Obama & Bono Meet For Lunch In NYC

Now that Obama is no longer the President of the United States, he has some spare time to enjoy his post-White House days. 

Just a few weeks ago, The Obamas went on vacation to Richard Branson's private island and now it seems that he's catching up with some pals and adding casual lunches to his 'to do' list. 

According to reports, Barack, Michelle and Bono were spotted in Manhattan's Upland, where they allegedly had a private dining room in the restaurant. 

Some lucky diners managed to spot Mr and Mrs Obama exiting the restaurant. 

#powerlunch w/ @karanilanraymond & @lindseybono & @michelleobama & #presidentobama #nyc #upland

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This comes as no surprise, as the Obamas have been friends with the U2 frontman for many years. 

This story is better than the photo. Back in 2011, the President invited Bono and Alicia Keys to lunch in his private dining room adjacent to the Oval Office. Bono asks where he should sit. Potus says sit wherever there's a chair. Bono sees a guitar case in the corner, a campaign memento from Rock The Vote event. Bono quickly tunes the guitar and starts playing/singing Norwegian Wood by the Beatles. Why? Because the second verse goes like this: "She asked me to stay And she told me to sit anywhere So I looked around And I noticed there wasn't a chair" In the midst of this, the President looks back at me and says, "How cool is this?"

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Bono managed to avoid the paparazzi on this encounter, but according to reports he was there.