ITINERARY: DAY THREE

Today we’ll venture from the comfort of the Plaza Hotel for breakfast and visit H&H Bagels, located at 639 West 46^th St. In the Upper West Side. It’s a favourite of many Upper West Siders, including one such Cosmo Kramer. After years of wondering exactly what Kramer did for a living, audiences discovered in the show’s final season that he in fact works at the bagel bakery, but has been on strike for the last 12 years. Now that the strike has finally settled, Kramer returns to work.




Jerry Seinfeld speaking with David Letterman
on the Late Show



After breakfast, we’ll head over for the taping of the Late Show with David Letterman. Now, despite the fact that on Seinfeld, Jerry only ever did his stand-up on the Tonight Show, which is hosted by Jay Leno down in L.A., this visit is still in keeping with our Seinfeld theme: out of character, Jerry Seinfeld often performs on and interviews with Letterman.

A taping of the Late Show is almost an all-day event. The taping itself starts at 5:00pm, but you need to wait in multiple lines for tickets. Once you have your tickets, you’re allowed to venture off for a bit, but it is advised to stay close by to the theatre, as you’ll need to be seated well before 5:00pm. The Late Show with David Letterman is filmed at the Ed Sullivan Theatre, located at 1697-1699 Broadway Ave. In the time we are allotted to leave the theatre before the taping, my Dad and I plan to take in the sights of Broadway and specifically, Times Square, located a stone’s throw away from the theatre.

After Letterman, my Dad and I will venture over to one of the many “Original Soup Man” restaurants, a chain started by the man who inspired Seinfeld’s Soup Nazi, Ali "Al" Yeganeh. We’ll make sure to abide by his posted rules to avoid him bellowing “No soup for you!” and ejecting us from his restaurant.

Soup Nazi's Rules:

1. Pick the soup you want.
2. Have your money ready.
3. Move to the extreme left after ordering.
4. Do not mention the word "Nazi" (an added rule, created after the Seinfeld episode).