A 96-year-old Glasgow restaurant has been nominated for 'cafe of the year' at an awards event.

Coia's Cafe, which has been a fixture of the city's East End since 1928, is in the running to be named the best in Scotland at the second annual Scottish Chippy Awards.

The event recognises establishments nationwide which serve classic fish and chips and perhaps more.

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Coia's is the only Glasgow nominee in the category and faces competition from The Allanwater Cafe in Stirling, Ferris Cafe in Kilmarnock and The Dolphin Cafe in Aberdeen.

The family-run business began as a small shop on Duke Street selling homemade ices and juice and slowly grew into a much-loved restaurant serving a dynamic menu of steak pies, pasta, pizza, fish teas and more.

(Image: Newsquest archive) Before opening in 1928, shop-fitter Carmine ‘Charlie’ Coia was just another businessman looking to earn an honest living when he and his wife Amalia came to Scotland from Filiano, Italy.

Charlie’s son Nicky took over in the 1950s and turned it into a more established confectioner with more chocolates and sweets.

Nicky’s son Alfredo trained as a chef and he and his wife helped to develop the site next door to expand Coia’s into a bigger space to serve hot food.