Friends Apartment

MANHATTAN/Greenwich Village: Brie's Mom is rewatching the TV show Friends, so when we were in NYC we had to stop by the building used as the exterior shots of the home to the Monica, Rachel, Joey, and Chandler characters.

Although nondescript, the iconic building is still cool to see! While watching the show, we're noticing shots of the building even more during the scene changes. Use caution with your dog as the building is at an intersection and to get a good photo, you have to cross the street. It also draws other tourists to the area.

Go check it out at: 90 Bedford Street, New York, NY 10014 (at Grove Street)

If you stop by this six-story apartment building on the corner of 90 Bedford Street and Grove Street in Greenwich Village, you will see crowds of people taking photos of it. That's because the exterior of it was featured on the "Friends" TV show. All of the interior scenes with the actors were shot in Los Angeles. It is still pretty cool to see the outside of this building in person. The coffee house on the bottom level resembles the Central Perk, but has a totally different layout inside. This little café is called the Little Owl.

I am personally not a big fan of the show, but I love this area of New York City. Greenwich Village is historic and very artsy. It is a great area to walk around with nice parks to relax at. There are also lots of great places to eat at in the area.

If you are feeling like you are wanting more of an experience, go to one of those FRIENDS experience tours that recreated the inside of their apartments. You can also visit the Central Perk coffee house on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank.

The saddest time to see the friends apartment for the first time was the day after Matthew Perry passed away. A day of so much solace & connection. To see first hand that I wasn't alone in how this show & Matthew Perry's brilliance impacted my life was magical in itself. I wished I could've experienced this any other day, but I also know I would've been more sad if I hadn't been there on this day. A beautiful neighborhood with eternal memories & laughter that fill our hearts. My afternoon on this corner will forever be reminiscent of sorrow for the loss of the most relatable, genuine, & heart warming people to ever bless television. Matthew Perry forever

PIVOT! PIVOT!

I always zip by here on my run throughout the West Village and have been curious what the fuss was about, as it is always packed with people taking pictures. A quick google search showed me I was on hallowed ground, as this building is used for the exterior shot of the Friends apartment building.

Rumor has it if you listen closely enough you can faintly hear Ross screaming "WE WERE ON A BREAK!"

For whatever reason, people in my age group love to hate on Friends. It is like the "cool" thing to do now. If you're a boomer you probably think I'm making sh** up, but I promise there is an undertone of Friends hate that is beginning to percolate. It is this kind of group-think that scares me about the future of the world.

If you're one of these people, the next few sentences are for you:

Friends BIRTHED your favorite TV show. In regards to comedy and sexual innuendos, it took risks that no other shows did at the time. Obviously, if you sit back and watch it through a 2023 lens it is going to be different. Friends pushed the culture forward, so there will be no Friends slander on my TL. Respect the game.

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This is really not much more than a quick photo opp, but if you're a fan of the show and in the area, it's certainly worth swinging by.

Great photo opp for fans. Cute neighborhood to walk around in. We were brought here on a food tour which made it even better.

Don't waste your time. Smells so bad here and the people in the neighborhood are so mean.

Great to see it in person! Hey Chandler & Joey can you come hang out??? Great photo opportunity from across the street. Beware of pick pocket artists while you're not paying attention looking up at the flat.

I must have walked past this area many times not realizing it was THE Friends apartment! I was lucky to walk by when there wasn't a crowd recently. Though the show was filmed in LA, seeing this apartment (shown in opening credits on the show) still is magical. Reminds me of the many times I've watched the show. There is a restaurant on the lower level and many other places to dine nearby. Also a nice area to walk around and take photos.

Fairly uneventful. I guess a Friends super fan would enjoy this spot. The apartment didn't resemble the show. The coffee shop below seemed nice, but again, no resemblance to the show. The neighborhood seemed nice, but not something to write home about.