The Red Serpent is the premier destination for authentic 'Western' cuisine in the Free City. It specializes in the spicy, complex flavors of the Baklunish states (such as Ekbir and Zeif). The restaurant offers communal floor-seating on plush rugs, private beaded alcoves for discreet meetings, and a central courtyard where meat is grilled over open charcoal pits. This is an exotic, two-story building constructed from dark polished wood and red-lacquered brick. A large, iron-wrought serpent, painted a deep crimson, coils around the main entrance pillar.