Narin City

**Narin City** is a massive city featured in *Midnight Poppy Land*. Among various small gangs, Narin City is also home to five mafia clans with the most notable being the Balthuman and Nine Daggers clans.

Series protagonist, Poppy Wilkes, moved to Narin City from Moonbright after graduating from college. Three months prior to the start of the series, upon her arrival, Poppy used her entire life savings to put a downpayment on an apartment managed by Mrs. Haru, and found a job as an editor and assistant manager at Giant Goldfish Publishing.

# Restaurants

## Black Swan Bistro and Bar

The **Black Swan Bistro and Bar** is an upscale restaurant that Gyu works at, and is assumingely owned by the Balthuman Clan. Tora sets up a date with Poppy there, but changes their meeting to Alice's sushi bar instead because Poppy was visibly uncomfortable with the dress code.

## Chevy's

**Chevy's** is an upscale restaurant assumingely owned by the Balthuman Clan. On the same day that the Balthuman Clan was having a lunch celebration at Chevy's, Poppy was set to meet at Chevy's with a potential business investor named Mr. Lam.

## Fred and Fran's Famous Sausages

**Fred and Fran's Famous Sausages** is a small restaurant owned by Freddy. Tora has frequented the restaurant since he was at least a teenager. Whenever a girl tries to flirt with Tora, he gives them the phone number to Fred and Fran's which significantly raised their recent sales.

## Gudrun's

**Gudrun's** is an upscale restaurant that Quincey asked Cordelia, Poppy, and Tora to meet him at for dinner. Although Quincey's original intentions were to judge how Tora acted around Poppy, it ended up turning into another business deal for Poppy who only came to pitch an idea for a book to Quincey.

## Sushi Bar

Although its real name is unknown, the **Sushi Bar** is a small restaurant owned by Alice. Tora worked there as a teenager and would destroy the property whenever he was having a rough day. Despite that, Tora has a great relationship with Alice. He still frequents the restaurant to this day and has his own private room on the second floor that Alice refers to as his "lair".

## The Patio

**The Patio** is a small coffee bar and restaurant near Giant Goldfish Publishing that Poppy, Erdene, and Jacob go to on their breaks. It's here that Erdene comforted Poppy after her first run in with Tora on the train from Moonbright, and after her bad day with Mr. Lam. Poppy's first text to Tora to set up their meeting at the Black Swan Bistro and Bar was while she was at The Patio.

# Other businesses

## The Fallen

**The Fallen** is a nightclub that is considered neutral territory among clans. Quincey threw a joint birthday party there for Tora and Poppy's 26th and 21st birthdays respectfully.

## Giant Goldfish Publishing

**Giant Goldfish Publishing** is a start-up publishing company owned by Gil that Poppy, Erdene, and Jacob work for. Giant Goldfish Publishing is currently working on a book in honor of Mrs. Lam, whom started writing it years prior to her death and is being finished by the famous author Q.B. Noyouko.

* **Gil**: CEO
* **Poppy**: assistant manager, editor
* **Erdene**: senior art director
* **Jacob**: unknown job title

# Ares Street

Despite being called **Ares Street**, it's actually a huge, lawless district of Narin City that is frequented by members of various clans and small time street gangs. It's unsafe for general citizens to be in the area, especially at night, and is controlled by powerful people like Vincent Balthuman. According to Tora, there is almost no police presence in Ares Street, unless there is a major tip off made by someone within the clans.

## Club Miracle

**Club Miracle** is a Balthuman owned strip club that Candy works at. Among others, it's frequented by Balthuman members Scharch, Shing Ma, and Claude. On one occasion, Scharch brought Mr. Lam there but he was quickly tipped off by Poppy and managed to escape unharmed.

## Game Hall

The **Game Hall** is an underground game center that Tora frequents. Poppy learned about the Game Hall from Erdene, who had talked to Brian during her and Tora's birthday party at The Fallen nightclub. It was because of this information that Poppy was able to find Tora after a small gang chased her and Ben into Ares Street.

## References

1. ↑ Midnight Poppy Land | Episode 17
2. ↑ Midnight Poppy Land | Episode 14
3. ↑ Midnight Poppy Land | Episode 65 | Name confirmed.
4. ↑ Midnight Poppy Land | Episode 52
5. ↑ Midnight Poppy Land | Episode 63
6. ↑ Midnight Poppy Land | Episode 64