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Mimi’s on Market Street

City Art Centre

Brunch before the gallery, coffee for 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
Booking
Online via Mimi’s booking page

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Afternoon Tea, Beforenoon Tea and Kids Afternoon Tea must be booked at least 48 hours ahead.

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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.

Directly opposite Waverley Station and a short walk from the Royal Mile, this busy city-centre café brings together all-day brunch, award-winning bakes, scones, speciality drinks and Mimi’s tea experiences.

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

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Inside Mimi’s City Art Centre
Mimi’s City Art Centre café detail
Mimi’s fruit scone with jam and clotted cream

From our family to yours

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

Tea, the Mimi’s way

Three reasons to make an occasion of it.

Afternoon Tea, Beforenoon Tea and Kids Afternoon Tea are all served here. Each experience must be booked at least 48 hours ahead.

Mimi’s Afternoon Tea stand with scones, sweet bakes and savouries
Mimi’s Afternoon Tea

Afternoon Tea

Daily from 12pm

Warm scones with jam and clotted cream, Mimi’s sweet bakes, savouries and your choice of tea or coffee.

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Beforenoon Tea

Saturday and Sunday · 9am–12pm

A breakfast take on Afternoon Tea, with cheese scones, mini breakfast rolls, sweet bites and your choice of tea or coffee.

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Kids Afternoon Tea

Available daily · Under 12s

A child-sized tower of sweet bites, sandwiches, a mini sausage roll, crisps and juice.

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Tea experiences require at least 48 hours’ notice.

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What are you in the mood for?

Breakfast, brunch and plenty of cake.

Browse the all-day menu and our three tea experiences below. Please tell the café team about any allergies or dietary requirements before ordering.

Menu All-day menu

City Art Centre

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.

Menu Afternoon Tea

City Art Centre

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

City Art Centre

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.

Plan your visit

City Art Centre at a glance.

Opening hours

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

Kitchen closes at 4pm daily.

Afternoon Tea, Beforenoon Tea and Kids Afternoon Tea must be booked at least 48 hours ahead.

Address and contact

1 Market Street Edinburgh EH1 1DE
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Good to know

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

Find Mimi’s

City Art Centre

1 Market Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1DE

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Mimi’s vanilla celebration cake with colourful sprinkles

Planning a celebration?

A whole cake takes a little planning.

Choose your full-size celebration cake online at least 48 hours ahead, then select delivery or an available collection point at checkout. Some designs need a little longer.

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