UPPER EAST SIDE

North-South boundary: E. 110th St. to E. 59th St.
East-West boundary: Fifth Ave. to Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive
Neighborhoods: Upper East Side, Lenox Hill, Yorkville, Carnegie Hill, parts of East Harlem

FEATURED EPISODES

Seasons: One • Two • Three • Four • Five • Six • Seven • Eight • Nine

Lee’s Market (NOW CLOSED)
1494 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
This was the bodega where Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, wandering the aisles one day in the late 1980’s, came up with the groundbreaking concept of “a show about nothing” that translated into their hit series.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
“The Robbery”
Elaine goes shopping at Bloomingdale’s waiting for Jerry’s shower to heat up, when the apartment is robbed.

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Westbury Hotel (NOW CLOSED)
15 E. 69th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Jacket”
Where Jerry and George are stuck in the hotel lobby, in the world’s most awkward conversation with Elaine’s father Alton.

Roxanne’s Apartment
First Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
“The Apartment”
Roxanne’s apartment is on the marathon route, between 59th and 127th Sts. Jerry, Elaine and Jerry visit here for brunch and to watch the marathon.

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Smithers Clinic (NOW CLOSED)
William Goadby Loew House, 56 E. 93rd St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
“The Pez Dispenser”
Richie checks himself into the clinic after the intervention (specifically when he saw Jerry’s Pez dispenser), and becomes hooked on the candy.

Metropolitan Hospital Center
1901 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
“The Suicide”
Where Jerry’s neighbor Martin is checked in after his suicide attempt, and Newman spills the beans on Jerry and Gina’s relationship. Elaine begins seeing hallucinations due to fasting, and attacks Newman for a Drake’s coffee cake (the full-size one).

Catch A Rising Star (NOW CLOSED)
1487 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Boyfriend”
Jerry invites Keith Hernandez to a show of his on the East side, likely at this regular club of Jerry’s in the early 1990’s.

Keith Hernandez’s apartment
Upper East Side, New York, NEW YORK (map)
“The Boyfriend”
Keith mentions to Jerry that he lives on the East Side, and later has the audacity to ask Jerry to help him move, even though he has a ton of complicated furniture, and lives in a three-storey brownstone with no elevator.

Fitzpatrick’s
1641 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Boyfriend”
Elaine goes on a date with Keith Hernandez, who talks about Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, and whether he can reach “home plate” with her.

The Armstrong’s
1067 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Letter”
The new owners of “The Kramer” host the real Kramer for dinner, to learn about the “grotesque” figure now prominent in their dining room.

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Russell Dalrymple’s condo
1125 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Watch”
George barges in on Russell and a date having dinner, getting the pilot back for $8000, $5000 below the original offer. This is the same building exterior as Beth’s apartment in “The Wait Out,” and Heather’s apartment in “The Chicken Roaster.”

Metropolitan Hospital Center
1901 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
“The Contest”
Estelle is checked in here after she throws out her back from falling in shock of seeing George pleasure himself, and where George discovers the beautiful patient next door.

Catch A Rising Star (NOW CLOSED)
1487 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Movie”
Jerry misses his set slot due to his delayed taxi, and his slot is given to Pat Buckles. Catch A Rising Star moved from this location to 253 W. 28th St. in the late 1990s, as shown in “The Butter Shave.”

Russell Dalrymple’s condo
1125 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Shoes”
Where George “got a good look” at Russell’s daughter, Molly’s, cleavage, thus putting a major hamper on the pilot’s survival. Jerry: “There was cleavage in the area! It’s a reflex, cleavage-poke!” This is the same building exterior as Beth’s apartment in “The Wait Out,” and Heather’s apartment in “The Chicken Roaster.”

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Westbury Hotel (NOW CLOSED)
15 E. 69th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Barber”
Elaine hosts her bachelor auction here, being forced to resort to Kramer as a bachelor after Jerry’s awful haircut forces him out as a participant.

