A café is an informal restaurant offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches. Depending on the jurisdiction, a café may be licensed to serve alcohol. In American cafés the serving of coffee is incidental to the serving of food, and they may or may not serve alcoholic beverages. In small towns, the local café is often the central gathering spot for conversation and meetings. Such cafés are especially popular for breakfasts.

A bar (pub/tavern) is an establishment that serves drinks, especially alcoholic beverages such as beer, liquor, and cocktails, for consumption on the premises. Bars provide stools or chairs for their patrons along tables or raised counters. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, or a floor show.

Borders is the second-largest bookstore chain, selling a wide variety of books, tapes, and periodicals, as well as gifts and stationery. One rarely known fact about this little Muggle-friendly store is that the one listed at the corner of Lexington Way and Dumont Street is also a gateway into the wizarding world. There is one door near the back of the building by the mathematics section with the label “Authorized Personnel Only.” This door won’t open and it leads no where – unless you know to walk straight through the wood, a one-way passage, and smile when you end up in Diagon Alley, on the side of Gambol & Japes.