One of the most interesting things I like to do in New York is to visit places that featured in my favorite movies that took place in the city. One film that got famous for being shot almost entirely in the Upper West Side is You’ve Got Mail (1998), with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
Probably one of the most memorable scenes of the movie is when Tom Hanks’ character finds out that the woman with whom he’s been exchanging e-mails is Meg Ryan’s characters, his business nemesis. He doesn’t tell her that it’s him, so she thinks she’s been stood up. That whole scene was shot at Cafe Lalo, at 201 West 83rd Street.
I’ve been there twice and the food is really good! They have a wide range of options and the pastries and the quiches are delicious. It’s actually smaller than I thought, but the atmosphere is nice.
So, if you like to feel as if you were in the movie, it’s a great choice while you’re in New York. Here is the scene I’m talking about, in case you don’t remember:
