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Chez Maurice is a sitting restaurant in Melino, the launch town of Paralives, specializing in breakfast and lunch. It sits near the beachfront, south of the town and adjacent to the Edwards and Co. Factory. It is the casual, quick-meal restaurant of the launch build. See Town Venues for the full venue directory.

The restaurant is a rundown diner with exposed brick and no waterfront-facing windows. Vintage posters decorate the interior to hide cracks in the walls, and a large blue container sits at the rear. The building has three floors, but only the first floor is currently operational; the upper levels are not yet in use. Its gritty, utilitarian look fits the surrounding factory district, and it is framed as a convenient place for a Parafolk to grab a quick meal before or after a working day. Some sources place Chez Maurice in the Industrial district near the factory.

What Parafolk Do Here

A Parafolk can buy a prepared dish at the counter and eat at one of the four tables or take it to go. Three dishes are available, each priced at 20 paradimes, and a vending machine offers snacks.

The interior is fully accessible, including the kitchen, so a Parafolk can also use the kitchen appliances to cook their own food on-site rather than buying a prepared dish, the same option offered at the other accessible restaurants. A small bathroom is available for customers. Eating a meal here alongside another Parafolk fills the Together Bar and feeds the Relationships and Social System, so even a quick lunch stop doubles as social time. The full table-service experience, with seated ordering and a waiter, is on the post-launch Roadmap and Planned Features; at launch the venue sells food at the counter.

Launch Status

Chez Maurice is one of the restaurants in the launch town that sell food at the front counter as of the Day-0 patch released alongside the Early Access launch. A Parafolk can walk in, queue at the counter, buy a meal, and eat it on-site or take it home, while full seated table service remains a post-launch addition. This puts the diner on the same counter-sales footing as the town's other restaurants at launch.

Hours and Location

Chez Maurice is open between 06:00 and midnight. It sits south of the town near the beachfront, beside the abandoned factory that anchors the Industrial district. As with every lot, it sits in a seamless open world with no loading screens, reachable on foot or by the PL130 bus line; see Bus Stops, Transportation, and Town Districts.

Related Pages

• La Tavola di Nonna and The Cellar Door, the town's other restaurants.

• Crème and Beach, the neighboring coastal venues.

• Careers for the restaurant employment loop.

• Town Venues for the full Melino venue directory.