Science fictionis a genre ofspeculation and imagination. A wonder of the stars begets the want of space travel. Manual labor was made more efficient with the inception of machines. Before, the computer was reserved for scientists in a laboratory. Now, there’s a computer in every home and pant’s pocket. Compound devices and multitasking tools have simplified life’s daily tasks. For any problem, there is a solution not yet invented. When reality is humdrum, science fictionplays with the possibilities, tests the theories, cements the laws, fashions worlds uncharted. Covering new ground, moving towards the future, which seems uncertain, while being informed by the past and present, which is certain, gives an optimistic comfort and awareness. Of the places one can go, there exists some familiarity with each step taken. Steps are soon replaced with tastes,a cultural palate for ideasexchangedover a good mealin some of the finest (strangest) restaurants the known universe has to offer.
8Wu’s Diamond Garden Seafood Restaurant - Men in Black 3 (2012)
Wu’s Diamond Garden Seafood Restaurant fromMen in Black 3is the perfect establishment to house aliens. Most of the Earth’s oceans are unexplored; there’s bound to be undiscovered species lurking beneath the waters. Mr. Wu is the proprietor of the Chinese restaurant, serving extraterrestrial dishes with an extraterrestrial staff. MIB agents K (Tommy Lee Jones) and J (Will Smith) are there to arrest Mr. Wu for an interstellar health code violation, but they end up having a shootout for their takeout.
7Le Vrai - The Matrix (1999)
The Matrixrestaurant Le Vrai has an ironic name meaning “The Real” in French. Neo, Morpheus, and Trinity are trying to reach the Keymaster to access the mainframe of the Matrix, the Source. They meet the Merovingian or the Frenchman, an old program, and his wife Persephone, discussing the illusion of choice. The Merovingian derives pleasure in trafficking information, waxing poetic about the semblance of reality, arguing that feeling overcomes reason itself. Therefore, control isn’t real; only the power to cause and effect. All this philosophizing to say, let them eat cake!
6Restaurant at the End of the Universe - The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
A space highway for faster-than-light travel is being constructed, but the Earth must be destroyed to make room for it. Arthur and Tricia are the only humans spared as they embark on an intergalactic journey. Joined by a colorful crew, they learn the secret to life, the universe, and everything. After their adventure comes to a close, they decide to have lunch at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. DespiteThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxynever showing the restaurant and teasing a sequel, one might expect a retro-futuristic diner.
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5The Last Resort - Total Recall (1990)
The Last Resort inTotal Recallis a two-story dive bar and restaurant, home to all walks of life on Venusville. Last Resort also functions as a brothel wherea woman with three breastsis a popular sex worker. The architecture borrows styles from the space western and cyberpunk genres. Inside is a lively atmosphere, if you don’t mind the planet’s air pollution and radiation.
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4The White Dragon Noodle Bar - Blade Runner (1982)
The White Dragon Noodle Bar is part of the opening scene ofBlade Runner. After witnessing the beautiful dream and callous nightmare of the future city of 2019 Los Angeles, Rick Deckard sits down for a bowl of noodles. He gets interrupted and enlisted again as a blade runner to track down and retire escaped replicants. A man can’t work on an empty stomach, so Deckard eats on the way to begin his search for needles in a haystack.
3The Korova Milk Bar - A Clockwork Orange (1971)
The Korova Milk Bar is the hotspot for young droogs Alex, Dim, George, and Pete inA Clockwork Orange. They get intoxicated by spiked milk-plus before engaging in some ultra-violence. The decor screams avant-garde sixties, but Alex’s gaze screams louder. Rambunctious, raunchy, and radical revelry paints the world black thanks to the enabling establishment of Korova.
2Mos Eisley Cantina - Star Wars (1977)
Mos Eisley Cantina isa spaceport town baron the planet Tatooine inStar Wars. The stomping ground, a “wretched hive of scum and villainy” according to Ben Kenobi, welcomes all kinds of alien species, most of them criminals. The only customers not allowed inside at the time were droids. The cantina also introduced us to the first use of a lightsaber, the smugglers Han Solo and Chewbacca, and the jazz band’s one-hit wonder.
1Lou’s Cafe - Back to the Future (1985)
Lou’s Cafe is where all the kids hung out after school in 1955 Hill Valley. It’s the place where Marty McFly meets his high-school-aged father George McFly and helps him ask out his mother Lorraine on a date.Back to the Futureshowed how people and things can be a product of their time, but it also showed how timeless it is in a simpler time worth savoring.
