Why Is The Coffee House In Friends Called Central Perk. Ironically Taylor never made one single cup of coffee. While Central Perk exists solely on a Los Angeles soundstage the space that would house the corner-side cafe below the building where Monica Rachel Chandler and Joey lived is very much real.
The famous orange velvet sofa was pulled out of the Warner Bros. A real-life version of the famous Friends hangout Central Perk opened yesterday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the hit sitcom series which premiered on September 22 1994. He was hired as the coffee guy to add authenticity to stand by the espresso machine and pretend to work it.
Central Perk Is Real.
In the first season the street outside Central Perk was just a painted backdrop. In friends the cafe is called Central Perk because they serve coffee. The bar was never named but they refer to it in the flashback episode that it is going to be turned into a coffeehouse so no we are not wrong it technically is central perk because it is the. 1 Plot 2 Cast and Crew 21 Main Cast 22 Supporting Cast 23 Crew 3 Trivia 4 Goofs 5 External links 6 Episode Navigation Chandler.