An award-winning Glasgow ice cream parlour is this week celebrating its 99th year in business.
Established in 1924, Café d'Jaconelli at Queen's Cross in Maryhill has served up more delicious gelato down the decades than you can shake a Flake at.
With its red leatherette seats, 50s-style booths and fittings, fish tank and vintage jukebox, the loved institution has long been one of the finest examples of a classic Scots-Italian eatery that Glasgow has to offer.
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And that's a fact known not just by hungry locals, but filmmakers too. The café has enjoyed a starring role in countless movies and TV shows.
It shows up in the movie Trainspotting as the place where Renton and Spud share a milkshake prior to the latter character's infamous job interview scene and has also appeared in the classic rock and roll drama Tutti Frutti starring the late Robbie Coltrane, and even an SNP party political broadcast.
Jaconelli's ice cream, of course, is the stuff of legend and a favourite for Glasgow celebs, including Billy Connolly. The owners even cooked up a special recipe just for the Big Yin whenever he visited.
The café has also been the location of many a date night - not least for one of the original family members.
Born in Glasgow the year his parents opened the café, the late Mario Jaconelli met his future wife, Betty Dunn, there and they would go on to raise five children together.
Mario was a familiar face behind the counter at Jaconelli's for years but sadly passed away in 2017 at the grand old age of 93. Thankfully, the business at 570 Maryhill Road was able to carry on.
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Today, Jaconelli's is run by James Evans and his wife, who have done their utmost to keep up the fine traditions that were already laid down by the original family. We are pleased to report the café has managed to retain its wonderful, vintage charm, while continuing to dish up sumptuous sundaes, belly-beating Big Breakfasts and killer coffee at the same time.
On Tuesday, locals shared their fond memories of Jaconelli's in a 99th birthday announcement posted on the Lost Glasgow Facebook page.
John White said: "I was brought up in Kirkland Street opposite Jaconelli’s cafe, where I enjoyed many a pokey hat. It was simply the best and a genuine institution. Congratulations and delighted that it is still going strong."
Julie Stuart wrote: "My parents met in Jaconelli's cafe in the early 50s. They talked fondly of Mario and Betty."
Janice Kilmurry commented: "A regular haunt for a pokey hat with my sister, gran & grandpa. It was a great treat."
Martin Foley said: "Great place, happy memories! I spent a lot of my early teenage years here. A second home."
Anne Ferguson recalled: "I used to go with my friend when I was at Garnethill school - we loved it. Happy birthday to all."
Ian Stewart added: "I spent many a happy day in there as a kid and can remember going past the fish tank at the back and up the spiral staircase to my favourite seat in the mezzanine so I could watch everybody down below and have the best roll in sausage in Maryhill."
Glasgow Live has approached Jaconelli's for comment.
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