Buddakan

The Pan-Asian clubstaurant has been a fixture of NYC nightlife since the late ‘90s, a trend prominently featured on the show. Buddakan first opened in Philadelphia in 1998 from restaurateur Stephen Starr and, eventually expanded to the Big Apple in 2006 (two years after SATC’s last episode had aired) and was an instant hit for its lavish digs (inspired by 16th-century France) complete with dramatic chandeliers and crown moldings, celeb clientele, and actually excellent Asian cuisine. In the first movie, Carrie and Big (Chris Noth) hosted their engagement party inside a ritzy private dining room here, and it’s also the spot where Miranda tells Big that “you two are crazy to get married” after a fight with Steve (David Eigenberg), inciting a rift between the longtime besties that would play out later in the film, after Carrie gets jilted at the altar.