A list of Scotland's top restaurants has been complied thanks to users of the website Yelp.
A total of 21 eateries including local favourites from Edinburgh and Glasgow made Yelp's Top 100 list which considers diners from across the UK.
The Yelp Top 100, which is crowd-sourced and compiled from the website's historical review and ratings data, details the top 100 eateries in the UK and shows that a whopping three quarters is affordable - with a price range up to £25.
Glasgow favourite Bread Meats Bread made the list. Owner Ylli Dushi said: "This is an absolutely amazing honour! I am so pleased for everyone involved here.
"To all of us it is still our humble wee family run place. We literally live it every day and to get this kind of recognition for our hard work is beyond our wildest expectations."
Yelp Glasgow Community Manager Briony Cullin added: “Our community has spoken - and they love good, affordable food.
“We love seeing that some of the most affordable options are some of the best as it really shows you don’t need to spend a fortune to eat at some of the nation’s best rated spots.”
“We read lots about the top Michelin starred restaurants but realistically, the average person can’t afford to dine there regularly. That’s why it’s so fun to pull together our list based on community-driven reviews of places where real people really eat.”
Here is the top eateries for Scotland and their ranking in the Yelp Top 100. You can find details of the full national list here
1. La Favorita (24)
Beer + Burger. Pork & chorizo burger, Manchego cheese, hand-cut chips, and coleslaw. pic.twitter.com/6OFUCdCfwo
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2. The Devil's advocate (41)
3. Bread Meats Bread (30)
4. Ubiquitous Chip (30)
5. The Edinburgh Larder (42)
6. The Dogs (45)
7. Oink (46)
8. Hula Juice Bar & Gallery (52)
9. David Bann (53)
10. The Outside (55)
11. Stereo (57)
12. The Holyrood 9A (60)
13. Martha's (63)
14. The Hanoi Bike Shop (64)
15. The Butchershop Bar & Grill (66)
16. Mother India's Cafe (68)
17. Block+ (71)
18. Vittoria (74)
19. Hanedan (81)
20. Nanakusa (83)
21. The Blue Bear (100)
To determine the Yelp Top 100 in 2016, Yelp analysed which places were the popular and best reviewed on the platform. Businesses from across the country were compared using a ranking that examines both the ratings and the number of reviews while accounting for quality, popularity, and statistical fluctuations.
To localise the list, only reviews written by users whose profiles list their home location as within the reviewed business’s country were factored into the ranking.
Businesses must be primarily a restaurant or place to eat a meal to be included on the list and must abide by Yelp’s Terms of Service and Content guidelines.
Yelp eateries are classified according to the following price range: £ (under £10), ££ (£11 - £25), £££ (£26 - £45), ££££ (£46+). The Yelp Top 100 is made up of 17 £ establishments and 58 ££ establishments (a total of 75% of the list).
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