Coming to America Filming Locations

The majority of the location shooting for Coming To America was in Queens, New York.

New York Filming Locations Guided Tour with On Location Tours

Lights, Camera, Action! Take a bus tour to the sites of your favorite movies and TV shows. Visit the Friends apartment building, Shop around the corner at the store owned by Meg Ryan on You've Got Mail, go on location to the building where Grace on Will and Grace has her design studio - Visit these TV and film sites... as well as a number of celebrity homes sites. A trip not to be missed for the TV and movie buff!
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McDowell's Restaurant

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Address: Wendy's, 8507 Queens Boulevard, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

"We both got two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions, but their buns have sesame seeds. My buns have no seeds". The Restaurant where Akeem and Seemi for Cleo McDowell is this converted Wendy's Restaurant.

The Apartment

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Address: 392 South 5th St (Corner of Hooper St), Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Upon arriving in Queens, New York. Akeem and Semmi look for lodgings at the nearest apartment complex. This is 392 South 5th Street, in Brooklyn. If you look closely, you can see the number of the building on the front door when Akeem first meets the landlord.

The Basketball Match

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Address: Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Akeem goes on a double date taking Patrice McDowell to a basket match at Madison Square Gardens along with Lisa McDowell and heir to the Soul Glow Fortune, Darryl Jenks.

This filming location was also in:
Godzilla (1998)

Subway Station

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Address: Hoyt-Schermerhorn Sts Station, Corner of Hoyt st and Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

When Lisa finds out Akeems true identity, she's naturally upset and runs off down a subway. Akeem chases her down to the subway station to try and win her back.

The Waldorf Astoria Hotel

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Address: The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Ave, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

After receiving Semmi's telegram, Akeems father King Jaffe Joffer comes to America himself to find out what the problem is. They check in at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, one of the hotels the Taxi Driver recommends Akeem and Semmi go to when they arrive in New York.