Millennial but approachable, excellent artisanal indie coffee that's not too pricey, if you're willing to give the drip coffee of the day a chance rather than selecting yourself (€2,50 for the day's drip, otherwise a rather shocking €3,90 or more for a very small, nonrefillable espresso drink size cup of jo). Given its location on the map, I thought Public might be located right on the water, but alas, the old glass manufacturing building it is in is not quite on the edge. However, it is still very precocious in its red bricking and large, glass windows on the northeastern side of the cafe. The interior was very cozy, clean and sufficiently spacious, though by 11:30am it was quite full and also fairly loud. It's a good place to work or read if you don't mind chatty Cathys mumbling on about how much work THEY have to do in the corner (this was very seriously many of the conversations I heard - the crowd skews a bit predictably yuppie). The coffee as mentioned was excellent, but my chocolate croissant less so. It had definitely been sitting out for a while so the pastry was a bit gummy, and it was much more savory than I thought. The chocolate was as hard as a chocolate bar, but still good and not too sweet. It was all right, as long as you don't bite in expecting to get fluffy, airy sweet pastry, but a more lean, dry savory chocolate roll. I'm definitely going back, as there are outlets and WiFi galore, but perhaps with headphones for the noise. Oh, and because the windows aren't facing quite east or west, and are actually on the non-canal facing side of the building, if you want decent natural light, you'll have to get a spot at one of the five or six or so tables next to the windows that face the park long lot. It IS however cobblestone, so quaint enough. The long work tables have only artificial lighting, so the inside of the cafe is a bit moodier than expected for the industrial design. read more