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Luchino Caffe^[1] was an all-night Italian^[2] café on Tottenham Court Road in Muggle London. It was briefly visited by Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger after they were forced to make a quick escape from Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour's wedding on the night of 1 August, 1997.

History

Main article: Luchino Caffe Duel

DH - Harry Potter battling inside the Cafe muggle restaurant — Harry Potter fires off a spell during the skirmish with Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle.

Harry, Hermione, and Ron fled there after the Burrow was attacked by Death Eaters, as the Ministry of Magic had just been taken over by Lord Voldemort. Hermione Granger inadvertently triggered the Taboo curse on Voldemort's name, enabling Death Eaters Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle to track them down, but the Trio was able to fight them off and clear their memories. A brief skirmish was the result, and it left the café something of a mess, as a table was blown up by Dolohov's Expulso charm. However, the Trio cleaned up a bit before leaving. The waitress who worked there lost her memory of everything that had just happened, as did everyone else upon whom Hermione used the Obliviate charm.^[3]

Description

"God, that's revolting."

— Ron describing the coffee

It was described as being small and shabby, with a "light layer of grease" on all the Formica-topped tables. Inside, a poster advertised the play Romeo and Juliet staged by the Carneiro Players at the Regency Playhouse in the summer of 1997. The waitress there served "foamy, greyish coffee" to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.

Known menu

Panini italiani

LuchinoMenu — The Luchino Caffe's complete menu.

Breakfast

Scrambled eggs on toast
Scrambled eggs and parma ham on toast
Italian breakfast

Hot food

vegetable soup
tomato soup
meat lasagne
vegetable lasagne
An extra side salad or order of bread for the above

Large salads

Other rolls

formaggio (cheese & salad)
mortadella/salame salad
parma ham/pancetta

Drinks

espresso
cappuccino
caffe latte
A selection of teas, including Ice Tea
Lima Lush
cola
fresh juice, including orange, apple, pineapple, and lemon

Other/unsorted

Behind the scenes

In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, this café is located by Charing Cross Road, across the road from the Leaky Cauldron and next to a music store.
In the film adaptation, the cafe is smarter and generally a better place than in the book.
The name "Luchino" possibly comes from the name of the Italian film director and screenwriter Luchino Visconti.
It is never named in the book.

Appearances

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (First appearance)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (First identified as Luchino Caffe)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
Harry Potter for Kinect

Notes and references

↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (video game)
↑ In the the film adaptation of Deathly Hallows, an Italian flag can be seen hanging inside the café, and "hot panini" is advertised on its window (see this image).
↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ch. 9

[1] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (video game)

[2] In the the film adaptation of Deathly Hallows, an Italian flag can be seen hanging inside the café, and "hot panini" is advertised on its window (see this image).

