Fruitmarket Gallery
Contemporary art space with excllent cafe (l; £)
The Fruitmarket Gallery offers space in a former warehouse to visiting contemporary art exhibitions and is always worth a look – not least because it's free.
Also onsite is a good little art bookshop and the great Cafe Milk, which is an draw in itself. It specialises in healthy creative sandwiches and salads and has a good daily soup. But leave room, it also has some of the best brownies in Edinburgh and fantastic rhubarb tarts.
45 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DF
Gallery: Mon–Sat 11am–6pm, Sun 11–5pm
Café and Bookshop: Mon–Sat 10am–6pm, Sunday 10am–5pm (last orders 30min before closing).
+44 131 225 2383
fruitmarket.co.uk
Text © Christian Williams
Images by gnomonic, Steve Hodgson