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The Original Soup Kitchen — 259A W 55th St — as seen in Seinfeld (1989–1998)
The W 55th Street stand that inspired it all — order correctly, pay, and move to the extreme left. · Photo: CC BY-SA 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0)
The W 55th Street stand that inspired it all — order correctly, pay, and move to the extreme left.

The Original Soup Kitchen — 259A W 55th St

The Original Soup Kitchen (the stand itself), NYC · Al Yeganeh's actual 1984 stand · 259A W 55th St · lobster bisque, bread, an apple

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We checked the photo against the real item — Street-level storefront of the original Soup Nazi soup stand: white barrel awning reading "Al's SOUP KITCHEN International" with globe and s.

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≈ $10–16 a soup
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From Seinfeld (1989–1998) — The puffy shirt, the Festivus pole, the Kramer, the LeBaron, Monk’s.

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