Luchino Caffe

An all-night café on Tottenham Court Road was briefly visited by Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger on the night of August 1, 1997. It was described as being small and shabby, with a "light layer of grease" on all the Formica-topped tables. The waitress there served "foamy, grayish coffee".

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. They unknowingly triggered the Taboo curse on Voldemort's name, enabling Death Eaters Antonin Dolohov and Thorfinn Rowle to track them down. 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. However, the trio cleaned up a bit before leaving.