Poppie’s (NOT REAL)
1394 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Pie”
Jerry catches Poppie not washing his hands (“Poppie’s…a little sloppy”)…and then refuses to try his pizza, in a similar fashion to Audrey’s refusal of his apple pie. Audrey takes a reservation and says that Poppie’s is on 77th Street, but the exterior is actually on Third at 79th. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Raincoats”
Aaron takes Helen and Morty on a behind the scenes tour…conspicuously without Elaine. Morty believes Monet had to be near-sighted, and was painting without his glasses (Jerry: “he’s from the impressionist school…you know, Monet, Manet, Tippy-Tippy-Day-Day”). Also where Aaron claims Helen responded to Renoir and how he painted children.

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Poppie’s (NOT REAL)
1394 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Couch”
Kramer announces he and Poppie are going into business of customers making their own pizza, but have a falling out when Poppie refuses to let Kramer put cucumber on his pizza. Elaine empties the place after finding out Poppie is staunchly pro-life. As noted in “The Pie,” Poppie’s is said to be on 77th Street, but the exterior is actually on Third at 79th. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Couch”
Kramer visits Poppie after his breakdown at the restaurant, giving gifts of chili and wine from Jerry and Elaine to him, which he quickly dismisses as hazardous to his health.

Mrs. Enright’s apartment
1049 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Gymnast”
George eats a used eclair from the garbage of his girlfriend Lindsay’s mother, and later emerges from her bathroom shirtless after trying to solve a 3D art poster. Thanks Erkan B. for the tip!

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
“The Soup”
Kelly tells Elaine and Jerry that Bloomingdale’s ordered her funky hairclips, so she no longer needs to work as a waitress at Monk’s Café.

Nilo Cleaners (NOW CLOSED)
1173 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Secretary”
Jerry drops off his hound’s tooth jacket and mother’s fur coat for storage…but it ends up being worn by his dry cleaner Willy and his wife Donna.

Barneys New York
660 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
“The Secretary”
Elaine buys a dress she finds stunning, but at home, looked like she was “carrying twins,” apparently due to “skinny mirrors.” She later wears a dress out on the street, looking for a “non-partisan” mirror, and is forced to buy because of salt stains she tracks on the dress. Kramer goes to buy super hydrating, triple action total protection moisturizer with UVA, but it spills inside his suit and smudges out Uma Thurman’s number (“wait till Uma smells this UVA”). Kramer later sells his suit to Bania for $300, but has nothing to wear out of the store.

Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Race”
George tells Lois he is the architect that created the new addition to the Guggenheim.

Beach Café
1326 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Switch”
Babs Kramer works here as a matron…and reveals Kramer’s first name for the first time in front of George. George later tries bribing her to spy on Nina, but backfires when Babs quits to go into business with her son.

Manhattan East Dental Plaza
225 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
“The Jimmy”
Dr. Whatley’s “adults only” dentist office is here, where he provides adult magazines in his waiting room. Jerry is put under…and may or may not have been sexually harassed. Kramer is later put under…and the Novocaine makes him appear mentally handicapped. This is the same location as the “Manhattan East Medical Offices” from “The Fusilli Jerry,” but the building name and address were altered.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Fusilli Jerry”
Where Estelle gets her “eye job” done, and Kramer gives her a ride home (where he may or may not have “stopped short” with her). Thanks to the “Assman” plate, Kramer gets to park in the doctor’s lot, being a respected proctologist and all.

Manhattan East Medical Offices
225 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
“The Fusilli Jerry”
Where Frank visits Dr. Cooperman for his “million-to-one shot” proctological exam to remove the “fusilli Jerry.”

Upper East Side
New York, NEW YORK
“The Face Painter”
Kramer claims that if Jerry does not want to thank Alec for the Ranger tickets, and thus be a part of society, “why don’t you just get in your car and move to the East Side!?!”

