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John Long’s Fish and Chips

Fionnula’s fish-and-chip shop in Derry Girls. Working restaurant; customer access; allow allow 30–60 minutes.

On screen as: Fionnula’s fish-and-chip shop
Access: Working restaurant; customer access
Time needed: Allow 30–60 minutes
Where: Belfast

On screen

How John Long’s Fish and Chips appears

John Long’s fish restaurant in Belfast is identified by Condé Nast Traveller as a first-series Derry Girls filming place, supplying the chippy associated with Fionnula. The actual business is in Belfast rather than beside the Derry family homes suggested by the story. Visit Belfast also describes the historic Belfast chippy used in the programme, although its current article does not name the business. This page therefore retains the named national source for the specific identification and avoids assigning an episode number.

The real place

What you can visit

The real John Long’s is a working food business, making a normal meal the appropriate way to spend time inside. Its current service and seating arrangements belong to the restaurant, not to a preserved screen set. Ask before taking photographs indoors, especially if other diners would be included. An exterior pause is a simpler option if the restaurant is busy or closed, but keep the entrance available for customers and staff rather than organising a group around the doorway.

Arrange the visit around an ordinary meal and keep filming enquiries brief when staff are serving customers.

Condé Nast Traveller ↗

Getting there.

John Long’s can be approached from Belfast Grand Central on foot; allow roughly ten to fifteen minutes as an estimate, depending on the exit and route. Drivers should use nearby designated city-centre parking such as Great Northern and continue on foot. Confirm the restaurant’s own opening and food service before planning a meal, particularly on Sundays or holidays. It is a Belfast add-on, not part of the Derry walking circuit.

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Common questions

Planning a responsible visit

Is Fionnula’s chippy actually in Derry?

The named national filming feature identifies John Long’s in Belfast as a first-series location. The production’s screen neighbourhood and the real restaurant destination are therefore different places.

Can I see a preserved Derry Girls set?

This is an operating restaurant rather than a permanent set display. Expect current customers, menus and seating, and do not assume a particular table or production prop is available.

How should I combine it with Derry?

Treat Belfast as a separate day or overnight base, using the train or Goldline connection between cities. The restaurant cannot be sensibly added as a short detour during a Derry city-centre walk.

Plan your visit