--- title: Gilmore Girls: Luke's Diner Pop-Ups, Free Coffee Near You description: Netflix is transforming coffee shops across the country into replicas of Luke's Diner, the classic 'Gilmore Girls' watering hole. canonical: https://time.com/4516622/gilmore-girls-coffee-deal/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-10-03T16:42:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:37:15.017Z og:title: 200 Cafés Will Serve Free Coffee for 'Gilmore Girls' og:description: Coffee addicts, rejoice: hundreds of cafés will transform into Luke's Diner. og:url: https://time.com/4516622/gilmore-girls-coffee-deal/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 200 Cafés Will Serve Free Coffee for 'Gilmore Girls' twitter:description: Coffee addicts, rejoice: hundreds of cafés will transform into Luke's Diner. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # How You Can Get Free Coffee at Real-Life _Gilmore Girls_ Coffee Shop Pop-ups > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 3, 2016 4:42 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Oct 3, 2016 4:42 PM UTC One of the constants on the beloved TV show _Gilmore Girls_ is the copious amount of caffeine that Lorelai and Rory consume, usually at Luke’s classic diner. So in honor [of the return of _Gilmore Girls_ on Netflix this Thanksgiving](http://time.com/4426758/gilmore-girls-revival-show-releases-the-first-trailer-and-a-premiere-date/?iid=sr-link1), the streaming service is launching pop-up coffee shops around the country. The best part? The caffeine fix is free. Over 200 coffee shops around the country (and a sprinkling in Canada) will be transformed into temporary versions of Luke’s Diner, the [Stars Hollow establishment](http://time.com/4465381/gilmore-girls-fan-fest/?iid=sr-link3) that the Gilmore women used as their watering hole and general hangout throughout the show’s original run. [Eater reports](http://www.eater.com/2016/10/3/12929778/gilmore-girls-netflix-lukes-diner-coffee-california-new-york-canada) that the cafés will come with “all the Luke’s Diner essentials,” like branded aprons and t-shirts, to make the experience true to Gilmore life. The pop-ups will get started with their complimentary coffee service on Oct. 5 and serve free joe until noon; you can see where in your state you can find your Luke’s fix [on this site.](https://townofstarshollow.org/lukes) The revival, meanwhile, will air on Netflix on Nov. 25. > [](https://twitter.com/GilmoreGirls/status/781464742099640320) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4516622/gilmore-girls-coffee-deal/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4516622/gilmore-girls-coffee-deal/"},"headline":"How You Can Get Free Coffee at Real-Life Gilmore Girls Coffee Shop Pop-ups","datePublished":"2016-10-03T16:42:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:37:15.017Z","description":"Luke's Diner IRL","url":"https://time.com/4516622/gilmore-girls-coffee-deal/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4516622/gilmore-girls-coffee-deal/","name":"How You Can Get Free Coffee at Real-Life Gilmore Girls Coffee Shop Pop-ups"}}]}] ```