Ruby Nail Salon (NOW CLOSED)
1179 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Understudy”
Elaine hires Frank to secretly translate her gossipy Korean estheticians, and Frank finds Kim, his lost love, but she dumps him when he tries stopping short. The sign on the set across from the salon has the address reading 449 Columbus Ave., but the establishing shot features Lexington Ave.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Understudy”
Where Bette stays to recover from George’s collision during their softball game, and where Kramer comes to stay with her, and present her with “Macaroni Midler.”

JoJo
160 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
“The Understudy”
Elaine and Peterman have dinner together, where they discuss the elaborate backstories of their respective clothing.

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Fitzpatrick’s
1641 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Hot Tub”
George takes out those “bastards” and “sons of bitches” from the Houston Astros organization out to the bar.

City Cinemas 1, 2 & 3
1001 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 59th Street (4,5,6)
“The Soup Nazi”
Jerry and “Schmoopie” decide to go to the theatre at Third Ave. and E. 61st St. with George and Susan, after George recommends the theatre at 84th and Broadway (likely the gang’s usual theatre, the Loews Paragon at 2310 Broadway). City Cinemas is the closest theatre to Third and 61st, just one block south.

Metropolitan Museum Of Art
1000 Fifth Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Pool Guy”
Elaine invites Jerry and George to a historical clothing exhibit at The Met (“what Mary Todd wore to Lincoln’s funeral”), but ends up taking Susan and “colliding” George’s worlds.

Pasteur Pharmacy
806 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue -63rd Street (F)
“The Sponge”
Elaine finds the final case of the Today Sponges during her “25 block radius hard target search”…taking three…no, ten…no, twenty…no, twenty five…yeah, just give me the whole case.

Sotheby’s
1334 York Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Bottle Deposit”
Desperate to outbid her nemesis Sue Ellen Mischke, Elaine spends $20,000 on the John F. Kennedy golf clubs for Mr. Peterman instead of the approved $10,000.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Bottle Deposit”
George is sent here by Mr. Steinbrenner for mental health issues, where he runs into Pop and Deena.

JoJo
160 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
“The Wait Out”
Jerry goes for dinner with Beth Lookner, to make sure she knows “he’s there” for her following her divorce.

Beth Lookner’s apartment
1125 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Wait Out”
George shows up at Beth’s, roughed up after a scrap with Jerry, to apologize for his comment that ended her marriage and try to salvage the relationship, much to Jerry’s chagrin. This is the same building exterior as Russell’s condo in “The Watch” and “The Shoes,” and Heather’s apartment in “The Chicken Roaster.”

Melody Stationers (NOW CLOSED)
1070 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Invitations”
This is the infamous store where George buys the dreaded cheap wedding invitations, which result in Susan’s untimely ultimate demise.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Invitations”
George is informed of Susan’s death, prompting his reaction of “repressed jubilation.” The awning in the establishing shot says 685 E. 25th St., however, it is implied to be same hospital as “The Summer Of George,” which shows the true correct address.

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Tiramisu
1410 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Bizarro Jerry”
Jerry meets Elaine’s friend Gillian…who he discovers has enormous “man hands.”

Beekman Theatre (NOW CLOSED)
1254 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Little Kicks”
George gets arrested for bootlegging, as Kramer tells Jerry: “He went down at the Beekman…he tried to lam, but they cheesed him!”

Barneys New York
660 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 5th Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
“The Chicken Roaster”
Elaine takes George out to lunch as a “business expense,” then takes him here to shop on the J. Peterman account, where he gets a sable hat and meets Heather, a saleswoman.

Heather’s apartment
1125 Park Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Chicken Roaster”
George does a leave-behind of the sable hat in order to get a follow-up call…which ends up costing Elaine $8000 for using her expense account for personal items. This is the same building exterior as Russell’s condo in “The Watch” and “The Shoes,” and Beth’s apartment in “The Wait Out.”

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
“The Money”
Helen recommends Jerry give up his comedy career and join the Bloomingdale’s Executive Training Program to make more money.

Beach Café
1326 Second Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Money”
George takes out Elaine, Frank and Estelle, just to “spend money on people I care about,” and discovers that his parents are splurging their savings.

