Can someone please post/e-mail me the address to "Monks" (the coffee shop in Seinfeld)?
Thank you very much. DJ
Fans discuss the real-world location of Monks coffee shop, identifying it as Tom's Restaurant at 112th Street and Broadway in Manhattan, and mention a Kramer Reality Tour visiting Seinfeld locations.
Can someone please post/e-mail me the address to "Monks" (the coffee shop in Seinfeld)?
Thank you very much. DJ
It's Tom's Restaurant, at the NE corner of 112th St. and Broadway in Manhattan (in New York, of course). It's used for the exterior shots only.
If you plan to be here in New York, there's a Kramer Reality Tour that goes to notable sites such as the "real" Monk's, the "real" soup Nazi, etc. I haven't taken it, but some "Seinfeld" fans say that you shouldn't miss it when in NYC ("must-see NYC"?). It's an enterprise of Kenny Kramer (the "real" Kramer).
You can get more info about it at the "real" Kramer website, or you can call 1-800-KRAMERS.
---Alvin H. Nichter
The tour is fantastic. I've taken it twice, and I live here!
Joe
Tom's Restaurant was also the basis for the Suzanne Vega song "Tom's Diner", which she came up with when an undergrad at Barnard College.
I think it is at 112th Street & Broadway. And, as you probably already know, it's real name is Tom's Restaurant.