10 New York Romantic Comedies

When Harry Met Sally… (1989)

Possibly the most famous romantic comedy of all time, When Harry Met Sally… began Nora Ephron’s reign as the queen of the rom-com and announced Meg Ryan as her go-to girl.

The movie set up many of the modern conventions of New York romantic comedies, with conversations in coffeeshops and bookstores, and created many of the most-discussed modern dating concepts, such as a “high-maintenance girlfriend” and the question of whether men or women can ever be just friends.

The movie was shot all over New York, but the most famous line – “I’ll have what she’s having,” delivered after Meg Ryan’s fake orgasm – was shot in Katz’s Delicatessen on Houston Street. Katz’s Deli has since gone on to become a minor movie landmark, also appearing in Donnie Brasco, Enchanted, and that horrid, pandering suckfest called Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.