The Averna Social Club from The Sopranos

Filming Location in Manhattan, New York

This is the Averna Social Club from The Sopranos.

It is situated at 176 Mulberry Street in Manhattan, New York.

In the series, the Lupertazzi crime family uses this club as their main hangout.

This is the place where they socialize, discuss business, and hold important sit-down meetings.

In real life, the building is home to an Italian eatery called Mulberry Street Bar.

This filming location makes its debut in Episode 3 of Season 4, when Paulie Gualtieri calls Lupertazzi underboss Johnny Sacrimoni from prison. During their conversation, Paulie slyly informs John that New Jersey capo Ralph Cifaretto made a joke about his wife's weight.

Johnny Sack is so incensed by this joke that he asks his boss, Carmine Lupertazzi, to sanction a hit on Ralph. However, Carmine refuses to do so.

Another notable scene occurs at the end of Season 6, when Lupertazzi boss Phil Leotardo holds a meeting at the club, in which he gives his capos the "green light" to whack Tony, Bobby, and Silvio.

Although all of the interior shots were filmed at 176 Mulberry Street, the exterior shots of the Averna Social Club were filmed at 201 Mott Street. Fortunately, Mott Street is only a 2-minute walk away from this location.

Lupertazzi family bar

The address and the GPS coordinates for this location are as follows:

Address

176 Mulberry Street, Manhattan, New York, NY 10013, USA

Map

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GPS coordinates

The latitude and longitude coordinates for the bar are:

40.720239, -73.996862

Directions

The bar is close to the corner of Broome Street and Mulberry Street in Little Italy.

Private Property Warning

This is a private property. It is not a public place. Therefore, you should be respectful and not step foot on the property without permission.

Photos

Photos of the bar and other related images.

Johnny Sack

Episode 3, Season 4 - Christopher

In this scene, Johnny Sack learns that Ralph Cifaretto made an insensitive joke about his wife's weight.

"I want you to sanction a hit on Ralph Cifaretto."

Episode 4, Season 4 - The Weight

John asks New York boss Carmine Lupertazzi to sanction a hit on Ralph. However, Carmine refuses to do so. In his opinion, having a guy "clipped" over a joke would be an overreaction.

As a compromise, he tells John that he will "tax" Ralphie $200,000.

John is angered by this, as he believes that no amount of money is worth his wife's honor.

Mulberry Street Bar

This Google Street View image of Mulberry Street Bar was taken in August 2021.

All of the New York family's sit-down meetings were filmed inside.

Tony Soprano and Silvio Dante

Tony Soprano and Silvio Dante attend a sit-down with the New York family at the Averna Social Club.

During this scene, Tony, Silvio, Carmine, John, and Junior Soprano are discussing what to do about the Ralph situation.

Johnny Sack remains petulant and stubbornly refuses to accept an apology. Instead, he continues to press for a sanctioned hit.

Shortly afterwards, Carmine Lupertazzi loses his patience with John and accuses him of being unreasonable. He then tells him that he should "either name a price or get the f**k over it."

In response, John gets up, grabs his jacket, and storms out.

John leaves

After Carmine delivers his ultimatum, John gets up and decides to leave without saying anything.

Exterior

The exterior scenes of the Averna Social Club were filmed at 202 Mott Street, which is one block away.

Coordinates: 40.721317, -73.995662

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Phil Leotardo decides to take out Tony

Episode 20, Season 6 - The Blue Comet

When relations between New York and New Jersey hit an all-time low, Phil Leotardo orders Butch and "Albie" Cianflone to take out Tony Soprano and his top two men, Bobby and Silvio.