Holsten’s in Bloomfield, New Jersey, is the real Sopranos finale restaurant location, the actual ice cream shop and luncheonette where the show filmed its famous final scene in 2007. Anyone who has wondered where The Sopranos’ last scene was filmed can still sit in the same booth, order the same onion rings Tony Soprano ordered onscreen, and see the small plaque marking the spot. Holsten’s has been open since 1939, long before the finale made it a pilgrimage site for fans of the show.
Holsten’s Brookdale Confectionery opened on Broad Street in Bloomfield, New Jersey, in 1939. It operated as a candy shop, ice cream parlor, and luncheonette for 68 years before David Chase, the creator of The Sopranos, chose it as the location for the final scene of the series in 2007.
The scene, in which Tony Soprano sits in a booth waiting for his family, and the screen cuts to black, is one of the most discussed endings in television history. The booth where it was filmed is still there, with a small plaque identifying it. The onion rings that Tony orders in that final scene are still on the menu.
The homemade ice cream and handmade chocolates have been drawing New Jersey families since long before the show. The Holsten family has maintained the shop’s character through the fame without significantly changing what Holsten’s is…