Film

You've Got Mail Walking Tour
New York

Walk the bookshops, cafes, and hidden gardens of the Upper West Side that made Nora Ephron's love letter to New York the most romantic film ever set in a neighborhood.

8 stops · 2.4 miles

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Every Stop Has a Story

The Shop Around the Corner

This storefront played Kathleen's children's bookstore, though it was really a cheese and antiques shop, and it is now a gift boutique.

Gray's Papaya

Joe and Kathleen stop at this late-night hot dog stand on Broadway, now the last Gray's Papaya still open.

Verdi Square

Joe and Kathleen keep crossing paths in this small triangular square, named for Giuseppe Verdi and overlooked by a 1904 subway entrance.

Zabar's

Joe rescues Kathleen from the 'cash only' line at this family-run food store, an Upper West Side institution since 1934.

Cafe Lalo

Kathleen waits for her mystery pen pal at this European-style cafe in one of the film's key scenes, though it has now closed for good.

Kathleen Kelly's Apartment

This brick townhouse played the outside of Kathleen's apartment, though the cozy, book-filled rooms she lives in were a set.

The 91st Street Garden

The film's final scene, set to 'Over the Rainbow', unfolds in this volunteer-tended garden inside Riverside Park.

Joe Fox's Apartment

Joe Fox's grand Riverside Drive apartment was filmed at this 1909 building, given a fake awning and a fake address.

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