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Sex and the City’s guide to New York City: eat cupcakes like And Just Like That’s Carrie and Miranda at Magnolia Bakery, visit Charlotte’s Louis K. Meisel Gallery, and hang at Soho House like Samantha

Sex and the City scenes filmed across New York, at locations including Loeb Boathouse and Louis K. Meisel Gallery. Photos: Getty Images; The Loeb Boathouse at Central Park/Facebook; The Loeb Boathouse at Central Park/Facebook; Louis K. Meisel Gallery/Facebook
Sex and the City scenes filmed across New York, at locations including Loeb Boathouse and Louis K. Meisel Gallery. Photos: Getty Images; The Loeb Boathouse at Central Park/Facebook; The Loeb Boathouse at Central Park/Facebook; Louis K. Meisel Gallery/Facebook

  • It’s 25 years since Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon redefined television with their unapologetic depiction of friendship, fashion and dating in HBO’s smash hit
  • With the release of spin-off And Just Like That season 2, we look back at the OG series’ most iconic scenes, from Spice Girls’ Geri Halliwell at Soho House to The Plaza Hotel

This year marks the 25th anniversary of Sex and the City, the HBO series that changed TV forever with its unapologetic attitude and unvarnished portrayal of women’s sexuality, values, fashion, friendships and relationships.

From left, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall attend the Sex and the City seminar at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City in 2003. Photo: TNS
From left, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall attend the Sex and the City seminar at the Museum of Television and Radio in New York City in 2003. Photo: TNS

To commemorate this special milestone, the franchise has just kicked off its second season of the spin-off series And Just Like That.

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Still following the lives of the iconic foursome – Carrie Bradshaw, Charlotte York, Miranda Hobbes, and with a cameo from crowd-favourite Samantha Jones – the new series promises a healthy dose of nostalgia, which got us glancing back the unforgettable scenes and key locations that made the OG series the defining TV moment of a generation.

Let’s take a look back at the most iconic spots from SATC that you can visit IRL:

1. Loeb Boathouse

The Loeb Boathouse is located in Central Park. Photo: The Loeb Boathouse at Central Park/Facebook
The Loeb Boathouse is located in Central Park. Photo: The Loeb Boathouse at Central Park/Facebook

Who can forget the season three finale when Carrie fell into the lake after having lunch with Mr Big?

Actress Sarah Jessica Parker stars as Carrie in Sex and the City. Photo: Getty Images
Actress Sarah Jessica Parker stars as Carrie in Sex and the City. Photo: Getty Images

Forever etched in our collective memories, it was a scene for the pop culture history books. Live your own SATC moment by booking a lunch at the Loeb Boathouse where Carrie and Mr Big dined before the water incident.

2. Grab cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery

Magnolia Bakery opened its first shop in New York. Photo: Magnolia Bakery/Facebook
Magnolia Bakery opened its first shop in New York. Photo: Magnolia Bakery/Facebook
Faye Bradley
Faye Bradley is a Hong Kong-based contributing online editor for Style by SCMP, where she covers topics in luxury, pop culture, celebrity, influencer, entertainment, travel, trending news, food and drinks, and lifestyle. As a freelance writer, her work has been featured in CNN Style, Business Insider, Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure Asia, China Daily, Design Anthology, BurdaLuxury, Skyscanner, and Hong Kong Tourism Board. With a BA (Hons) in art and design from the University of Leeds, she is the co-founder of Paradigm Haus, a print publication that covers artists, creatives and entrepreneurs the world over, and the founder of CSP Times, a digital luxury lifestyle website. She is also an editor for luxury wellness travel publication Compare Retreats.