I initially wanted to go for a "Second floor of the coffee shop" vibe with this one: make it cozy, with a few cups here and there, but mostly deserted and used for work by students at the (hypothetical) nearby university, or a quick solo reading sesh when it's snowing too harshly to continue your walk outside.
That look ended up being too desolate for right next to the museum though (I had no cafe prior so had to make one from scratch, and that was the only open plot of land to work with).
What ended up being created was something I'm incredibly happy with: it's the museum's outdoor kid's pit-stop cafe! Why pit-fall, when you can pit-stop, and pick up an educational read by our pseudo outdoor, outdoor seating, or engage in arts and crafts or boardgames with friends, all over your choice of a hot chocolate or juice, with soup and bread on the side if you need to satiate your hanger before play. (Apologies for the run-on sentence, but thank you for giving me the push to make what will likely be a permanent addition to DawnShore!)