The Stardrop Saloon
| The Stardrop Saloon | |
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| Type | Location |
| Open Hours | 12:00pm to 12:00am |
| Residents | Gus |
The Stardrop Saloon stands in the middle of Pelican Town, across the square from Pierre's General Store, and it is where the valley goes in the evening. Gus cooks and pours behind the bar, Emily works shifts alongside him, and by nightfall most of the village is somewhere in the room, which makes the saloon the fastest place in the game to hand out gifts and talk to people. The counter sells a plate of hot food and a stack of cooking recipes a farmer cannot learn anywhere else, including the Triple Shot Espresso that pays for itself on mining days. A side room holds two working arcade cabinets and a cola machine. One quiet corner even holds a secret, for anyone with a jar of Duck Mayonnaise to spare.
Area
The building sits on the north side of the town square with its sign lit above the door, and the inside is one broad barroom with tables, a long counter and stools that can be sat on.
The room to the right of the entrance is the arcade. Two cabinets stand there with the Joja vending machine beside them, which is as close as Pelican Town gets to a games hall. A jukebox sits in the main room and will play any piece of music the farmer has already heard somewhere in the valley, so a whole year of soundtrack is available on request.
The small room in the northwest corner is where Alex's ten-heart scene plays, and the back room hides a dull metal box set partly into the wall.
Shops
Business is done at the Cash Register on the counter, and Gus only has to be somewhere behind it for the till to work. When he takes a day off to visit the island resort he leaves a cash box out on the bar, so the kitchen never actually closes.
The permanent menu is short and useful. Beer, Coffee, Bread, Salad, Spaghetti and Pizza are always in stock, and the Coffee is worth remembering on a morning when energy is short. The recipes beside them are the real draw, because Hashbrowns, Omelet, Pancakes, Bread, Tortilla, Pizza and Maki Roll are all learned here, and the Triple Shot Espresso recipe costs as much as a small building for a drink that gives a long speed boost.
A different cooked dish appears every day as the Dish of the Day, in any quantity from one plate to a full tray, and the list it is drawn from runs from a Fried Egg to a Pink Cake. It is the cheapest way to try a dish before cooking it, and sometimes the cheapest way to buy a loved gift in a hurry. Willy's six-heart scene also puts Crab Cakes on the menu for a few days afterwards, which is the only time they are ever sold.
Residents
Gus owns the place and is behind the bar whenever the doors are open. He cooks everything himself, and the dish he puts out each day is the clearest sign of it. He also takes the kitchen on the road, running the bar at the island resort on the days he goes over.
Emily works here in the evenings, which is why a visit after dark often catches two villagers in one room rather than one.
Pam, Clint and Shane are the fixtures. Pam walks over in the late afternoon and stays for the rest of the evening, Clint sits with a drink at a table of his own, and Shane turns up after a shift at JojaMart. The rest of the village drifts in and out depending on the day, and Friday evening is the busiest night of the week.
Notes
The saloon shuts on festival days, with a handful of exceptions where the festival itself runs late or sits elsewhere, so the Desert Festival, the Trout Derby, SquidFest, the Night Market and the Dance of the Moonlight Jellies all leave the doors open.
Journey of the Prairie King is the cabinet nearest the door, a shooter in three worlds that is far harder than it looks. Finishing all three brings a Prairie King Arcade System by post, so the game can be played at home. Junimo Kart stands next to it and stays dark until the Skull Key is found at the bottom of the mines, and clearing its Progress Mode earns the matching cabinet for the farmhouse.
The Joja vending machine dispenses Joja Cola for a modest price. Almost nobody in town will thank the farmer for a can of it, but Sam is delighted every time, which makes the machine a shortcut to one friendship.
The metal box in the back room is the saloon's oddest feature. Putting a jar of Duck Mayonnaise inside it hands over the ??Pinky Lemon?? statue, a decoration that exists mainly as a joke and is prized for being hard to explain.
All Shops
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Open Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Abandoned House | 
|
All Day |
| Adventurer's Guild | 
|
2:00pm to 2:00am |
| Blacksmith | 
|
9:00am to 4:00pm |
| Bookseller | 
|
- |
| Carpenter's Shop | 
|
9:00am to 5:00pm |
| Casino | 
|
9:00am to 11:50pm |
| Desert Trader | 
|
Always |
| Fish Shop | 
|
9am to 5pm |
| Giant Stump | 
|
- |
| Harvey's Clinic | 
|
9:00am to 3:00pm |
| Ice Cream Stand | 
|
1pm to 5pm during Summer |
| Island Trader | 
|
Always |
| JojaMart | 
|
9:00am to 11:00pm |
| Marnie's Ranch | 
|
9:00am to 4:00pm; (Building open 9am to 6pm) |
| Oasis | 
|
9:00am to 11:50pm |
| Pierre's General Store | 
|
Shop: 9am to 5pm; Building: 9am to 9pm |
| Qi's Walnut Room | 
|
Always |
| The Stardrop Saloon | 
|
12:00pm to 12:00am |
| Traveling Cart | 
|
6:00am to 8:00pm Friday and Sunday; 5:00pm to 2:00am during Night Market; 12:00pm to 2:00am during Desert Festival |
| Volcano Dungeon | - | - |
| Wizard's Tower | 
|
6:00am to 11:00pm |