Aberdeen is celebrating its first ever Restaurant Week.

The event, celebrating the best cuisine the Granite City has to offer, launched on Thursday,

More than 25 resaurants have signed up to the event which will offer customers a two-course lunch for £10 per person and a three-course dinner for £20.18 per person.

Participating restaurants includes Rye & Soda, Moonfish, Musa, Café Harmony, Food Story, Kirkview Cafe, Soul and the Carmelite.

The initiative has been launched by leading business organisation Aberdeen Inspired to encourage visitors and residents to support city centre restaurants during what is traditionally a quiet time of the year.

Nicola Johnston, evening and night time economy manager of Aberdeen Inspired, said: "We are delighted with the response we've had from city centre businesses about the inaugural Aberdeen Restaurant Week.

"Similar projects have proved popular across the world, where it originated from in North America to the likes of Newcastle a little closer to home.

"This means cities and traders benefit from a healthy increase in footfall and customer spending.

"Aberdeen Restaurant Week offers a unique incentive for customers to explore some of the best of Aberdeen's cuisine."

Francesco Di Nicola, restaurant manager of Café Harmony, said: "As restaurant manager of Cafe Harmony, I had the chance to create the menu with our head chef considering three simple factors: fresh, daily and natural.

"We cannot wait to welcome customers that are looking for a new experience in our cosy restaurant, and of course it gives us the chance to create a unique menu in addition to our existing one that will give our guests a huge selection to choose from."