The crunch brunch: Galleries with cool cafes

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art

75 Belford Road, Edinburgh,tel: 0131 332 8600

With the emphasis on seasonal, organic and Fairtrade, you get a heaving café serving good, thick soups, salads and some of Edinburgh's best-loved cakes

National Gallery

Trafalgar Square, London WC1,tel: 020 7747 2525

Oliver Peyton and designer David Collins have put together a bustling café for the capital. From braised veal through healthy sandwiches to afternoon tea

Whitworth Art Gallery

University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, tel: 0161 275 7450

As well as organic juices, home-made cakes and a menu that runs from game terrine to mezes, this award-winning café also runs its own art exhibitions