Glasgow is famed the world over for its love of all things fish and chips, so it’s surprising to see only one chippy in Scotland’s biggest city has been recognised in this year’s ‘50 Best Fish & Chip Takeaways’ list.

Still, it’s still one hell of an accolade to walk away with - and it’s the team at the Merchant Chippie in High Street that has flown the flag high for Glasgow’s signature dish.

The Merchant City establishment has proudly joined four other Scottish eateries: Cromars in St Andrews, The Bay Fish & Chips in Stonehaven, The Plaice To Be in Kilmarnock, and Fochabers Fish Bar in Morayshire.

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Merchant Chippie, pictured (Credit: Google)

Merchant Chippie said it was “delighted” to have been named in the prestigious list, and added: “It’s wonderful news.”

The takeaways made the list after an independent company sent mystery diners to all shops that entered Fry Magazine’s fifth annual competition and considered a range of factors from staff friendliness, cleanliness, to product knowledge.

Points were also awarded for the quality of the food with everything being scrutinised from the crispness of the batter, to the texture of chips, to the flakiness of the fish.

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Reece Head, competition organiser, told the magazine: “Running a fish and chip shop gets harder every year with so much going on behind the scenes, so to serve up excellent quality food with a matching level of service and atmosphere day-in day-out deserves to be recognised.”

Visit frymagazine.com to see the complete list and winner.