It seems there is no person in the world who would not watch the series “Friends”. This year, the legendary sitcom turned 27 years old, and the film company HBO Max even released a new episode on this occasion. You’ve already watched it, haven’t you? Taking this opportunity, we decided to talk about 5 New York locations that appeared in Friends including their apartment. If you want to feel like the series, go to the best rooms for rent website and search for something just like in ‘Friends’. Save, and be sure to arrange a nostalgic movie walk through these places when you are in the Big Apple!
Let’s start by busting urban legends. Although “Friends” is a New York-centric plot, the majority of the episodes were shot on Warner Brother’s Los Angeles sets. However, almost every one of these places has real correspondence.
The Main Characters’ Apartment
Unfortunately, Chandler and Joey’s apartment and Monica and Rachel’s real flat are all sets from a movie. The home is really placed at 90 Bedford Street in the West Village, but this is the building’s exterior with the fire escapes that we could see in the series.
One cannot but think back to Monica and Rachel’s flat where the “disgusting nude man” lived, which was often visible from the living room windows by the series’ protagonists. Legend has it that one of the producers lived in this building in Greenwich Village, and the idea for the series was conceived in this apartment during a party. By the way, the original title of the series was supposed to sound like “Once Upon a Time in Greenwich Village.
Cafe Central Perk
According to the plot, in the same house, there is a constant meeting place for friends – the Central Perk cafe. In reality, this building houses a Mediterranean restaurant. For something a little more like Central Perk, we recommend heading to Bloomingdale’s, the real-life iconic New York department store where Rachel Green began her career at Ralph Lauren. The department store created a Central Perk-themed area featuring the show’s iconic orange couch in recognition of this heritage. Additionally, free coffee is given to anybody who buys an item from the Ralph Lauren x Friends line.
Ross Gallery
Ross works at the New York Museum of Prehistoric History, which is a fictional institution, although the American Museum of Natural History is a true institution. You won’t even realize the shift because it’s so much like Ross’s workplace there, and you’ll also get to spend time with someone who will help you.
The Source
The same fountain where the characters dance at the start of every episode. Despite there being two almost identical fountains in New York – Cherry Hill in Central Park and the Pulitzer Fountain in Grand Army Plaza – the image was shot at a fountain at Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles.
Hotel Plaza
One of New York’s most picturesque locations for movies! Of course, it is most known for the exploits of Kevin McCallister in the film Home Alone 2, but this place also appears in the television series Friends. At the end of the seventh season, it was here that friends celebrated the engagement of Monica and Chandler over champagne.