New York, NY — Stranger Things: The Diner, a limited-time Netflix dining experience run by the pop-up company Bucket Listers, is coming to Manhattan this fall, and the waitlist for tickets is open. Bucket Listers has not announced an address, an opening date or a ticket price.
A 90-Minute Seating With a Themed Menu and Scenes From All Five Seasons
Stranger Things: The Diner is a restaurant pop-up built as a 90-minute visit. Bucket Listers’ page for the diner promises “a themed menu as well as iconic photo moments from the series,” and says guests “can dine, drink, shop, and explore interactive environments and scenes inspired by the hit series.”
The scenes come from “all five seasons of Stranger Things,” the page says, and it teases the Upside Down, the other world in the series. “But be warned, rifts can appear anywhere, and you never know when you might find yourself crossing into the Upside Down,” the page reads.
“Please note that once inside, normal environmental conditions may no longer apply,” the page continues. “Unusual sounds, flickering lights, airborne spores, and unexplained phenomena have all been reported.”
Tickets Come With a $10 Food Credit, and Bookings Open Later This Fall
Bucket Listers announced the diner on October 7, and the waitlist on its page gives first access to tickets and early bird pricing. amNewYork, which published the announcement, reported that each ticket includes a $10 food credit, that more food, drinks and merchandise are sold separately, that bookings begin later this fall, and that seatings run through early 2027. Tickets will be sold only through Bucket Listers.
“Netflix’s Stranger Things has built one of the most recognizable worlds in entertainment, and our goal is to give fans a new way to experience the beloved story,” Derek Berry, president of experiences at Bucket Listers, said in the announcement. “We can’t wait for New York to see just how strange things can get once inside.”
“We are thrilled to bring a limited time The Stranger Things Diner to New York this fall to serve our incredible NYC community!” Mitzi Reaugh, a Netflix executive, wrote on LinkedIn. “There is nothing quite like stepping out of the screen and into the world of Hawkins.”
Stranger Things This Halloween Season, and Netflix’s Other Venues
The diner arrives in the show’s 10th-anniversary year, and Stranger Things is already at Halloween events and in the candy aisle:
- Halloween Horror Nights: a Stranger Things haunted house drawn from the fifth and final season runs at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood, and Orlando’s lagoon show is Stranger Things: Return to Hawkins, a 10th-anniversary tribute that spans all five seasons.
- Candy: Ferrero’s Kinder Joy x Stranger Things eggs hide one of 24 Funko-made toys and cost $2.39.
- Netflix House: Netflix’s year-round venues in Dallas and Philadelphia, which have photo ops, merchandise and themed food and drinks, open KPop Demon Hunters: The Immersive Experience on November 12 and November 20.
The waitlist is on Bucket Listers’ page for Stranger Things: The Diner. My New York haunted houses guide covers New York City, Long Island and upstate for this month.
