'Seinfeld' set stage for sitcom gold in NYC diner, tourists still flock to eateries that played a part

Influential sitcom "Seinfeld" celebrated the central role diners play in the social fabric of New York City during its hilarious 10-season romp through American pop culture. 

"You'd be hard-pressed to find a year in American television and film that doesn't have at least one scene set in a diner," Ed Levine wrote for Serious Eats in 2019. 

No series, film or performer did more to celebrate the diner than "Seinfeld" and its classic cast of comedians led by namesake Jerry Seinfeld, who turns 70 on Monday, April 29, 2024.