In When Harry Met Sally..., Katz’s Delicatessen hosts the famous fake-orgasm scene. Sally demonstrates to Harry that a woman can convincingly pretend to enjoy sex while they sit at a table in the Lower East Side deli.
The scene ends with Sally’s memorable performance and an older diner’s request for “what she’s having,” a line spoken by actress Estelle Reiner. The moment became one of the most quoted scenes in romantic-comedy history.
Katz’s Delicatessen is a real New York institution, founded in 1888. The film’s use of the recognizable restaurant connected its fictional conversation about friendship and romance with an authentic Lower East Side landmark.