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Mimi’s City Art Centre café interior

Mimi’s on Market Street

City Art Centre

Brunch before the gallery, cake after the train, or Afternoon Tea in the heart of Edinburgh.

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Regular hours
Daily, 9am–5pm
Kitchen
Closes at 4pm
Find us
1 Market Street, EH1 1DE
Good to know
Licensed · Dogs welcome

A Mimi’s in the middle of Edinburgh

Meet, eat and watch Market Street go by.

Mimi’s Bakehouse has been part of Edinburgh’s City Art Centre since 2018.

This busy city-centre café brings together all-day brunch, award-winning bakes, scones, speciality drinks, Afternoon Tea and Beforenoon Tea.

Come in for breakfast, settle down for a catch-up, or make it the sweet part of a day in the city.

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Inside Mimi’s City Art Centre
Mimi’s City Art Centre café detail
Mimi’s cakes and café interior at City Art Centre

From our family to yours

Award‑winning cakes, sublime scones and a very good cup of coffee.

What are you in the mood for?

The menus, made for the web.

Choose a menu, then open the category you need. Prices and availability can change, so please confirm dietary requirements with the café team.

Menu All-day menu

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All-day menu

Breakfast is served until 12pm. The remaining listed dishes are available throughout the day, subject to café availability.

Breakfast Served until 12pm

Big Scottish Breakfast

£14.50

Crombies of Edinburgh link sausage, Campbell’s bacon, black pudding, haggis, baked beans, poached egg, tattie scone, roasted tomato, mushroom and toast.

Vegan Breakfast VG

£14.50

Campbell’s veggie haggis, Linda McCartney sausages, avocado, baked beans, roasted tomato, mushroom, tattie scone and toast.

Wee Scottish Breakfast

£11

Campbell’s bacon, Crombies of Edinburgh link or lorne sausage, baked beans, poached egg and toast.

Wee Veggie Breakfast V

£11

Campbell’s veggie haggis, Linda McCartney sausage, poached egg, baked beans and toast.

Big Breakfast Rolls

Choose from the breakfast fillings listed on the current menu.

  • One filling £6.50
  • Two fillings £8.50
  • Three fillings £9.50
All-day brunch Available throughout the day

Salmon Toast MWG

£13

Scottish smoked salmon with cream cheese and chives on sourdough toast. Add poached eggs for £2.50.

Avocado Toast V MWG

£12.50

Avocado, pomegranate seeds and grilled halloumi with a mint dressing on sourdough toast. Add poached eggs for £2.50.

Soup of the Day V MWG

£6.50

See the café specials for today’s flavour. Add a cheddar scone for £2.50.

Sides

Mostly £3 each

Bacon, link sausage, black pudding, haggis, veggie haggis, Linda McCartney sausage, poached eggs, grilled halloumi, sourdough toast or hash brown. Tattie scone £2; chips £4.

Sandwiches With salad and crisps

Ham ‘n’ Cheese N MWG

£10

Honey roast ham, pesto and Swiss cheese.

Mushroom Melt V MWG

£10

Caramelised onion chutney, grilled mushrooms, mozzarella and rocket.

Mimi’s Mezze VG MWG

£10

Roasted mixed vegetables, houmous, crispy onions and rocket.

The Hot One MWG

£10

Brie, chorizo, hot honey and rocket.

Served with side salad and crisps. Add small or large soup for £3 / £4, or chips for £3.

Bakes Scones, pastries and cabinet treats

Banana Bread V

£5

Warm banana bread with butter. Add Mimi’s mixed berry jam or Nutella for £1; the Nutella option contains nuts.

Scones V

£4.30

Choose plain, fruit or cheddar, served with butter and Mimi’s mixed berry jam. Add Rodda’s clotted cream for £1.

Croissant V

The Nutella option contains nuts.

  • Mixed berry jam or Nutella £4
  • Honey roast ham and melted cheese £8
  • Scottish smoked salmon and cream cheese £9

Pain au Chocolat V

£3.50

Don’t forget to check the cake cabinet for the day’s bakes.

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Menu Afternoon Tea

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Afternoon Tea

Served daily from 12pm and must be booked at least 48 hours in advance.

What’s included Per person

Sublime Scones

Warm plain and fruit scones served with homemade jam and Rodda’s clotted cream.

Something Sweet

A selection of freshly baked cakes and traybakes.

Something Savoury

  • Mini Crombies of Edinburgh pork sausage roll
  • Brie and red onion tart
  • Cucumber and chive cream cheese sandwich
  • Applewood smoked cheddar and caramelised onion chutney sandwich
  • Honey roast ham and mustard mayo sandwich

Your drink

Choose an Eteaket tea or Machina Americano. Breakfast Blend, Royal Earl Grey, Chillaxin Chamomile, Perfect Peppermint, Bollywood Chai, Big Red Rooibos or Blooming Marvellous Green.

Choose your Afternoon Tea Classic, prosecco or cocktail

Classic

£25

Prosecco

£32

Cocktail

£33.50

Menu Beforenoon Tea

City Art Centre

Beforenoon Tea

Served Saturdays and Sundays from 9am–12pm and must be booked at least 48 hours in advance.

What’s included Per person

Sublime Scones

Warm cheese and chive scones served with homemade chive cream cheese.

Something Sweet

  • Homemade granola with coconut yoghurt and mixed berry jam
  • Mini breakfast muffin
  • Mini cereal crunch brownie
  • Mini cinnamon bun

Something Savoury

Mini breakfast rolls with a choice of bacon, sausage, black pudding, haggis or veggie haggis.

Your drink

Choose an Eteaket tea or Machina Americano. Breakfast Blend, Royal Earl Grey, Perfect Peppermint, Bollywood Chai, Blooming Marvellous Green or Cranberry Apple Riot.

Choose your Beforenoon Tea Classic, juice or Mimosa

Classic

£23

With orange juice

£26.50

With Mimosa

£31.50

Menu Kids Afternoon Tea

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Kids Afternoon Tea

Available for children under 12 when booked in advance.

What’s included Suitable for children under 12

Something Sweet

  • Mini cupcake
  • Mini traybake
  • Cake pop
  • Mini empire biscuit

Something Savoury

  • Mull Cheddar sandwich finger
  • Plain ham sandwich finger
  • Mini pork sausage roll
  • Bowl of crisps

Your drink

Choose orange or apple juice.

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Dietary key V Vegetarian VG Vegan MWG Can be made with non-gluten-containing ingredients N Contains nuts

Menu availability and prices can change. Please tell the café team about allergies or dietary requirements before ordering.

View Mimi’s current allergen guide

Plan your visit

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Opening hours

City Art Centre regular opening hours
Monday–Sunday9am–5pm

Kitchen closes at 4pm daily.

Afternoon Tea and Beforenoon Tea require at least 48 hours’ notice.

Address and contact

1 Market Street Edinburgh EH1 1DE
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Good to know

  • Fully licensed café
  • Well-behaved dogs are welcome
  • Afternoon Tea is served daily from 12pm
  • Beforenoon Tea is served Saturday and Sunday, 9am–12pm

Find Mimi’s

City Art Centre

1 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DE

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