Katz’s Delicatessen’s own press archive connects Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal with the When Harry Met Sally scene and their later recreation of it. The restaurant is an actual operating business, so visiting the location means following its normal customer arrangements rather than expecting a film-set tour.
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Katz’s Delicatessen’s own press archive connects Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal with the When Harry Met Sally scene and their later recreation of it. The restaurant is an actual operating business, so visiting the location means following its normal customer arrangements rather than expecting a film-set tour.
Explore 3 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Katz’s Delicatessen’s own press archive connects Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal with the When Harry Met Sally scene and their later recreation of it. The restaurant is an actual operating business, so visiting the location means following its normal customer arrangements rather than expecting a film-set tour.
katzsdelicatessen.com — reference ↗︎
Check current opening and access arrangements. Area markers are not exact filming or building pins; respect private properties.
Open street map ↗︎Harry and Sally's lunch at Katz's
Katz's marks the film's celebrated lunch scene and commemorates the production connection inside the restaurant.
Katz's Delicatessen — When Harry Met Sally anniversary ↗︎Teachers College, Columbia — iconic New York filming locations ↗︎
205 East Houston Street, New York, NY 10002
Open street map ↗︎Harry and Sally arrive in New York at Washington Square
Their drive from Chicago reaches New York at Washington Square Park. The pin marks the arch as the stable public landmark, not an exact camera position.
Teachers College, Columbia — iconic New York filming locations ↗︎
Washington Square North, New York, NY 10012
Open street map ↗︎Follow the work through its real places.
Rob Reiner
Street corners, fire escapes and subway rhythms. A city to read at walking pace.
Last page first: read the film Harry’s way, from what each place is now back to the scene.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Carrie Fisher was an American actress, writer and screenwriter. Born on 21 October 1956, this profile follows Carrie Fisher through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Blues Brothers (1980), When Harry Met Sally... (1989) and Maps to the Stars (2014). The location trail reaches Hollywood Palladium, Former Elwood apartment site and Former Soul Food Cafe filming block, with existing stories in Chicago. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Rob Reiner was an American filmmaker and actor. Born on 6 March 1947, this profile follows Rob Reiner through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include When Harry Met Sally... (1989). The location trail reaches Katz's Delicatessen and Washington Square Arch. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Billy Crystal is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, director and television presenter. Born on 14 March 1948, this profile follows Billy Crystal through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include When Harry Met Sally... (1989). The location trail reaches Katz's Delicatessen and Washington Square Arch. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
