Some free coffee while you wait for the new 'Gilmore Girls'

A national Netflix promotion Wednesday morning includes two St. Paul coffee shops.

October 5, 2016 at 1:45AM
Two St. Paul coffee shops will be serving up free "Luke's" coffee Wednesday morning, courtesy of Netflix, which is bringing back "Gilmore Girls."
Two St. Paul coffee shops will be serving up free “Luke’s” coffee Wednesday morning, courtesy of Netflix, which is bringing back "Gilmore Girls." (Vince Tuss/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Are you a "Gilmore Girls" fan who always dreamed of grabbing a cup of coffee at Luke's diner? You can't go to Stars Hollow — but how about Swede Hollow?

Two St. Paul coffee shops will be serving up free "Luke's" coffee Wednesday morning, courtesy of Netflix. Witty high-speed banter peppered with obscure pop-culture references? That's up to you.

It's supposed to commemorate the 16th anniversary of the original TV show's premiere, but it's also a promotion for the new "Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life," scheduled to debut Nov. 25 on Netflix.

Two Minnesota coffee shops are among about 200 nationwide taking part: Dogwood Coffee, 825 Carleton St. in St. Paul's St. Anthony Park neighborhood, and Swede Hollow Cafe, 725 E. 7th St.

The free coffee flows from 7 a.m. to noon, although the 250 cups Netflix is providing could run out well before that.

Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel and Scott Patterson in "Gilmore Girls."
Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel and Scott Patterson in "Gilmore Girls." (Marci Schmitt — Netflix/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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