

Time it around sunset and the quiet days

• Plan Silica around its hours. Silica To Go does evening takeaway only from Wednesday to Saturday, and closes at 3pm on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
• Skip Fish Vibes on Monday and Tuesday. It is closed both days.
• Order ahead on busy nights. By the Sea, Saltwater, Diggies and Fish Vibes all take online orders, which helps on long weekends and in school holidays.
• Catch the light. Eat early on the grass and you catch the last of the evening light. Times for each season are in our Kiama sunrise and sunset guide.
• Catch your own. If you would rather land the fish yourself, start with our fishing in Kiama guide.

Bring dinner back to the apartment

On a cool or windy night, bring the parcels home and eat in comfort. Each apartment at Kiama Ridge Waters has a full kitchen, a dining table for six and a covered balcony with outdoor dining and a BBQ, so one family-size order feeds the whole group. You are in a residential street on the south side of Kiama, 3 minutes' drive from Terralong Street.

Pets are welcome on request in most of our apartments, with a $200 cleaning fee. See pet-friendly apartments in Kiama, family stays in Kiama, or book several apartments for a group.

For sit-down dinners, read where to eat in Kiama. For other quick meals, see Kiama takeaway, and if you are heading south, Gerringong cafes and restaurants. When you are ready, check dates and book.