Mark your calendars, "Friends" fans! Central Perk is coming to New York City's SoHo this month!
In commemoration of Episode 1 of the hit TV series' 20th anniversary, Warner Bros., the producer of the show, is setting up the fictional coffee shop where Monica, Phoebe, Rachel, Joey, Ross and Chandler hung out and even uttered some of your most memorable/favorite lines from the sitcom, according to Mashable.
This means that, from September 17 to October 18, you'll be able to drink Eight O'Clock Coffee for free and let the shop's ambiance sink into your pores and into your heart. The place will be open all days of the week, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m on Saturdays and Sundays.
And that's not all.
"Props from the coffee shop's TV counterpart will be on display, including the real orange couch from the show," Yahoo! reported. "The 'Friends' actor who played Gunther, the barista who harbored the unrequited crush on Rachel, will make some appearances. And, best of all, there will be weekly performances of Phoebe's awful/brilliant songs."
Cue claps and cheers all around!
The pop-up shop will be found at 199 Lafayette Street (near Broome Street) in New York City. And, if you're a true blue "Friends" fan, you don't need to be reminded of the fact that the show premiered on September 22, which is also a cause for a hot cup of coffee at the cafe.
And you thought Central Perk would never exist, right? One fan commented that "there will never be a real-life coffee shop that's as perfect as Central Perk."
"In magic 'Friends land,' you could sit there for hours without feeling weird about hogging the couch, it never got too crowded, the music (was there any?) was never too loud, there were tons of magazines, and strangely, table service," Piper Weiss of Hello Giggles noted. Well, that's about to change!
However, whether the pop-up shop will feature all of those things (e.g. table service) remains to be seen. However, judging by the extras tossed into this one-month-only phenomenon, we're guessing you'll be getting the works, as seen in the show.
"The pop-up is billed as 'The One with the Free Coffee,' a play on the show's episode titles, which all began with 'The One...'" The Daily Mail said. "Contests and giveaways at the shop will offer Friends fans the chance to win the show on Blu-ray and DVD, and other prizes."
Set a date with your friends and book your flights to NYC now!
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