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Inside Macauley's in Burntisland, crates of fresh fruit and vegetables under the shelves.
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Macauley's

An award-winning greengrocer on Burntisland High Street, inspired by the Rialto Market in Venice, with fresh and organic produce and a larder of good things.

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Welcome

Macauley's began with a holiday.

Its owner, Ross, came home from Venice in love with the Rialto Market and decided to change career and bring a little of its magic back to Fife. In 2015 he opened a greengrocer on the High Street in Burntisland, and it has won awards since.

Fresh fruit and vegetables come in every day from Scotland's fruit market, from local farms and growers and from organic suppliers, and they are sold loose, in paper bags and boxes rather than plastic, so you can buy exactly as much as you need. Around them are shelves of good things from small makers: dried chillies, curry pastes, oils, pasta, spices and the shop's own jams.

Burntisland's High Street is a fine one for food, with a fishmonger, a butcher and a sourdough bakery close by, and Macauley's is part of it. It opens from Monday to Saturday.

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Before you go

Open Monday to Saturday from 9am (Wednesday mornings only); closed on Sunday.

Where
172 High Street, Burntisland, KY3 9AP.
Open
Monday to Saturday.
Since
2015.

Opening hours

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Monday
9am–5pm
Tuesday
9am–5pm
Wednesday
9am–1pm
Thursday
9am–5pm
Friday
9am–5pm
Saturday
9am–4.30pm
Sunday
Closed

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Where it is

On the High Street in Burntisland, KY3 9AP.

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