170 High Street, 0131 622 0667

http://www.alwayssunday.co.uk

NEAR Five minutes to Tattoo

It’s worth wading through the crush of the Royal Mile to get to this sunny café. It can sort you out with everything from a cup of coffee and slice of home-made carrot cake or a chunk of their aptly named banana bonanza to a healthy three-course lunch. The fresh fruit smoothies are a good pick-me-up after a long night’s carousing, and it does Fairtrade coffee so you can feel good about your caffeine addiction. A little oasis of calm amidst the maelstrom of the Fringe.