Rune Factory 5 (RF5)

List of Shops and Best Expansions (Renovations) to Buy

Rune Factory 5 Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: November 20, 2025 10:13 PM

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This is a guide on all Shops and their Expansions (Renovations) in Rune Factory 5. Learn the best Shops to upgrade first, what you can do at each Shop, how to renovate Shops, and the rewards and effects of upgrading each.

List of Contents

Best Shops to Upgrade
Required Materials for Each Expansion
How to Upgrade Shops
List of Shops and Available Features
Related Links

Best Shops to Upgrade

1st Expansion

Shop	Reason to Buy	Priority
Rigbarth Clinic	Allows you to purchase Cold Medicine for the “Deliver an Item” Request Unlocks the use of vaccines	★★★★★
Sweet Hearth (Bakery)	Increases the daily Recipe Bread sold from 2 to 4 Yuki begins selling Clothing	★★★★★
The Crystalabra	Allows you to buy Crystals	★★★★☆
Serendipity (General Store)	Allows you to buy Fish and Spices	★★★☆☆
Lackadaisy (Restaurant)	Expands the list of items Increases the daily Recipe Bread sold from 1 to 2	★★☆☆☆
True Strike Smithy	Expands the list of armor Allows you to buy Ore from Martin	★★☆☆☆
Flowerstruck (Florist)	Expands the list of items	★★☆☆☆

2nd Expansion

Shop	Reason to Buy	Priority
The Crystalabra	Allows you to upgrade magic Cannot upgrade abilities	★★★★★
Sweet Hearth (Bakery)	Increases the daily Recipe Bread sold from 4 to 6	★★★★☆
Rigbarth Clinic	Expands the list of items and vaccines	★★★★☆
Lackadaisy (Restaurant)	Unlocks Co-op Cooking Expands the menu Increases the daily Recipe Bread sold from 2 to 4	★★★☆☆
True Strike Smithy	Unlocks the Tandem Forge Expands the list of equipment	★★★☆☆
Serendipity (General Store)	Expands the list of vegetables	★★☆☆☆
Flowerstruck (Florist)	Expands the list of items	★★☆☆☆

3rd Expansion

Shop	Reason to Buy	Priority
The Crystalabra	Expands the list of items and rotating stock	★★★★★
Rigbarth Clinic	Expands the list of items and vaccines	★★★★☆
Sweet Hearth (Bakery)	Increases the daily Recipe Bread sold from 6 to 9 (not necessary even in endgame)	★★☆☆☆
Lackadaisy (Restaurant)	Expands the menu Increases the daily Recipe Bread sold from 4 to 6	★★☆☆☆
Flowerstruck (Florist)	Expands the list of items	★☆☆☆☆
Serendipity (General Store)	Expands the list of vegetables	★☆☆☆☆
True Strike Smithy	Expands the list of equipment	★☆☆☆☆

Required Materials for Each Expansion

1st Expansion	・8,000G ・500P ・50 Stone ・50 Lumber
2nd Expansion	・50,000G ・2,000P ・300 Stone ・300 Lumber
3rd Expansion	・75,000G ・3,500P ・2,500 Stone ・4,000 Lumber

How to Upgrade Shops

Shop Expansions Sold in Studio Palmo

RF5 - How to Upgrade Shops

All Shop Expansions are available from Studio Palmo, found in the top-right corner of Rigbarth. Talk to Palmo and select I'd like to renovate something to view the available expansions.

List of Shops and Available Features

List of Shops

List of Shops in Rigbarth
(1) Rigbarth Outpost	(2) Terry's Detective Agency	(3) Serendipity	(4) The Blue Moon
(5) Sweet Hearth	(6) Lackadaisy	(7) Rigbarth Clinic	(8) Studio Palmo
(9) The Crystalabra	(10) True Strike Smithy	(11) Flowerstruck	(12) Professor & Renamer

Rigbarth Outpost (SEED)


Things to Do	・Use Directives to unlock new features ・Accept Wanted Monster requests from Livia ・Get Harvest Reports from Livia ・Accept requests from the notice board outside ・Ask the ranger on the 1st floor to heal you when your HP is low or afflicted with a status condition

Terry's Detective Agency


Open hours	・Learn how many treasure boxes you've opened ・Report a request from the notice board to the left to get 5,000G. Unlocks after you clear Atohl's End, when you join Terry's Detective Agency.

Serendipity General Store


Open hours	Weekdays: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Holidays: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Things to Do	・Buy seeds for farming ・Purchase food and equipment
Expansion Features	・Buy fish from Hina ・Additional items

Serendipity (General Store) Guide

The Blue Moon


Open hours	Weekdays: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Holidays: 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM Closed from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Things to Do	・Bathe to recover HP, RP, and recover from status conditions ・Take medicinal baths to get special effects

Medicine Bath Effects

Peaceful Bath	Max HP increased by 50%
Bold Bath	Deal 1.2x damage
Spiritual Bath	Deal 1.2x elemental damage
Growth Bath	Gain 1.25x EXP

Each bath costs 10,000G and its effect lasts 24 hours

The Blue Moon Guide

Sweet Hearth


Open hours	Weekdays: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Holidays: 9:00 AM - 1:30 PM
Things to Do	・Buy 2 Recipe Breads per day from a selection of five types
Expansion Features	・Buy up to 4/6/9 Recipe Breads per day, increases with each expansion ・Yuki will sell Clothing

Sweet Hearth Guide

Lackadaisy


Open hours	Weekdays: 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM Holidays: 12:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Things to Do	・Eat food ・Buy 1 Cooking Bread per day
Expansion Features	・Number of daily foods increases ・Unlocks Co-op Cooking

What is Co-op Cooking?

Accessed through a table in the restaurant

A minigame available once per day

When you succeed, increases your Friendship Level with a character

Gain 2x the regular amount of resulting food

Partner selected randomly from characters with a Friendship Level of 3 or higher

Recipe selection is the same as normal cooking

Lackadaisy Guide