ITINERARY: DAY TWO

Coney Island

Today my Dad and I will enjoy our breakfast at the Plaza before travelling over to Coney Island, located in Brooklyn. Jerry once went to Coney Island with someone he met on the subway – a naked Met’s fan. He ended up at Nathan’s and that is exactly where my Dad and I plan on going.  Nathan’s Famous is a world famous restaurant, known for its hot dogs. It is here that the hot dog was first introduced, at the World’s Fair.

After stuffing our faces and taking in some rides and games, we’ll head back to Manhattan and cab down to 1^st and First, or as Jerry would call it, the “nexus of the universe”. This intersection of New York is thriving with restaurants, entertainment, and shopping. It’ll be fun to take in the atmosphere and buy a few keepsakes.

We’ll head back to the hotel, freshen up, and then make our way down to Seinfeld character Kenny Bania’s favourite restaurant, Mendy’s, for dinner. We’ll visit the one at 10 Rockefeller Plaza, right next to 30 Rock, NBC’s studios (Seinfeld’s studio, of course).

Here’s the well-known Seinfeld clip where Bania and Jerry and ordering at Mendy’s. Jerry has agreed to take Bania out for a meal to thank him for the new Armani suit Bania gave him. However, Bania orders a soup, claiming it doesn’t count as a meal, and expects Jerry to take him out again for a real meal. People still argue about whether or not soup is a meal. What do you think?

Elaine with JujyFruits

After dinner , I would have loved to have gone to the Regency Theatre, a frequented movie theatre of the Fab Four, but it unfortunately shut its doors in February 1999. This was the theatre where Newman caught Jerry making out during Schindler’s List and where Elaine opted to buy some JujyFruit after discovering her boyfriend was in a car accident. It would have been great to see a movie there, but we’ll settle with watching one at the new Cineplex Odeon Biograph Cinema, located at 225 West 57^th St. This revival theatre’s movies are operated by the Regency’s former manager and programmer, Frank Rowley. Hopefully it’ll provide the same comforting feel the Regency seemed to offer to the Seinfeld characters.