Handmade Crafts & Caley Cafe

Listed in the North Highland Larder – order a print copy (free + p&p).

Beautifully set on the corner by Bonar's namesake bridge, overlooking green gardens sloping down to the Kyle of Sutherland, the official title is Handmade Crafts & Cafe, but everyone knows it as the Caley. After ten years of service the affectionate nickname is well deserved; owner Alison Gardner has long been quietly aiming high, using free-range eggs from a nearby croft, meat from the local butcher and baking the cafe's bread and selection of cakes on the premises. Lunches consist of home-made soups, sandwiches and salads, and there are retail shelves of crafts and gifts from local traders to browse.