Narook's Seaweed Noodlery

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{{Quote|URN|If you're looking for authentic Southern Water Tribe cuisine without going to the Southern Water Tribe, then look no further than Narook's!|[[Shiro Shinobi]] endorsing the restaurant over the [[radio]].<ref name="RepublicTour">{{Cite web |url=http://www.nick.com/games/legend-of-korra-welcome-to-republic-city.html?xid=5KOR_LOKTu|title=''Welcome to Republic City'' |accessdate=2012-04-25 |date=April 20, 2012 |publisher=Nickelodeon}}</ref>}}

{{Location infobox
| nation     = URN
| image      = Narook's noodlery.png
| location   = Little [[Water Tribe]] neighborhood, [[Republic City]]<ref name="KAAS1">''[[The Legend of Korra—The Art of the Animated Series, Book One: Air]]'', page 78.</ref>
| position   = Restaurant
| owner      = Narook
| appearance = "[[The Spirit of Competition]]"
| map        = {{Location map|URN|65|37}}
}}'''Narook's Seaweed Noodlery''' is a restaurant located in the Little [[Water Tribe]] neighborhood of [[Republic City]].<ref name="KAAS1" /> It serves authentic [[Southern Water Tribe]] [[Cuisine in the World of Avatar|cuisine]] at affordable [[Currency#United Republic of Nations|prices]], including [[seaweed]] noodles, which are advertised on the [[radio]] as the best in the city.<ref name="RepublicTour" /> The interior of the restaurant includes traditional Water Tribe decorations, such as an [[Fauna in the World of Avatar|animal]] skin bearing the Water Tribe's national emblem.<ref name="SC">{{Cite episode|2|105}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:The Wolfbats confronting Korra.png|thumb|left|200px|The [[White Falls Wolfbats]] confronted [[Korra]] and [[Bolin]] in the restaurant.]]

When [[Korra]] agreed to go out with [[Bolin]], the two visited this restaurant to enjoy traditional Water Tribe cuisine, much to Korra's pleasure. They heartily enjoyed their dinner before being interrupted by [[Tahno]], who was present with the rest of the [[White Falls Wolfbats]] and their [[White Falls Wolfbats fangirls|fangirls]]. Tahno came over and taunted Korra, insulting her and the [[Future Industries Fire Ferrets|Fire Ferrets]]' [[pro-bending]] skills. Although tempted to challenge him to a fight, Korra was warned by Bolin that any violence would disqualify the Fire Ferrets from the [[Pro-bending#Pro-bending Tournament|Pro-bending Tournament]]. Heeding his warning, she called on [[Naga]] instead, who struck her head through one of the windows and intimidated Tahno with a loud roar.

After Bolin saw Korra and [[Mako]] kiss, he came to this restaurant with [[Pabu]] and wept the entire night, attempting to ease his misery by eating noodles. Mako showed up the next morning and forcefully carried his brother out of the eatery.<ref name="SC" />

Three years later, the White Falls Wolfbats were enjoying a meal there when Prince [[Wu]] motivated the people of Republic City over the city's intercom to evacuate due to [[Kuvira]]'s imminent threat.<ref name="KG">{{Cite episode|2|411}}</ref>

== Layout ==
[[File:Dinner at Narook's.png|thumb|right|200px|The dining tables are square-shaped and made from wood.]]

Narook's Seaweed Noodlery is located in a dark, narrow alleyway, on the ground floor of a high-rise building. Its entrance is a green sliding door made from wood, which is designed with intricate geometric designs for aesthetic purposes. Surrounding the door are various temple-like architectural adornments as well as four yellow lanterns and a door-curtain.

The interior of the restaurant is heavily decorated with authentic Water Tribe relics, art, and tapestry, though it maintains some modern touches alongside these traditional ones. Such designs are mainly yellow in coloration, with blue lines, borders, and flags in certain portions. The art style of these designs include both straight or jagged lines and swirls. A window can be found on a side wall of the restaurant, though it is often closed during the night. The building's tables and seats, of which there are three rows, are square-shaped and made from brown or golden wood.<ref name="SC" />

== Trivia ==
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* Narook's Seaweed Noodlery is very popular with teenagers of Little Water Tribe.<ref name="KAAS1.2">''[[The Legend of Korra—The Art of the Animated Series, Book One: Air]]'', page 84.</ref>
* There are several posters of Tahno hanging on the wall in the section he and the other Wolfbats occupied.<ref name="SC" />
* This restaurant is Bolin's favorite place to eat.<ref name="SC" />
* The entrance to the restaurant has door-curtains called Noren, a common trait in many traditional Japanese homes and stores, used as a means of advertising or protecting its interior from the sun and dust.

== References ==
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[[de:Narooks Nudelrestaurant]]
[[es:Restaurante de Fideos de Algas de Narook]]
[[ru:Лапша из водорослей Нарука]]