The famous Beshoffs fish and chip restaurant was founded by Ivan Iylanovich Beshoff a seaman in the navy of the Russian Tsar Nicholas II.
He fled Russia after he took part in an ill-fated mutiny on the battleship Potemkin at Odessa in 1905 and arrived in Ireland in 1912 with the intention of travelling on to Canada. He missed his boat connection and decided to stay.
Still owned and run by Ivan's family, Beshoffs Fish and Chip Shop on O'Connell Street serves some of the tastiest fish and chips available in Dublin.
Beshoffs Fish and Chip Shop 7 Upper O'Connell Street,
Dublin 1.
Tel: + 353 (1) 8724181
He fled Russia after he took part in an ill-fated mutiny on the battleship Potemkin at Odessa in 1905 and arrived in Ireland in 1912 with the intention of travelling on to Canada. He missed his boat connection and decided to stay. 
