15 Fish and Chips Spots Worth Their Salt on the Oregon Coast

"A hub of activity in otherwise sleepy South Beach (south of Newport), South Beach Fish Market’s blue and yellow shack with copious wood fish cutouts and a UFO perched atop its outdoor crab kettle draws in coasties and the curious. Inside, a soft haze of oil hangs over the procedings in a no-nonsense shop, as an almost perpetual line mulls over the remarkable array of fresh, smoked, and pickled seafood in the case. Seafood like jumbo prawns, wild Oregon popcorn shrimp, albacore, Chinook salmon, halibut, oysters, and “calamari tubes and tentacles” arrive deep-fried to order. Takeaway or sitting at one of the picnic tables outside may be a wiser choice than eating at one of the interior tables, and ordering a side of salmon candy a wiser choice than not." - Jennifer Burns Bright