A run-down wooden building that may have once been some sort of yellow, The Golden Fan Saloon (or 'The Fan' as it is affectionately referred to by its regulars) is your one-stop shop for cheap food, cheap booze, live entertainment, and some completely, 100% friendly and not at all shady gambling. The waitstaff are all gorgeous women who can, and if required to will, knock some sense into people with wandering hands. The owner of The Fan has declared it a neutral zone where benders and nonbenders alike can take a load off after a hard day's work. Drunken fights are not uncommon, but all grudges are left at the double swinging doors or the big muscle-y doormen will gladly see you out.

The Lotus Café is a tea shop owned by the Jeon family, located just on outside the borders of the Dragon Flats District. Its proprietor, a pleasantly plump, dark-skinned woman named Hoshi, is a kind, mothering sort who takes care of her patrons. The Lotus Café is known locally for its tea ceremonies and Hoshi's skill at pairing teas and confections together perfectly.

**Note: please do not use Hoshi much in your RP beyond food service. She is a retired OC created by A Long Display Name Here, but the café itself is used frequently despite Hoshi not being an actively played character anymore. Thank you.

This lounge and jazz bar is known for its sultry tunes, dancing events, and an impressive menu that — despite the low price — regulars say would give Kwong's a run for its money. There is a single-bedroom apartment unit available for rent above the bar; its former occupant vacated the premises rather unexpectedly and left behind all their furniture, gently used.

Owned by an old firebender known to most only as @grandma, Songbird's Rest is a full-service traditionally styled inn complete with hot springs. Weary travellers frequent this inn on their travels into Republic City, and locals often stay for a mini-vacation on the weekends. Songbird's Rest is located on the very outskirts of the Market Borough, nearly at the city limits.

**Note: @grandma is not an NPC. Unless you are actively plotting with A Long Display Name Here to involve Grandma in your RP, please do not include her in your threads beyond a passing mention.

Established nearly eighty years ago around the founding of Republic City, the Little Dragons Circus is a common sight for anyone who has ever been to Republic City. They had formerly resided in Downtown but moved when it came under new ownership. Under @jyrell 's ownership, the circus has been located in the Dragon Flats for about a year, growing in popularity since the move, especially towards nonbenders. It is filled to the brim with people of all shapes, sizes, and talents: from strongmen who can crush skulls, to acrobats that could leap across buildings, their cast is diverse. Benders welcome and they are featured very prominent in the Big Top show. Jyrell made sure to keep their prominence in harmony with the nonbending cast in order to prevent complaints from Reformists about inequality which would then eventually fold out into other subjects like salary.

**Note: @jyrell is not an NPC. Unless you are actively plotting with @lovecraft to involve Jyrell in your RP, please do not include him in your threads beyond a passing mention.