In what city did the TV show "Seinfeld" take place?

The TV show "Seinfeld" takes place primarily in New York City, especially Manhattan's Upper West Side. Jerry Seinfeld's fictionalized character lives in an apartment there, and many of the show's stories grow out of his daily life in the city.

The series repeatedly returns to recognizable New York settings, including Jerry's apartment, the fictional Monk's Café, and streets around Manhattan. Tom's Restaurant on Broadway was used for exterior shots representing Monk's Café, although the restaurant itself was not the fictional diner seen inside the show.

A common mix-up concerns filming location: most of the series was filmed at CBS Studio Center in Los Angeles, including its backlot versions of New York streets. That production fact does not change the story's setting. "Seinfeld" ran for nine seasons and 180 episodes on NBC from 1989 to 1998.