Restaurant

Restaurants are public places where people go to order and hopefully later consume food and beverages. In fiction, they serve multiple purposes story-wise, such as being destinations for family outings, date spawning grounds, and a convenient place where people can have a conversation about whatever is happening in the story.

As with many public settings, restaurants range in quality, from elegant top-of-the-line eating place to the Rat-Infested Crapshack with grizzled staff and intimidating customers. Where someone is able to and does eat is both affected by and affects their social status. If somebody sees another person eating at a certain kind of restaurant, their opinion of that person might change for better or worse depending on where they're eating. If the Main is eating at a Luxurious Restaurant and their neighbor sees them there, then they might believe the Main moved up in society is is Living The High Life. But if the Main is caught eating at a run-down, dirty diner, their neighbor won't be thinking such pleasant thoughts about them.

Since restaurants are public, they run the risk of being where someone's antics can unravel for the world of that restaurant to see and mock. This person is typically banned from that restaurant for their idiocy and can bring great shame to anyone who is associated with them.