12 Movie Restaurants And Bars You Can Really Go To

A ton of movies and TV shows use sound stages to get their shots, but many of them also shoot in real locations. You may not even realize it, but you can actually physically visit a lot of the bars and restaurants that have been featured in your favorite films. They might look a little different, or even have a different name, but they exist and are open for business like they were before they got their fifteen minutes of fame. Many of these are great spots in their own right, but they're also good for an Instagram shot if you're big on the film trivia. Here are 12 places you should totally visit if you're a TV addict or film buff (or both).

12 Cafe Lalo

You might recognize NYC's Cafe Lalo from the Nora Ephron classic You've Got Mail. This spot is where Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks' characters finally meet. The cafe is the self-proclaimed "most famous cafe in NYC." The upper west side spot has all kinds of food but this area is particularly known for desserts like pies, macarons, cake, etc. The spot is open late for the neighborhood which makes it pretty popular as well.

11 New York Grill

Are you a fan of Lost in Translation? You probably are since it was a super popular film a while ago. You can visit The New York Grill at the Park Hyatt in Tokyo, which was a huge part of the movie. The restaurant is where Bill Murray's character Bob meets Scarlett Johansson's character Charlotte for the first time. The bar is located on the 52nd floor of the hotel so the views are pretty crazy. And they really have bands play like they do in the movie, so that's always fun too.

10 La Sirenita

Remember the Brazilian restaurant from Bridesmaids where Annie takes the ladies? Of course you do. If you don't, you can refresh your memory with the subsequent scenes where everyone, ahem, has to use the bathroom. You can go there too, but it's actually a Mexican food spot in Van Nuys, not a Brazilian restaurant. It has pretty good reviews on Yelp, especially for the mariachi band.

9 Bar de la Marine

Calling all Love Actually fans. Colin Firth's character Jamie goes looking for his Portuguese love Aurelia, and he finds her at Bar de la Marine in Portugal. The restaurant really exists, but it's actually located in Marseille France. It looks the same however, so it's sure to evoke those cute memories of Jamie professing his love in Aurelia's native tongue.

8 Serendipity 3

Serendipity 3 is the New York ice cream shop featured in the film by the same title, minus the 3. The upper east side joint is known for its outlandish prices and long wait times to get in. The shop serves one ice cream dish that will cost you $1,000, thanks to its rare chocolate and 23 carat gold topping. If for some reason you plan on indulging in this bad boy, keep in mind that it has to be ordered two days in advance. They're mostly known for their desserts but they also have a really expensive hamburger.

7 21 Club

The 21 Club from the 1987 film Wall Street is a real-life sophisticated spot that has welcomed famous guests over the years like Alfred Hitchcock, Dorothy Parker, Humphrey Bogart, and Harrison Ford. The former speakeasy is located in New York and serves classic American food like steak and seafood, and you've most likely heard of it.

6 Holsen's

Holsen's was featured on HBO's The Sopranos. The New Jersey spot is a family friendly diner that appeared in the very final scene. After the finale's airing, the restaurant put up framed photos of the cast and crew on the walls, and you can even sit in the same booth that the Sopranos did. As for the food, you can expect onion rings, ice cream, milkshakes, and candy. It's probably a good idea to go hungry (or even starving).

5 The Bluebird Cafe

Fans of the (recently cancelled - sob) TV show Nashville are obviously super familiar with the Bluebird Cafe where many country stars sing songs to the intimate bar crowd. It's actually a real place that is a huge part of the country music scene in the city, and you can go in real life, too. In addition to actors like Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere taking the stage for the show, stars like Garth Brooks and Taylor Swift have performed there.

4 Voltaire

The Voltaire from Pretty Woman really exists in Beverly Hills, but it's actually called the Cicada Restaurant, and was formerly Rex Il Ristorante. The scene from the 1990 film: Julia Robert's character accidentally flings a snail across the dining room. Now that would be a little embarrassing. They don't have escargot on the real menu however, so that's one faux-pas that you won't be making there.

3 Mendl's Bakery

Mendl's Bakery was featured in Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel. The film crew actually used two different locations, and you can visit both of them, luckily. The exterior shots were from the storefront in Görlitz, Germany, while the inside shots came from a creamery in Dresden, Germany called Dresdner Molkerei Gebrüder Pfund. You can also find Mendl's baked goods at a bakery in Portland, Oregon.

2 Polider

Polider in Paris is not only featured in the film Midnight in Paris when Gil tries to get Ernest Hemingway to look over the novel he's been writing… but the real life Ernest Hemingway used to be a regular customer. The cafe has been around since 1845, has basically been unchanged since then, and is full of fascinating history. The style of cooking has been unchanged since the late 19th century and guests still sit at shared tables to enjoy the food. If you're a literary buff or fan of the Woody Allen flick, you definitely want to visit it, but of course you never need an actual reason to go to Paris -- you always want to go.

1 Katz' Deli

Maybe you've never seen When Harry Met Sally (and you should totally fix that ASAP), but either way, you're definitely familiar with the scene where Meg Ryan fakes the big o in the middle of a busy diner for Billy Crystal. Well, that diner happens to be New York's Katz' Deli, and they have a handy plaque on the table where they shot the movie to point fans in the right direction. The place has been there since 1888 so it was popular well before the movie. Their corned beef and pastrami is cured using a unique method, and you can actually have it shipped to you, which is pretty cool.