The Pewter Cup: This lower middle-class ale house is known for its pewter cups – imported at some expense to limit their effectiveness as bludgeoning weaposn. Run by _, this tavern is clean, generally safe, and favored by many Process Guild members.
The Well of Scales A rowdy, roaring gambling and vice den, most illicit substances can be bought and consumed here but the main attraction is a rotating assortment of beast-beast or beast-man fights. While all manner of creature battles here, owner _’s taste favor reptilian or amphibian combatants and he is known to pay incredible bounties for any that bring in new or exotic creatures that fit the bill (and will offer to pay well for any amphibian or reptilian patron for their ‘participation’ regardless of their interest or prowess). Small fortunes can be made in enthusiastic betting, and _ has a profitable side-hustle selling monster parts to alchemists (claiming any corpses or ‘loose parts’ as spoils for the ‘house.’
The Inspiring Flask The most famous bar in Sage’s Row, this business is differentiated by its working apothecary. A three story tavern serves alchohol and assorted depresents on the first floor, hallicongenic (or otherwise unknown concotations) and the second, and stimulants from coffee to spiced tea nad beyond on the third floor. The selections also increase in potency from the southside (where the door and stairs are) to the northside. The young and foolhardy are known to dare one another to take a drink from each floor, racing from one floor to the next as quickly as possible.
Skorns Ironworks The renowned (if somewhat unique) forge does steady business in the city. Skorn -the dwarven proprietor and his staff- specialize in the sale, repair, and (on occasion) production of metal weapons, armor, and various other implements. While metal is largely replaced by bone, horn, and scale as a production material, Skorn (in addition to half a dozen other, smaller shops) are able to carve out a niche for themselves focusing on customers who -for whatever reason- prefer wielding steel. Various individuals seeking to hire out of town adventurers or mercenaries frequently use the bulletin boards (or in person greetings) around Skorn’s Ironworks as the majority of his customers are out of towners.
Herald’s Taven
An otherwise nondescript slinger of libations, Herald’s Tavern is remarkable for employing several heralds who deliver speeches summarizing news of the day. Different hours of the day have a different focus, from economic news to local politics to the world at large to even fashion and entertainment. In recent months, sensing the ongoing rise of literacy and publications of broadsheets, the Tavern has been experimenting with utilizing puppets and vellum dolls to act out key stories.
The establishment has been regularly frequented by agents of the various Meridian Houses in order to keep close eye for any hint of ‘sedition’ or ‘propoganda’ (they’re largely been unable to gain access to the invite only ‘backroom’ where politics can be discussed freely and information unfavorable to the Binder-Lords can be exchanged without fear of consequence.
The Unmaimed Man This tavern features is denoted by a sign of a smiling man with broken shackles hanging over the door, and is located in the shadow of the Beast Crown District in the Throat District. It is favored by many who work for the Stage Courts anmd offers a free drink to anyone tried and either been acquitted, found not-guilty, or sentenced to any punishment less than 1 point maiming. Tavern Keeper _’s ability to keep the peace between accusors, witnesses, victums and criminals (at least while they’re drinking in her bar) is nigh supernatural.
Kutu Lampi This one of a kind buinsess that resembles a spa public bath but instead provides spawning oppurtunities to Salt in Wound’s Grippli population. Securingh a small fortune’s worth of fresh water, the business provides a place for fertilization, gestation, and ‘the winnowing’ (family consumption of most tadpoles) necessary for the grippli reproductive cycle. Currently, only the wealthiest of the city’s grippli residents can afford the Kutu Lampi’s services, though owner _ is endlessly scheming on how to secure a larger supply of affordable fresh water even as it’s common for thjieves to scheme how to steal or syphon off the impressive (and well fortified) reservoir that sustains the privately owned 
The Feathered Saddle This stable -located just beyond the city gates, southeast of the spillway- is known as the best seller of axebeaks, hatchetbeaks, and (occasionally) other draft animals with a  breeding program and pedigree that stretches back to before binding. The business is now in the seventh generation family hans, though sisters _ & _ (the two primary owners) are often as odds about the future of the ranch: business minded _ pushing for more profit (generally thorugh lowered standards of breeding and training) while _ believes in ‘upholding the family tradition’ by resisting any proposed change in the way things are handled.