The Chef Amazing Charts · November 2026
Made famous on screen
25 real restaurants people go to because of a movie or a show, and every one of them still open: the deli from When Harry Met Sally..., the beef stand behind The Bear, the diner from Seinfeld, the Hanoi table where Obama and Bourdain had bún chả. The scene, what to order, and how to get a seat.
1
Katz's Delicatessen
Meg Ryan fakes it at a corner table and the woman next to her says "I'll have what she's having." The table has a sign over it now.
Get: Pastrami on rye, hand-cut, with a full sour pickle and a cream soda
2
Mr. Beef on Orleans
The real Italian beef stand behind the Berzattos' family shop. Its owner's son, Chris Zucchero, is a friend of the show's creator, and the opening shots were filmed here.
Get: An Italian beef, dipped, with hot giardiniera (say "hot, dipped")
3
Tom's Restaurant
Its neon sign is the outside of Monk's Café, where Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer argue about nothing. (The inside was a Los Angeles set; Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" is about the same place.)
Get: A cheeseburger deluxe and a black-and-white milkshake in a booth
4
L'Antica Pizzeria da Michele
Julia Roberts eats a margherita and announces she's in a relationship with her pizza. The scene was shot here.
Get: The margherita with double mozzarella, as in the film (there are only two pizzas: margherita and marinara)
5
Café des Deux Moulins
Amélie Poulain waits tables here, and she can't resist cracking the top of a crème brûlée with a spoon.
Get: The crème brûlée (it's named for her on the menu); crack it like she does
6
Bún Chả Hương Liên
Get: The "Combo Obama": bún chả, a fried seafood roll and a Hanoi beer
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Musso & Frank Grill
Get: A martini with its sidecar on ice at the bar, or the whiskey sour from the film; flannel cakes at lunch
10
Magnolia Bakery
Get: The banana pudding, and a vanilla cupcake with pink buttercream for the photo
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Sukiyabashi Jiro
Get: The omakase, about 20 pieces in half an hour; eat each piece the moment it's set down
15
Café Sperl
Get: A Melange and a slice of the Sperl torte (almond and chocolate)
16
Gonpachi Nishi-Azabu
Get: Handmade soba and yakitori off the robata
17
Raan Jay Fai
Get: The crab omelet, and drunken noodles with seafood
18
Osteria Francescana
Get: The tasting menu, which still ends with "Oops! I dropped the lemon tart"
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The Prince's Head
Get: A pint and fish and chips, on the green if it's sunny
21
Victor Cafe
Get: Dinner with a song: the waiters are trained opera singers and one sings an aria about every 20 minutes
22
Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice
Get: Steamed chicken rice with the chilli and ginger
23A photo like it
Terra Nera
Get: Truffle linguine, or the carbonara, at a table looking at Emily's building
24
The Whistle Stop Cafe
Get: Fried green tomatoes, then fried chicken and a slice of pie
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How Chef picked
Places people really travel to because of a scene, and that are worth the trip for the food too. Chef started with our own city guides, then read this year's press and location guides for each one, and checked every place is open and serving (November 8, 2026). Places that have closed, and sets that were never real restaurants, were left out. Each page lists the sources.
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Photos of the places from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each page; "a photo like it" is the same kind of food, not that place. No film stills. Chef Amazing is not connected to any of these films, shows or restaurants and is not paid by them.
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