{"id":6199,"date":"2014-09-21T19:35:20","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T02:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/?p=6199"},"modified":"2014-09-21T20:23:13","modified_gmt":"2014-09-22T03:23:13","slug":"visit-friends-20th-anniversary-central-perk-popup-coffeeshop-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/wanderlusty\/2014\/09\/visit-friends-20th-anniversary-central-perk-popup-coffeeshop-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"A Visit to the Friends 20th Anniversary Central Perk Popup Coffee Shop in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DSC02773\"<\/a>in honor of the 20th anniversary of the first broadcast of Friend<\/a>s<\/em>, Warner Brothers and Eight O’Clock Coffee, whoever they are, (spoiler: the coffee was horrid) set up a small replica of the Central Perk coffee shop in SoHo (199 Lafayette — corner of Broome). it’s a limited time thing and will be open until October 18th, so if you’re a true fan of Chandler, Monica, Ross, Rachel, Phoebe, and the rest, get there soon! it’s open 8 to 8 weekdays and 10 to 8 weekends.\u00a0i should note they supposedly have live entertainment Friday afternoons?<\/p>\n

the line<\/h3>\n

but be forewarned, it’s not an amazing experience, so only diehards need apply — or wait in that blasted line, as the case may be. i passed by with a friend yesterday afternoon (Saturday, September 20 — three days after opening) and the line stretched over four blocklengths long, and it was estimated to be a 3-hour wait. no thanks.<\/p>\n

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The line for the Central Perk popup spans to the adjoining block, is 3h long. Will be back in the AM I think. pic.twitter.com\/hmAHf1rxW0<\/a><\/p>\n

— Jonathan Khoo (@jonk) September 20, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n