Gilmore Girls Revival: Silver Spring Coffee Shop Become Luke's Diner Wednesday

SILVER SPRING, MD — Fans preparing for the "Gilmore Girls" Netflix revival this fall will get to grab a cup of coffee on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at one of more than 200 pop-up coffee shops nationwide inspired by the show's most recognizable set: Luke's Diner.

In the show's initial seven-year run, you'd often find Lorelai and Rory Gilmore talking about their lives, loves and pop culture — in lightning-fast dialogue — while sipping coffee in the window of the corner diner in the small town of Stars Hollow.

The show has become a cult classic as it grows new fans for those early episodes on Netflix. Next month, the streaming service will release four new extended episodes.

One Silver Spring coffee shop and three java sites in Northwest Washington, DC, will be transformed into the iconic shop on Wednesday and will offer free coffee for a few hours. These shops will be outfitted with all of Luke's Diner's essentials:

• Bump 'n Grind, 1200 East-West Hwy, Silver Spring
• Flying Fish Coffee & Tea, 3064 Mt Pleasant St NW
• Qualia Coffee, 3917 Georgia Ave NW
• Three Fifty Bakery and Coffee Bar, 1926 17th St NW

Coffee shops participating in the event include at least one in each state during the Netflix promotion, according to a "Town of Stars Hollow" site.

The shops are offering a free cup of coffee from 7 a.m. to noon or while supplies last, as well as other surprises, writes Eater.com.

Fans of the series have a chance to snag aprons, T-shirts and other “Gilmore Girls” memorabilia at the coffee shops, reports WTOP.

Netflix's "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" will be available for streaming on Nov. 25.

The "Gilmore Girls" revival will consist of four 90-minute episodes that take place in the present, about nine years after the original series ended. Each episode will cover a different season of the year.

— Reporting by Patch Editor Tim Darnell

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