[3] Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Ch. 9

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 ==History==
-{{main|Skirmish at Luchino Caffe}}
+{{main|Luchino Caffe Duel}}
 [[File:DH - Harry Potter battling inside the Cafe muggle restaurant.jpg|thumb|left|250px|[[Harry Potter]] fires off a spell during the skirmish with [[Antonin Dolohov]] and [[Thorfinn Rowle]].]]
-Harry, Hermione, and Ron fled there after [[the Burrow]] was attacked by [[Death Eaters]], as the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] had just been taken over by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. [[Hermione Granger]] unknowingly triggered the [[Taboo|Taboo curse]] on Voldemort's name, enabling Death Eaters [[Antonin Dolohov]] and [[Thorfinn Rowle]] to track them down, but the Trio was able to fight them off and clear their memories. A brief skirmish was the result, and it left the café something of a mess, as a table was blown up by Dolohov's ''[[Expulso]]'' charm. However, the trio cleaned up a bit before [[Apparition|leaving]]. The waitress who works there loses memory of everything that just happened like everyone else by [[Hermione]] who used the [[obliviate|Obliviate]] charm.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Ch. 9</ref>
+Harry, Hermione, and Ron fled there after [[the Burrow]] was attacked by [[Death Eaters]], as the [[British Ministry of Magic|Ministry of Magic]] had just been taken over by [[Tom Riddle|Lord Voldemort]]. [[Hermione Granger]] inadvertently triggered the [[Taboo|Taboo curse]] on Voldemort's name, enabling Death Eaters [[Antonin Dolohov]] and [[Thorfinn Rowle]] to track them down, but the Trio was able to fight them off and clear their memories. A brief skirmish was the result, and it left the café something of a mess, as a table was blown up by Dolohov's ''[[Expulso]]'' charm. However, the Trio cleaned up a bit before [[Apparition|leaving]]. The waitress who worked there lost her memory of everything that had just happened, as did everyone else upon whom [[Hermione]] used the [[obliviate|Obliviate]] charm.<ref>''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows]]'', Ch. 9</ref>
 ==Description==
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 It was described as being small and shabby, with a "light layer of grease" on all the Formica-topped tables. Inside, a poster advertised the play ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' staged by the [[Carneiro Players]] at the [[Regency Playhouse]] in the summer of [[1997]]. The [[Waitress at Luchino Caffe|waitress]] there served "foamy, greyish coffee" to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
-==Known food offered==
+==Known menu==
-*[[Panino|Panini]]
+===[[Panino|Panini italiani]]===
+[[File:LuchinoMenu.png|right|thumb|250px|The Luchino Caffe's complete menu.]]
-*[[Affettao musto]]
-*[[Cappuccino]]s
+*[[panino Italia]]
-*[[Insalata di mare]]
+*[[panino campagnolo]]
-*[[Insalata vegetariana]]
+*[[panino cotoletta]]
-*[[Meat lasagne]]
+*[[panino pescatore]]
-*[[Tomato soup]]
+*[[panino piccante]]
-*[[Vegetable lasagne]]
+*[[panino barese]]
-*[[Vegetable soup]]
+*[[panino Puglia]]
+*[[panino veneziano]]
+===Breakfast===
+*Scrambled [[egg]]s on [[toast]]
+*Scrambled eggs and [[parma ham]] on toast
+*[[Italian breakfast]]
+===Hot food===
+*[[vegetable soup]]
+*[[tomato soup]]
+*[[meat lasagne]]
+*[[vegetable lasagne]]
+*An extra side [[salad]] or order of [[bread]] for the above
+===Large salads===
+*[[insalata vegetariana]]
+*[[insalata di mare]]
+*[[affettao musto]]
+===Other rolls===
+*[[formaggio]] ([[cheese]] & salad)
+*[[mortadella]]/[[salame]] salad
+*[[parma ham]]/[[pancetta]]
+===Drinks===
+*[[espresso]]
+*[[cappuccino]]
+*[[caffe latte]]
+*A selection of [[tea]]s, including [[Ice Tea]]
+*[[Lima Lush]]
+*[[cola]]
+*fresh juice, including [[Orange juice|orange]], [[Apple juice|apple]], [[Pineapple juice|pineapple]], and [[lemon]]
+===Other/unsorted===
+*[[BLT]]
+*[[chocolate cheesecake]]
+*[[French Fancy]]
+*[[lemon cheesecake]]
+*[[strawberry cheesecake]]
 ==Behind the scenes==
 *In ''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]'', this café is located by [[Charing Cross Road]], across the road from the [[Leaky Cauldron]] and next to a [[Music (Charing Cross Road)|music store]].
+*In the film adaptation, the cafe is smarter and generally a better place than in the book.
 *The name "Luchino" possibly comes from the name of the Italian film director and screenwriter [[wikipedia:Luchino Visconti|Luchino Visconti]].
+*It is never named in [[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows|the book]].
 ==Appearances==
@@ Line 44: / Line 85: @@
 *''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)]]''
 *''[[LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7]]''
+*''[[Harry Potter for Kinect]]''
 ==Notes and references==
 {{Reflist}}
+[[es:Luchino Caffe]]
+[[fr:Café Luchino]]
 [[Category:London]]
 [[Category:Restaurants]]
+[[Category:Tottenham Court Road]]