Appearance
in Seinfeld
This diner is best known
as Monk's Cafe, featured in Seinfeld. Sorry,
the interior wasnt shot here (it actually looks nothing
alike, as seen below), but Tom's is used for the exterior.
The whole restaurant was remodeled sometime later, which
accounts for different-colored paneling outside.
Also, you might notice sometime it seems like they deliberately
cut out 'Toms' in the name. They cropped out the name
later to avoid paying royalties, altough you can still
see the name in early episodes.
Inside the Real Tom's
vs Seinfeld Set:
Here's a picture of inside the real Tom's Restaurant
and Seinfeld's Monks Cafe .
Location:
Tom's restaurant is located in
Morningside Heights, Manhattan, New York City; just northwest
of Central Park and south of Harlem. Its also located
near Columbia University, where many of the students go
to eat.
The actual address is 2880 Broadway Ave,
and it's at the intersection of W 112th street and Broadway
Ave. The GPS of it is 40°48'19.38"N Latitude
and 73°57'56.10"W Longitude. They are open 6AM
- 1:30AM Sunday-Wendnesday; 24-hrs Thursday-Saturday;
phone: (212) 864-6137. Map/directions here.
Customer Experiences:
Altough experiences are somewhat divided,
most people agree it isnt a very good diner. The food
is decent and cheap, but the employees rude and the orders
wrong. Check out actual reviews here.
Other Fame
Other than Seinfeld, Tom's was the inspiration for Suzanne
Vega's single, Tom's
Diner. |
