The film "A Rainy Day in New York" was filmed in New York, USA.

Filming Locations:

The Plaza Athénée Hotel

In the Movie

Scene where Ashley is completely soaked after hastily leaving Francisco Vega's apartment.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The Plaza Athénée Hotel is a 5-star hotel in New York. It has 143 rooms, with rates ranging from $725 to $10,000 per night. The hotel was built in 1984. It is owned by Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi.

The Bowery Hotel

In the Movie

Scene where Ashley has just had an interview with Roland Pollard and is invited to a screening of his latest film. She tells Gatsby that he gave her a scoop.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The Bowery Hotel is a hotel in the East Village of New York, founded, developed, and conceived by nightlife and hospitality impresario Eric Good. The scene at the fictional "Worcester Hotel," where Ashley goes to interview director Roland Pollard, was filmed at the Bowery Hotel in the East Village. Since the filmmakers could not interrupt the comings and goings of hotel guests, production designer Santo Loquasto and his team built a hotel facade on another street and created their own lobby on a floor directly above the real one. "I used their furniture and made it more like their lobby," says Loquasto. "We also used a lot of Oriental rugs and fake Orientalist paintings that we hung everywhere. We wanted to create a 19th-century hippie look."

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In the Movie

Scene where Gatsby and Shannon visit the museum.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York (The Met) is the largest art museum in the United States. In 2018, it was the third most visited art museum in the world, with nearly 8 million visitors. Its permanent collection contains over two million works, divided among seventeen curatorial departments.

Minetta Street

In the Movie

Scene where Gatsby runs into a friend who asks if he wants to be in his film.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Minetta Street is an old street in Greenwich Village, New York. The Mexican restaurant you see in the film is there in real life: the Mexican restaurant "Panchito's."

Delacorte Clock

In the Movie

Scene where Gatsby and Shannon meet each other at the Delacorte Clock in Central Park.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at On June 24, 1965, the clock was officially unveiled before a large crowd of spectators and dignitaries, including Parks Commissioner Newbold Morris, former Parks Commissioner Robert Moses, and Manhattan Borough President Constance Watley. The Delacorte Musical Clock, located near the Children's Zoo and the Wildlife Center, is a delightful entertainment for children. Every day from eight in the morning to six in the evening, the clock—now with digital programming—plays one of thirty-two nursery rhyme melodies on the hour. On the half hour, the mechanical show is slightly shorter. Animals rotate on a track around the clock, and each also turns on its own axis. The musical clock was modeled after musical clocks that George T. Delacorte saw while traveling in Europe. The whimsical bronze animal sculptures adorning the clock were created by sculptor Andrea Spadini. Among them are a goat playing trumpets, a kangaroo playing horns, a penguin on drums, a bear with a tambourine, and a hippopotamus playing a violin.

Bemelmans Bar at The Carlyle Hotel

In the Movie

Scene where Gatsby and Ashley finally meet again at the bar, where Gatsby plays the piano.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at Named after Ludwig Bemelmans, creator of the classic Madeline children's books, Bemelmans Bar is a timeless spot that continues to attract socialites, politicians, movie stars, and tycoons with its extensive drink menu and nightly live entertainment. Bemelmans Bar is decorated with murals of Madeline in Central Park, painted by Ludwig Bemelmans. Bemelmans is the bar's namesake, and his murals here are the only artwork on public display. Instead of accepting payment for his work, Bemelmans received a year and a half of accommodation at the Carlyle Hotel for himself and his family.

Walker’s Restaurant (Tribeca)

In the Movie

Scene where it serves as an everyday, down-to-earth Manhattan backdrop among the more glamorous locations, perfect for dialogue-heavy moments when characters gather, check plans, or react to the chaos of interviews, screenings, and missed appointments caused by the rainy schedule.

In Reality

The scene was filmed at a long-standing restaurant/bar in Tribeca, on Varick Street, near North Moore Street. This establishment is known for its classic New York signage outside, its casual dining room interior, and its regular use as a practical filming location, as it instantly reads as "New York" on screen, creating an authentic city atmosphere.