Famous Bars and Restaurants in Movies
- 1/18
Double R Diner from ‘Twin Peaks’
Alison D/Flickr - 2/18
Monk’s Café from ‘Seinfeld’
Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images - 3/18
Katz's Delicatessen from ‘When Harry Met Sally’
Spencer Platt/Getty Images - 4/18
Cafe Lalo from ‘You've Got Mail’
Hannah W. via Yelp.com - 5/18
New York Bar from ‘Lost In Translation’
Courtesy of Park Hyatt Tokyo - 6/18
Polidor from ‘Midnight In Paris’
Courtesy of Crémerie Polidor - 7/18
Cheers from ‘Cheers’
Visions of America/UIG via Getty Images - 8/18
The Voltaire from ‘Pretty Woman’
Steve and Michelle Gerdes/Flickr - 9/18
Serendipity 3 from ‘Serendipity’
J Q/Flickr - 10/18
The Bluebird Cafe from ‘Nashville’
Brent Moore/Flickr - 11/18Courtesy of Coyote Ugly
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21 Club from ‘Wall Street’
Getty Images/Corbis Documentary - 13/18
Holsen's from ‘The Sopranos’
Jason D. via Yelp.com - 14/18
Bistrot La Renaissance from ‘Inglourious Basterds’
© ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo - 15/18
Kansas City Barbeque from ‘Top Gun’
Richard L. via Yelp.com - 16/18
Smith & Wollensky from ‘The Devil Wears Prada’
© Art Bochevarov/Flickr - 17/18
Woody’s L Street Tavern from ‘Good Will Hunting’
Harumi U. via Yelp.com - 18/18
Bridges Restaurant from ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’
David R. via Yelp.com
Admit it, you’ve always wanted to tag along for an adrenaline-pumping chase scene, kick back with a magical hobbit/avatar-like creature in an equally mystical setting, or skip around town with legendary superheroes to save the planet. While many of your favorite flicks are filmed on a sound stage to bring these larger-than-life scenes to the big screen, there’s still hope.
Every so often, in between the fabricated stunts and over-the-top CGI special effects, Hollywood gives its viewers a glimmer of reality. Sometimes that comes in the form of a bloopers reel; other times it’s simply when a director creates cinematic magic by filming in a real-life restaurant or bar. In regards to the latter, there are several spots around the world that have been used on the small- and big-screen, oftentimes taking on a character of their own (or at the very least, inspire a fictional joint on camera). So if you’ve ever dreamt about grabbing a round with Sam, Diane, and the rest of the gang at Cheers, time-traveling with Gil to wax poetic about literature with Hemingway, busting a move atop a bar with a bunch of Coyote Ugly dancers, or turning the “Great Balls of Fire” Maverick-and-Goose duet into a trio with your superb vocals, this is your chance. Do your inner film fan a favor and add these 18 legendary movie restaurants and bars to your travel bucket list.