Valabar's is, quite simply, the best restaurant in The Empire. Run by a family of Easterners (not surprisingly, the Valabar family), the history of this establishment goes back thousands of years. It is said that even the lowliest worker at Valabar's learns more about food than one who studies extensively elsewhere. Many noble families hire former employees of Valabar's as their personal cooks (for instance, the cook at Whitecrest Manor). Whatever tensions have existed between Dragaerans and Easterners, the Dragaerans have always treated Valabar's with respect; the food is simply that good.