15. Pit Stop (Hope Town, Polvo, Valo System)
The Pit Stop is the kind of place that would have you questioning where the hell you are and how you got there. Located in Hope Town on Polvo, you’d probably only ever be at the Pit Stop because your ship’s reactor gave out and you need to refuel yourself while you wait for repairs.
Like a Waffle House in space that serves booze (except not nearly as cool as that sounds), the Pit Stop has the campy trappings of a chain restaurant with tepid attempts at “cool,” like suspended ship parts and a sign that says “Shut Up and Drink.” But you can tell that this place is probably owned by some rich guy too busy to actually participate in daily operations. Instead, he’s drunk on the shores of Paradiso and stops in once a month to offer his “interior design” advice. — Claire Jackson
