PublicUs

Downtown Las Vegas is enjoying a surge of interesting new businesses and restaurants, which definitely includes PublicUs, a cafe/coffee house located a little northeast of the Fremont Street Experience and the East Fremont District. Naturally, you'll find terrific coffee, and a solid selection of breakfast, brunch and lunch items. The lunch and brunch menus are more extensive than breakfast, with plenty of sandwiches, rice bowls, salads and daily specials, each prepared with a selection of tasty, fresh ingredients. Look for items like the Smashed Avo Toast, which comes on house-made sourdough and includes guajillo pepper spread, yuzu, roasted tomatoes, a poached farm egg and organic greens. The vibe and menu is refreshingly urban and will feel comfortable to big-city visitors and transplants since this is truly a downtown area, a little rough around the edges but with a gritty charm.