Friends Locations in New York City

This year marks 25 years since Friends premiered. Despite first appearing on our screens a quarter of a century ago, Friends remains ever popular with audiences old and new. If you’re a Friends fan visiting New York City, you have to check out these top New York destinations. Here’s our list of top Friends New York locations, including...

• 90 Bedford Street
• Bloomingdale’s
• The Plaza
• American Museum of Natural History
• Madison Square Garden
• And more!

90 Bedford Street

The first stop on any Friends fan’s tour of the city has to be 90 Bedford Street. You’ll see the exterior of the apartment building that the gang lived in for 10 seasons.

And though it’s not Central Perk, there is a café below the apartments called The Little Owl where you can stop for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. While you’re in the area, take a tour of Greenwich Village to get a feel for where they hung out.

The Plaza

While The Plaza is a beautiful building so worth a visit in its own right, Friends fans will appreciate that it’s where Monica and Chandler intended to celebrate their engagement.

However, in Season 7 Episode 1 ‘The One with Monica’s Thunder,’ the gang faces various hurdles and plot twists and never make it to The Plaza. Why not raise a glass of champagne in their honor?

Bloomingdale’s

Visit the luxury department store where Rachel began her fashion career as a personal shopper. Walk the aisles of Bloomingdale’s and admire the luxury clothes and accessories.

Inspired by the stylish outfits to do a little shopping yourself? You can get a discount at Bloomingdale’s with a pass for New York by Go City.

Solow Building

This building on West 57th Street is home to Chandler’s office where he works as a... “transpondster?” This famous building has also featured in other TV shows and films Sex & the City, Zoolander, Cloverfield, Superman and Lost in America.

If you’re interested in other filming destinations, check out our guide to NYC for TV fans. In reality, law firms and hedge funds make up the building’s offices, as well as the designer brand Chanel.

American Museum of Natural History

Another place of work: the American Museum of Natural History. Sort of. Ross actually works as a paleontologist at the Museum of Prehistoric History, which doesn’t exist.

Visit the next best thing at the American Museum of Natural History to see the fossils and dinosaurs up close. Check out our guide to the American Museum of Natural History to make the most of your visit.

Newark Airport

If you’re flying in or out of Newark Airport, New Jersey, note that this is where Rachel gets off the plane in ‘The Last One.’ Rachel is due to fly to Paris, but decides to get off the plane at the last minute to be with Ross. Earlier in the episode, Ross and Phoebe mistakenly race to JFK airport to try to catch her.

Madison Square Garden

In the fourth episode of Friends, Chandler, Joey, and Ross watch a Rangers game at Madison Square Garden. You can catch a game like the guys, though try to not get hit in the face with a hockey puck, as Ross did! If you can’t get tickets to a game, you can take a tour of Madison Square Garden to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the famous stadium.

The Lucille Lortel Theater

Head to this off-Broadway theater to see where Joey acts in a play in Season 3. Though Joey’s play receives terrible reviews, why not see a play there yourself?

Check the website to see what’s on at Lucille Lortel Theater during your visit. Theater fans will also be interested in taking a walking tour of Broadway to learn all about its history (and secrets)!

So there’s a list of the top NYC destinations for Friends fans. Be sure to get a photo with these famous locations, (especially on Bedford Street)! Hopefully, this list will give you a chance to experience where the Friends gang lived, worked and had their adventures over the 10 seasons.

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