Where was The Sopranos filmed?

Few series have made an ordinary stretch of suburban America feel as charged as The Sopranos. Its New Jersey is not a postcard but a mood, strip malls, diners and back roads where a mob boss in a sedan feels somehow mythic. For fans, that everyday quality is exactly the draw: the show turned unremarkable corners into landmarks you can actually pull up to and recognise instantly.

The two essential stops both sit in New Jersey. Holsten's, the old-fashioned ice-cream parlour and sweet shop, is the booth where the series famously cut to black, and it still serves sundaes in the same room. Pizzaland, the tiny roadside pizzeria that flashes past in the opening-credits drive home, is just as small and unassuming in real life, a true blink-and-you-miss-it cameo you can stand in front of.

Set-jetting here works best as a loose day's drive: both spots are close enough to string together with a wider loop around the Garden State, and being functioning eateries, they reward you with a meal rather than just a photo. Pair them with a wander through northern New Jersey's diner culture for the most authentic feel.