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Is Ches's Famous… Still Open? You Gotta Eat Here! Update (St. John's, NL)

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As of October 2026, Ches's Famous Fish & Chips is listed open on chessfishandchips.ca, reviewed by our team on October 20, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

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What the source shows: The company's own website, viewed in October 2026, offers online ordering for pickup and delivery, and the provincial tourism listing shows a year-round season for the Freshwater Road shop.

  • Season / episode Season 1, Episode 12
  • Original air date
  • Address 9 Freshwater Rd, St. John's, NL A1C 2N1

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What happened after You Gotta Eat Here!?

Ches's Famous Fish & Chips in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, was in S1E12 of You Gotta Eat Here! (Food Network Canada), aired 2012-08-31; TVmaze's episode summary lists the fish and chips. According to the company's website, chessfishandchips.ca, viewed in October 2026, the family-run business was started in 1951 by Ches Barbour and his wife Betty as a small shop in St. John's, lists its headquarters at 9 Freshwater Road, and takes online orders for pickup or delivery. Newfoundland and Labrador Tourism's listing for the Freshwater Road location, viewed in October 2026, shows a year-round season, mentions local cod and hand-peeled potatoes, and names other Ches's locations in St. John's, Mount Pearl, Bay Roberts and on Topsail Road and Highland Drive. A Google Maps listing viewed on 2026-10-19 shows the business as operational.

Featured on You Gotta Eat Here!

Season / episode
Season 1, Episode 12
Original air date
Episode title
Urban Deli, Ches's Fish and Chips, Reggie's Hot Grill
What was featured
Fish and chips at a long-running St. John's shop
Role
Featured restaurant
Name on the broadcast
Ches's Famous Fish & Chips

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Address
9 Freshwater Rd, St. John's, NL A1C 2N1
Venue type
restaurant
Official website
chessfishandchips.ca

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Sources

  • api.tvmaze.com — https://api.tvmaze.com/singlesearch/shows?q=you%20gotta%20eat%20here&embed=episodes
  • chessfishandchips.ca — http://www.chessfishandchips.ca/
  • newfoundlandlabrador.com — https://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/plan-and-book/food-and-beverage/36374091
  • Google — https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ches%27s+Famous+Fish+%26+Chips+9+Freshwater+Rd+St.+John%27s+NL+A1C+2N1

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