As New York flocks to a pop-up replica of Friends Central Perk and another opens in Liverpool, Word of Mouth asks: which fictional hangouts from books and TV would you frequent?
If you found Phoebes Smelly Cat one of TVs most excruciating running gags or Gunthers Rachel obsession faintly sinister, the idea of hanging out in a replica of the Friends coffee shop, Central Perk, will be about as appealing as, well, watching five-hours of Friends repeats on Comedy Central. But, evidently, there is a market for it.
A second Central Perk doppelganger complete with mismatched sofas, salmon and cream cheese bagels has just opened in Liverpool, one of 300 (!) its owners plan to open in the next decade. Meanwhile, in New York, to celebrate Friends 20th anniversary, a pop-up Central Perk has had fans queuing for more than an hour for free coffee and a chance to look at Joeys ceramic white dog (no, me neither).
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