Empire State Building to host Rainforest Café pop-up
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A Rainforest Cafe will be making its way to the top of the Empire State Building at the 86th Floor Observatory – at least – temporarily.
The pop-up restaurant will make its way to the top of the most famous building in the world.
“On April Fools’ Day of this year, The Empire State Building announced on their social platforms that a new Rainforest Café would open at the top of the famed building,” a spokesperson for The Empire State Building said. “After an overwhelming response from fans online, we are pleased to announce the reality of this pop-up and officially be home to the World’s Highest Rainforest Café.”
The temporary Rainforest Café, designed to transport eaters into a tropical rainforest with life-like figures of rainforest animals, will be open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 3, to Sunday, Oct. 6.
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