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A deep dive into the vast chip universe of Sydney

We’re devoting the month of March to the seemingly endless possibilities of chips, both hot and cold. We’ll bring you the definitive guide to everything golden and crunchy – from where to find the best in town and how to master them at home, to the top-tier picks from the supermarket shelf and freezer.

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We’ve never met a chip we haven’t liked.

‘It’s my Kryptonite’: Good Food declares March Chip Month

  • Good Food
Hot chips

We ranked 37 of Sydney’s takeaway hot chips to find the city’s best

  • Good Food team
Seventeen different plain chips were blind taste tested.

From the bleachy to the bubbly: The ultimate plain-salted crisp taste test

  • Frank Sweet
Chipflation is on the rise.

Cheap as chips? Not in Australia, where a side of fries costs up to $20

  • Bianca Hrovat
Olympic Meats’ fabulous chips.

‘They’re elite’: Chefs on their favourite chips and crisps (with one clear winner)

  • Good Food
It doesn't get much better than this, the ones from Frank's Deli.

We’ve crowned Sydney’s best steak frites sandwich, plus eight more chip sangas to try

  • Erina Starkey, Isabel Cant and Sarah Norris
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Chips for Chip month

Want to find your new favourite crisp? Good Food has it in the bag

  • Good Food team
Spud Lite potatoes have 25 per cent less carbohydrates than regular potatoes.

How to pick the best potatoes for your health (and how to cook them)

  • Susie Burrell
The author hard at work.

‘Burnt and undercooked’: From McDonald’s to KFC, 18 fast-food chips ranked

  • Callan Boys
Chip charcuterie board

Why chip charcuteries are the new loaded nachos (and how to make them)

  • Jane de Graaff
The golden, fluffy, crunchy chips at Northern Soul in St Kilda.

The secret to making crunchy, fluffy chip shop-style chippies at home

  • Dani Valent
Animal fries, featuring burger sauce, caramelised onions and zero shame.

How to make In-N-Out Burger’s famous off-menu loaded fries

  • Katrina Meynink
Bar Julius's fancy chip.
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This new hotel bar is serving Sydney’s most lavish chip

  • Callan Boys

The dietitian’s pick of frozen supermarket chips (and the ones to skip)

  • Susie Burrell
Barbecue chook and a bag of chips? Hello, salad.

Oven-free dinners that are cooler than you (starring a fun spin on chicken and chips)

  • Katrina Meynink
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Frank Sweet conducts his corn chip taste-test at Caterina’s restaurant in Melbourne.

Which extremely cheesy supermarket corn chip reigns (cheese) supreme?

  • Frank Sweet
Kettle chips with champagne creme fraiche and caviar. Christmas canape recipes for Good Food online feature December 2018. Please credit Katrina Meynink.

Crunch time: Five easy ways to make crisps even better

A hit of zesty chermoula elevates this cheeky take on the classic tortilla de patatas.
EASY

Potato chips in a tortilla? Trust us on this one

  • < 30 mins
  • Karen Martini
'Better than Maccas': Crispy triple-cooked fries.

How to make RecipeTin Eats’ ultimate crispy homemade fries

  • 1-2 hrs
  • RecipeTin Eats
Roasted garlic aioli.

10 dunkalicious dips to liven up your chips

Thin crisps contain roughly 5 per cent more fat than regular crisps.

Crinkle-cut to oven-baked: A dietitian rates seven types of popular crisps

  • Susie Burrell
Which frozen chips came out on top in the great air fryer fries test of 2023?

10 air-fried supermarket chips, tasted and rated

  • Bianca Hrovat
Danielle Alvarez's homemade fries.

How to make perfect hot chips at home

  • Danielle Alvarez

All that and a bag of… Why the best snack is the one you have to work for

  • Terry Durack
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Waitress Manon Lust trying the steak frites with Marchande de vin sauce by L’Auberge du Bout du Monde restaurant in Balmain,

Six of Sydney’s best steak frites

  • Bianca Hrovat
From a nutritional perspective, spuds tick a number of healthy boxes.

Do potatoes really deserve their unhealthy reputation?

  • Susie Burrell
Tip: Preheat the fat for roast potatoes while you parboil the spuds.

From roasties to the rest: The unofficial potato dish ranking

  • Andrea McGinniss
Cammy Millar and Sean Coughlan share Shea’s Irish pub spice bag.

Hot chips with Chinese food? The Irish fast-food favourite sweeping Sydney

  • Bianca Hrovat
The 'hot crinkles' chips with preserved lemon and spiced butter at Biggie Smalls in Smith Street in Collingwood.

More tips on how to make the perfect hot chip

  • Larissa Dubecki
Adam Liaw's take on the bistro classic.
EASY

Adam Liaw’s guide to making steak frites with Cafe de Paris butter

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Adam Liaw
Giant potato rosti.
EASY

Good Food’s most popular potato recipe of all time has just three ingredients

  • < 30 mins
  • Adam Liaw
Potatoes O'Brien.

The ultimate potato recipe collection

It's crunch time for crisps and their packets.

Opinion: Crisp packet colours should have an international flavour standard

  • Rae Earl
Chips at Rosie’s Fish and Chips, Coledale.

This road trip-worthy seaside shop may sell the best fish 𝄒n𝄒 chips in the state

  • Lenny Ann Low