20 Restaurants And Cafes From Iconic Films You Can Actually Visit

Restaurants have become an integral part of our lives and we can’t deny that. So, it is hardly surprising that most of the films have a scene which features a restaurant. In most of the cases, the restaurants that are showed are just a part of the set, but sometimes they also prefer to shoot at a real restaurant.

Here is a list of some of the famous restaurants around the globe, which finds a place in some of the most popular films.
 

1. Mocambo, Kolkata- Kahaani and Lootera

Every person in Kolkata knows about this restaurant. If you ever have watched Kahani and Lootera then you cannot miss it. In Kahaani, this is the restaurant where the old lady agrees to met Vidya Balan’s character, to provide her information about her lost husband.

It also makes a short appearance in the film Lootera. It is this restaurant where Ranveer Singh’s character comes after his famous ‘loot’.
 

2. Keventer’s, Darjeeling – Barfi

One of the important scenes of the film was shot in this iconic Darjeeling eatery. It is the place where Ranbir Kapoor’s character tries to tell Ileana’s character about his feelings for her.
 

3. Katz’s Deli, New York – When Harry Met Sally

It is this place where Harry and Sally stop to have food.

I guess there is hardly anyone who can forget the fake female orgasm which Sally did at this very restaurant.
 

4. Army restaurant, Mumbai – Rock on

This eatery located at Kala Ghoda is an integral part of the film. It is this place the band used to meet in their younger days and later when they try to reunite the band they gain meet at this particular restaurant.

It is this place the band used to meet in their younger days and later when they try to reunite the band they gain meet at this particular restaurant.
 

5. Stomach, Mumbai – Black Friday

The Bandra restaurant was one of the places where the blast was planned. If you watch the film, then it is almost impossible to miss the restaurant.
 

6. Café Lalo, New York – You’ve Got Mail

The most beautiful scene from the film was shot at this cafe. It the scene where Tom Hanks’ character goes to meet his secret ‘mail’ friend played by Meg Ryan. Anybody who has watched the film can never forget this oddly romantic scene.

Anybody who has watched the film can never forget this oddly romantic scene.
 

7. Moulin Rouge, Kolkata – Parineeta

Remember the song kaisi pehali hai yeh zindagani? Well, though they technically did not show the original place as the film was a more of a period piece, but if you go to park street, you can still find the actual restaurant there.
 

8. Pizza by the Bay, Mumbai – Wake up Sid and Rock on

You can find this famous restaurant in films like Wake up Sid and Rock on.

In Wake to Sid, it is the place where Kokona’s boss takes her to listen to some jazz music. A dinner scene from Rock on was also shot here.
 

9. Elco, Mumbai – Jaane Tu Ya Jane Na

The place makes a you blink and you miss appearance in the film. It is in front of this place that Imran Khan feeds Genelia a ‘pani puri’.
 

10. Kyani and co, Mumbai – Badmaash Company

Films like Badmaash Company has been shot here. The cafe is also one the most popular Irani cafés in South Bombay.
 

11. Polidor, Paris – Midnight in Paris

Remember how in Midnight in Paris, Owen Wilson used to get lost in the streets of Paris which used to take him mysteriously to the year 1910.

Well, it appears that the place where he used to meet Hemingway is an actual place in Paris and Hemingway was indeed one of its loyal customers.
 

12. Hard Rock Cafe, Bangalore – Gori Tere Pyaar Mein

The Hard Cafe Bangalore is often considered as the most popular Hard Cafe in India. This place has hosted many famous musicians.

Interestingly, the song ‘dhat teri ki’ from the film was Gori Tere Pyaar Mein was also shot here.
 

13. Koolar and co, Mumbai – The Lunchbox and Vaastav

Another Irani Cafe that has made an appearance in quite a few films is this one. You have watched The Lunchbox and Vasstav then you cannot miss this cafe.
 

14. The Portrait Restaurant, London – Closer

It is this place where Clive Owen, had his showdown about a divorce with estranged wife, played by Julia Roberts in the film.
 

15. New York Grill Park Hyatt, Tokyo – Lost in Translation

In the film, Bill Murray and Scarlet Johanson are two strangers in Tokyo who meet for the first time at this very restaurant.

16. The Criterion, London –  The Dark Knight

It is this restaurant that Bruce Wayne claims to own in the film after he interrupts Harvey Dent and Racheal Daws’ dinner date.

And no, its actual owner is not Batman.
 

17. Smith and Wollensky, New York –The Devil Wears Prada

In the film, it is this place from where Ann Hathaway gets Miranda Priestley’s lunchtime steak. Although, she doesn’t eat it but you can actually go and enjoy its famous steaks.

 18. Bar de la Marine, Marseille – Love Actually

In the film, it is to this place that Colin Firth’s character comes, looking for his love.

Although in the film the place is mentioned as Portugal but in real life, the restaurant is actually in France.
 

 19. Café Draal, Bruges – In Bruges

This is the place where Colin Farrell brings Clemence Poesy for a dinner date. This is probably one of the few places his character likes in the film.
 

 20. Le Pure Café, Paris – Before Sunset

Remember the quite and beautiful cafe where Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy meet and talk after so many years? Well, if want to relive their experience then you can actually visit this cafe and who knows you might also get to sit in the same seats they sat on.

So, now you can go and dine at places where your favorite stars have been before you.

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