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The definitive guide to Melbourne’s golden and crunchy chips

We’re devoting the month of March to the seemingly endless possibilities of chips, both hot and cold. We’ll deep dive into the vast chip universe – 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
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
Seventeen different plain chips were blind taste tested.

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

  • Frank Sweet
On Friday's, indulge in a $65 all-you-can-eat Southern feast at Bluestone American Barbecue, including twice-cooked fries dusted with smoked paprika.

Melbourne is the capital of bottomless chips. Here’s where to find them

  • Haymun Win
Chipflation is on the rise.

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

  • Bianca Hrovat
Chips for Chip month

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

  • Good Food team
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Thrice-cooked potato chips at Hawkes Farm in Bone.

‘Outrageous’ portions: Chefs share their favourite crisps and Melbourne hot chips

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

  • Callan Boys

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

  • Susie Burrell
Chip charcuterie board

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

  • Jane de Graaff
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

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

Cool new oven-free dinners (starring a fun spin on chicken and chips)

  • Katrina Meynink
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
'Better than Maccas': Crispy triple-cooked fries.

How to make RecipeTin Eats’ crispy homemade fries

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

10 dunkalicious dips to liven up your chips

A hit of zesty chermoula elevates this cheeky take on the classic tortilla de patatas.
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Potato chips in a tortilla? Trust us on this one

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

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
Karen Martini’s pollo agrodolce.

30 chicken and chips recipes that are really worth their salt

Steak frites at Bistro Gitan.

Eight of Melbourne’s best steak frites

  • Emma Breheny and Tomas Telegramma

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

  • Terry Durack
From a nutritional perspective, spuds tick a number of healthy boxes.

Do potatoes really deserve their unhealthy reputation?

  • Susie Burrell
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Fish and chips straight from the boats at San Remo Fisherman's Co-op might feature gummy, monkfish, blue grenadier or other local catch.

Where to find true-blue Australian fish and chips in Victoria (and why it matters)

  • Emma Breheny
Katrina Meynink’s Barbecue Shapes-inspired roast potatoes. 

From roasties to the rest: The unofficial potato dish ranking

  • Andrea McGinniss
The spice bag at St Kilda’s Northern Soul comes with prawn crackers.

Ireland’s answer to the HSP? The spice bag and where to find it in Melbourne

  • Emily Holgate
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.
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Adam Liaw’s steak frites with Cafe de Paris butter

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  • Adam Liaw
Giant potato rosti.
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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

The hand-cut, double-cooked chips are a cut above.

This 1860s pub punches well above its weight for food (feat. these hand-cut chips)

  • Dani Valent
It's crunch time for crisps and their packets.

Opinion: Crisp packet colours should have an international flavour standard

  • Rae Earl