Where can you buy fresh fish in or near wood green ?

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Permalink Reply by Lesley G on August 15, 2013 at 21:53

There's usually a fish stall on the High Road, well on one of the side roads just on the corner of the High Road, about half way to Turnpike Lane,

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Permalink Reply by Stuart on August 16, 2013 at 8:58

I think it's Wednesday to Saturday. Best to get there in the morning as they tend to run out of the good stuff by lunchtime, esp on Saturdays.

I rate them. The fish is fresh every day and much cheaper than the shops in Crouch End and Muswell Hill. The only thing is that they don't clean and scale so sometimes you may have to do that yourself if they don't have ready prepared. Also worth noting that they'll also get you in whatever you want - just tell them and you can pick it up the next day. We've used that for things like crabs and clams.

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Permalink Reply by John D on August 16, 2013 at 9:10

I've always wondered about this stall and never bought from it. Doesn't the fish get contaminated by the fumes and dirt from the High Road ?

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Permalink Reply by Stuart on August 16, 2013 at 13:58

You're kidding, right? It's laid out fresh every day, so 'exposed' for a maximum of 7-8 hours. You can always wash it when you get home - I'm no scientist but 7-8 hours of airtime is hardly going to penetrate beyond the surface, let alone 'contaminate', I would have thought. Or don't eat the skin if you're really concerned. On that basis, are you saying you'd never buy fruit or veg from anyone on Green Lanes who's got an external display? I'm assuming you haven't stopped eating fish altogether. If so, compared to the risk of mercury exposure (which is a whole different issue) this seems trivial.

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Permalink Reply by John D on August 16, 2013 at 14:24

I wasn't kidding: it was a genuine concern. Most parents would baulk at exposing their kids to High Road fumes for 8 hours a day  :-)

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Permalink Reply by Stuart on August 16, 2013 at 15:03

While the fish is definitely fresh, I think we can be fairly confident they've stopped breathing. So they won't be inhaling any fumes.

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Permalink Reply by SarahC on August 15, 2013 at 23:06

I think the two Chinese supermarkets (Whymark Ave and the little one on Westbury Ave) both sell some fish too, but I've never tried any from either.

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Permalink Reply by 0au62mcjc4khe on August 16, 2013 at 3:30

The fishmongers, proper ones are in Crouch End and Mus Hill.  Good but pricey.

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Permalink Reply by Racheal Leigh on August 16, 2013 at 10:09

If you go further up Green Lanes past Wood Green station towards the North Circular, there is Pats (Green Lanes Fisheries)- superb fish monger. Better to get there early-ish. As good as Walter Purkis in Crouch End/ Muswell Hill.  If you are on the bus past Wood Green station it's around three stops up on the right hand side.https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?expflags=enable_star_based_justifica...

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Permalink Reply by Paul on August 16, 2013 at 13:55

There's a fantastic fishmongers in Wood Green Shopping City market hall. 

Excellent fresh fish octopus/squid and very reasonably priced.

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