It’s been a good few years since I’d visited the busy café at The Scottish Gallery of Modern Art, and even longer since I’d worked a few shifts there ‘on loan’ from the caff at The National Portrait Gallery in the winter of 2000. A lifetime ago, it feels like! What do I remember about the place? The food we cooked was always from scratch, soups and salads were creatively crafted (Ottolenghi before Ottolenghi, if you will) and that it was very busy!
The highlight of the cafe at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art is probably the large garden, which, on a warm sunny day, is always packed. It's a cafeteria-style setup inside and everything is made from scratch including exotic-sounding soups and salads. The prices can seem a bit high but there is a whole countertop of treats to choose from including the famed cheese scones and the coffees are, I think, some of the nicest in Edinburgh.
I love this place! Across the two galleries there is so much to see and do. The 1960s decade exhibition at Modern Two was the highlight. We finished our visit with a delicious lunch in Paolozzi’s Kitchen followed by the gift shop where you can buy postcards of your favourite artworks!
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