5 Baltimore Coffee Shops Become Luke's Diner Wednesday in Gilmore Girls Revival Promo

BALTIMORE, MD — Fans preparing for the "Gilmore Girls" Netflix revival this fall will get to grab a cup of coffee on Wednesday, Oct. 5, at one of more than 200 pop-up coffee shops nationwide inspired by the show's most recognizable set: Luke's Diner. Six of the shops are in Maryland.

In the show's initial seven-year run, you'd often find Lorelai and Rory Gilmore talking about their lives, loves and pop culture — in lightning-fast dialogue — while sipping coffee in the window of the corner diner in the small town of Stars Hollow.

The show has become a cult classic as it grows new fans for those early episodes on Netflix. Next month, the streaming service will release four new extended episodes.

Five Baltimore coffee shops will be transformed into the iconic shop on Wednesday and will offer free coffee for a few hours:

• 3 Bean Coffee, 209 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230
• Charmington's, 2601 N Howard Street, Baltimore, MD 21218
• The Bun Shop, 22 Light Street, Baltimore, MD 21202
• The Bun Shop, 239 W Read Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
• The Daily Grind, 1720 Thames Street, Baltimore, MD 21231

The shops are offering a free cup of coffee from 7 a.m. to noon or while supplies last, as well as other surprises, writes Eater.com There is at least one coffee shop participating in each state during the Netflix promotion. In Maryland, there is one coffee shop outside Baltimore participating — Bump 'n Grind at 1200 East-West Highway in Silver Spring — bringing the state's total to six stores involved in the event.

Netflix's "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life" will be available for streaming on Nov. 25.

The "Gilmore Girls" revival will consist of four 90-minute episodes that take place in the present, about nine years after the original series ended. Each episode will cover a different season of the year.

—By Tim Darnell (Patch Staff)

Photo provided by Saeed Adyani/Netflix.