Top 10 TV Hangouts

3. Central Perk – Friends

Friends starred a bunch of yuppie twenty-somethings, so it was only appropriate that it would feature a similarly hip hang out for the sextet to frequent. Central Perk was basically the second home of the show’s characters (after each other’s apartments, of course), and many of the show’s cold openings began within the trendy coffee shop. The café was where Rachel had her first job, as a waitress, and was also the workplace of the show’s first “seventh Friend,” Gunther, who usually quietly pined for Rachel in the background through quick quips as Ross fumbled his way from relationship to relationship until the inevitable conclusion finally came about. Their coffee and snacks must have been good, too, since the café was always filled with customers, despite their also playing host to some of the worst local talents New York had to offer, with Phoebe serenading customers with her ridiculous songs, including signature hit “Smelly Cat,” and even Ross’ own '80s-psychedelic synthesizer cacophony. Central Perk was also where he and Rachel finally acted upon their mutual feelings and kissed in the Emmy-winning episode “The One Where Ross Finds Out.” The café became so iconic of the insanely popular sitcom that several bootleg coffee shops have taken on its identity and style and have popped up all across the globe.