Hawkins, Indiana is setting up shop in Manhattan. Bucket Listers plans to launch “Stranger Things: The Diner,” an immersive dining experience themed around the Netflix drama, with bookings opening later this fall and seatings running through early 2027.
The concept comes from Bucket Listers, the company that will be the exclusive seller of tickets, according to amNewYork. Each 90-minute session will give guests access to scenes from the show, along with surprises and photo-worthy moments scattered throughout the space. Every ticket comes with a $10 food credit, and diners can spend extra on additional Stranger Things-themed food, drinks and merchandise beyond that credit.
Derek Berry, president of experiences at Bucket Listers, framed the Manhattan launch as a new chapter for fans of the series. “Our goal is to give fans a new way to experience the beloved story,” Berry said, per the same report. No exact address has been released yet, and Bucket Listers has opened a waitlist so fans can be first in line when tickets officially go on sale.
Not New York's First Trip to Hawkins
This won't be the first time Stranger Things has taken over a New York venue. A previous immersive experience ran at the Duggal Greenhouse in Brooklyn from May 7 through September 4, 2022, according to Fever, which listed the event. That version combined a one-hour immersive segment with an open-ended free-roam area called the Mix-Tape, featuring Hawkins Lab, show-inspired sets, interactive performers, food, drinks, merchandise and photo ops.
The new Manhattan diner follows a wave of Stranger Things dining activations beyond New York. At Netflix House in Philadelphia, an Upside Down Dinner was scheduled for Sept. 25, PhillyVoice reported.
A Growing Appetite for Themed Pop-Ups
Netflix Bites also appeared as a Las Vegas pop-up ahead of the show's fifth season, featuring Stranger Things-themed dishes such as Eleven's Feast and Surfer Boy Pizza, according to a Forbes report from February 2025. Netflix House locations more broadly are built as experiential playgrounds offering games, food, interactive quests and merchandise tied to rotating Netflix franchises, with ticketed experiences themed to shows like Stranger Things, Wednesday and Squid Game, according to Event Marketer.
That trade publication also noted that live entertainment platforms including Fever and Bucket Listers are increasingly investing in permanent properties and long-term experiential residencies rather than one-off pop-ups. The U.S. immersive entertainment market is projected to reach $281 billion by 2033, per the same report, underscoring why companies keep betting on fandom-driven dining and theatrical experiences.
For now, the specifics that would help fans plan a visit, including the diner's exact Manhattan address, ticket pricing and the precise date bookings open, haven't been released. Bucket Listers' waitlist remains the only confirmed way for fans to get early word once tickets do go on sale.
