Blue Lagoon, the Glasgow chippy loved by celebrities, opens first shop in England
The family firm, founded on Sauchiehall Street in 1975, has opened in Newcastle near St James' Park.
A Blue Lagoon fish and chip shop in Glasgow. File photo. · Photograph: Thomas Nugent (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Glasgow fish and chip chain Blue Lagoon has opened its first branch in England.
The new shop is at 77 Grainger Street in Newcastle, less than ten minutes' walk from St James' Park.
Blue Lagoon was founded on Sauchiehall Street in 1975 by Ersilio and Edda Varese and has grown to 15 sites. Their grandson Gianluca Varese, now a director, said it was one of the few places open after midnight in its early days.
He said the chain has served Nigella Lawson, Justin Bieber, Callum Best and several Celtic and Rangers players over the years.