The Bars You Always Wanted To Visit

8. Grand Central Oyster Bar and Restaurant from “Mad Men”

Fans of Mad Men will remember the scene where Don Draper and Roger Sterling took a lunch break together, gorging themselves on oysters and martinis.

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The real-life restaurant, which have the same name, is actually located in the lower terminal of Grand Central Station. It has been opened one day before the Grand Central Station did in 1913. In 1999, Jerome Brody, who was the first owners of the restaurant, sold the restaurant to his employees, and to this day they still serve some of the best seafood in New York.

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