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A Famous Hangout

At tiny Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, it can be difficult to find a seat, but once you do, you'll almost surely be sitting in a spot once occupied by someone famous.

© 2005 Kim Knox Beckius, licensed to About.com.

There's a very good chance that someone even more famous than my daughter once sat in your seat. Louis' Lunch is located just around the corner from Yale University, the alma mater of film and television stars including Jodie Foster, Sigourney Weaver, Claire Danes, Jennifer Connelly, Holly Hunter and Paul Newman; dozens of Nobel laureates and Pulitzer prize winners; and four of the last seven U.S. presidents.

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• Head to Louis' Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut, for a Taste of History
• On the Menu
• A True Original
• Into the Fire
• No Buns, No Ketchup, No Whining
• A Famous Hangout