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  • 12/06/2025
Fish and chips are one of Britain’s greatest contributions to the world, and few places do it better than Two Steps in Sheffield.

The intriguingly-named fish and chip shop, on Sharrow Vale Road, dates back to at least 1895 – making it not just Sheffield’s oldest but one of the longest-running in the world. It remains hugely popular today, as it defies the cost-of-living crisis, with customers often queuing out of the door.

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00:00Mini fish and chips. Whippies. Yeah, I'd say that's the most popular one.
00:13It was opened in 1895, purpose-built to be a chip shop and it's been running as a chip shop since then.
00:20There used to be five fish and chip shops and when the soldiers used to come in,
00:27I'm not sure whether it was the First World War or the Second World War,
00:30they used to say go to the one with two steps to get in because it's got two steps to get in the door
00:36and that's how they ended up calling it Two Steps. Yeah, quite a novel name.
00:4222 years ago, I think it was, 22, 23. I only came here for a short, the plan was for a year or two, but...
00:51Oh, I'm stuck here now. Most days, yeah. Yeah. No, I do. It's a big village here.
00:58It's not like being in this city, so it is very nice. Very friendly folk as well.
01:03Ah, you just got by quality, you can't skimp. And as long as you buy quality food,
01:18you can't go too far wrong, you know, when you're frying up.

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