Sutton Tennis Club
488 E. 60th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 59th Street (4,5,6)
“The Comeback”
Jerry witnesses Milos’ awful tennis, and later plays against him to impress his wife Patty. Kramer tries annulling his will with the lawyer Mr. Shelbach, but ends up getting repeatedly beaned with the tennis ball machine, putting him into a temporary coma. Jerry plays here instead of their usual New York Health & Racquet Club, as George used up all of his guest passes.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
“The Van Buren Boys”
Kramer and George once again recommend that Jerry join the Bloomingdale’s Executive Training Program.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The English Patient”
Jerry visits Izzy Mandelbaum, who is visiting his back specialist at the hospital (in room 203), and is later somewhat responsible for his son and father being hospitalized as well.

Metropolitan Hospital Center
1901 First Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
“The English Patient”
Neil (a.k.a. Mr. Peanut) is checked in here, where he declares himself as “the winner” over George for Danielle’s affection.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
“The Yada Yada”
Marcy reveals she stole a Piaget watch, and then got a massage and facial on the 5th floor, and skipped out on the bill: “I was on Third Ave., minding my own business, and yada yada yada, I got a free massage and a facial.”

Manhattan East Dental Plaza
225 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
“The Yada Yada”
Jerry visits the newly-Jewish Dr. Whatley, who defends his repeated use of Jewish jokes so quickly into his conversion. This is the same location as the “Manhattan East Medical Offices” from “The Fusilli Jerry,” but the building name and address were altered.

Melody Stationers (NOW CLOSED)
1070 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Summer Of George”
George returns to the infamous invitations store, this time to buy premium super glossy invitations for Jerry and Lanette’s dinner party.

New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center (now New York-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center)
525 E. 68th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Summer Of George”
George is admitted to the hospital for extensive trauma to his legs, due to a state of extreme atrophy due to inactivity. George later is forced to rehab his legs, but is ignored by his physical therapist for Elaine’s coworker Sam, teaching her to “walk” while swinging her arms.

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JoJo
160 E. 64th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 63rd Street (F)
“The Junk Mail”
Elaine goes for dinner with Puddy, where he berates her for dumping him over a TV pitchman, and tells her he’s not taking her back.

Baskin Robbins
1392 Lexington Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 86th Street (4,5,6)
“The Apology”
Jason Hanke refuses to apologize to George for the neckhole incident, sending George into a tiff and eventually making Hanke snap and run for the rum raisin and daiquiri ice flavours. The closest Baskin Robbins to TV Jerry is at this address.

J.G. Melon
1291 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 77th Street (6)
“The Dealership”
Kramer and Rick pass by here on Kramer’s “test drive” through Manhattan.

Bloomingdale’s
1000 Third Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: Lexington Avenue – 59th Street (N,Q,R)
“The Reverse Peephole”
Elaine wants to buy Joe Mayo a massage chair from here as a housewarming gift from the gang, but George vows to buy it for less from another retailer.

Mount Sinai Hospital (now Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai)
1425 Madison Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 96th Street (6)
“The Burning”
Kramer and Mickey work as actors portraying symptoms, resulting in them fighting over who gets to have gonorrhea.

Sotheby’s
1334 York Ave., New York, NEW YORK (map)
nearest subway: 68th Street – Hunter College (6)
“The Frogger”
Elaine is seen searching through Sotheby’s auction listings to try and replace Mr. Peterman’s antique cake he bought from here (Kramer: “Sotheby’s…they make good cake!”).

Puerto Rican Day Parade
Fifth Ave., between E. 44th St. and E. 86th St., New York, NEW YORK (map)
“The Puerto Rican Day”
Jerry’s car gets stuck along Fifth Avenue, with the gang struggling to get back home after going to a Mets game.

Keith Hernandez’s apartment
Upper East Side, New York, NEW YORK (map)
“The Finale”
Keith Hernandez is seen leaving his apartment for the gang’s trial in Massachusetts.

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