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24 TV Restaurants We Wish Were Real

Can someone get on this, please?

By Zahra Zaidi
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As serious TV watchers (and, yes, bingers), we can't help but notice all of the food when watching a show. So we rounded up all our favorite fictional restaurants in a emphatic plea to the restaurant gods—please make these places a real thing, ASAP.

1

Arrested Development: Bluth's Frozen Banana Stand

Chocolate-dipped bananas should be available on every street corner, in our opinion. Plus, you know there's always money in the banana stand.

2

Bob's Burgers: Bob's Burgers

Pun-ny burgers aside, we're totally down for a place that seems this much fun, despite any chaos caused by Bob's brood.

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3

Beverly Hills 90210: The Peach Pit

What we wouldn't give to visit Nat at The Peach Pit for some classic diner fare and some awesome 90s drama? Bonus points if The Peach Pit After Dark—site of so many questionable band-fashion moments—opens next door.

4

Boy Meets World: Chubbies Famous

Pinball, 90s hotties, ordering in code—what more could you want from the gang's favorite hangout?

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5

Breaking Bad: Los Pollos Hermanos

Sure, it's a front for one of the largest meth operations in the United States, but that chicken looks legit delicious.

6

Doug: Honker Burger

Honker Burger
Courtesy of Nickelodeon

The only place in Bluffington (and the world that we know of) where you order "three moo cows, one no cukes, one no stinkers, one wet one, four tubers, and four from the vine," and everyone knows what you are talking about.

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7

Fraiser: Café Nervosa

Has there ever been a more aptly named coffee shop than Frasier's and Niles's favorite spot?

8

Friday Night Lights: Alamo Freeze

Alamo Freeze Friday Night Lights
Courtesy of NBCUniversal Television

If only there was a guarantee that cutie Matt Saracen would be the one slinging ice cream cones, then this idea would be perfect.

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9

Friends: Central Perk

Who wouldn't want to grab coffee with OG squad? (Just don't actually drink the coffee … sorry Rachel!)

10

Game of Thrones: Inn At The Crossroads

Life is tough in Westeros. And while many notable events have converged at the Inn at The Crossroads (the direwolf attack on Joffrey, Tyrion's capture by Catelyn Stark, etc), it's hard to deny it's still got appeal. You can actually eat real food instead of pigeons, and the people-watching—as long as you're not an active player in the game of thrones—is incredible.

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11

Gilmore Girls: Luke's Diner

Luke's Coffee is Lorelai Gilmore-approved, and we've heard his cherry danishes can end even the worst of fights. Plus, getting served by a stud in flannel isn't half bad either.

12

Grey's Anatomy: Joe's Bar

Because we need a place to meet our very own McDreamy.

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13

House of Cards: Freddy's BBQ

Nothing goes better with a political scandal than Freddy's Ribs and Frank Underwood's southern drawl.

14

How I Met Your Mother: MacLaren's Pub

Watching Barney Stinson use his playbook at this legend-wait for it-dary bar would be hilarious!

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15

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Paddy's Irish Pub

Where every terrible person knows your name ...

16

LOST: Mr. Cluck's Chicken Shack

True, Hurley was not a fan of his time working at this chicken restaurant, but even he couldn't resist biting into a heaping bucket of that fried bird.

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17

Parks and Recreation: JJ's Diner

"We have to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, and work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter, but work is third." -Leslie Knope

18

Roseanne: The Lanford Lunchbox

Loose meat sandwiches are a Midwest specialty, and they definitely deserve their place in the sun in the realm of diner fare. Roseanne's biting sarcasm would, sadly, not always be included.

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19

Saturday Night Live: Omeletteville

SNL Omeletteville
Courtesy of NBCUniversal Television

Benny's Bacon & Eggs had no chance against Justin Timberlake's super-enthusiastic dancing omelet.

20

Saved By The Bell: The Max

While the pop-up in Chicago looks amazing, why can't there be a super-rad, kinda 50s but mostly 90s diner all the time?

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