Iconic Friends Coffee Shop Central Perk to Open First Permanent Location in NYC

Calling each Friends fans, particularly if you unrecorded successful the Big Apple oregon are readying a travel determination soon.

The beloved Central Perk coffeehouse from the iconic 90s sitcom is becoming a reality, with a imperishable determination coming to Manhattan this fall. The abstraction volition beryllium located successful the bustling vicinity of Times Square connected the country of 47th Street and 7th Avenue, and it volition beryllium the 2nd imperishable determination for the brand, which opened a coffeehouse successful Boston backmost successful 2023.

Central Perk has been a fixture connected societal media due to the fact that of their overmuch attended popular up coffeehouses that brought a sensation of Friends to antithetic cities successful a constricted engagement setting. But present the marque is debuting a “modern-day version” of the cafe successful the metropolis the amusement was set, but didn’t really movie in, interestingly enough.

The iconic Central Perk from Friends. Photo by Alice S. Hall/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images.

The spot is going to beryllium a chill spot to spell not conscionable for upscale java drinks, but besides for food. Top Chef justice and James Beard Award finalist Tom Colicchio volition beryllium curating a paper of drinks and nutrient items inspired by the bid that volition beryllium disposable for purchase. Plus, it’ll person each of the staples of the store fans person travel to expect, similar a replica of the iconic orangish couch, arsenic good arsenic Friends merch and peculiar java blends for purchase.

“Central Perk is 1 of the astir iconic landmarks successful tv history. After the unthinkable effect successful Boston, bringing Central Perk to Times Square isn’t conscionable the adjacent measurement — it’s a homecoming,” EVP of Warner Bros. Discovery Global Experiences Peter van Roden told Variety.

“This is astir delivering an acquisition successful the bosom of Manhattan, wherever the communicative began, and letting fans from astir the satellite measurement into a abstraction that’s some nostalgic yet freshly reimagined,” helium added. “There’s nary amended spot than New York City to observe the bequest of Friends and to proceed gathering connected the transportation fans consciousness with Central Perk.”

We don’t person an authoritative opening day for NYC’s newest java shop, but hopefully we’ll perceive much precise soon.

Photo by Alice S. Hall/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images.

Lex Briscuso is simply a movie and tv professional and a freelance amusement writer for IGN. You tin travel her connected Twitter astatine @nikonamerica.