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Eastern Nights

Astoria · United States  ·  Fake restaurant with gruesome sign

The Dictator filmed at Eastern Nights, Astoria. The fake restaurant scenes are shot at this Astoria restaurant on Steinway Street, in a stretch known as Little Egypt. On screen it's Death to Aladeen restaurant.

Where to go

40.78072, -73.896465

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.

Good to know

Title
The Dictator (2012)
On screen
Death to Aladeen restaurant
In real life
Eastern Nights, Astoria
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Dictator film at Eastern Nights?
At 40.78072, -73.896465 in Astoria. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer. This is a street or a long feature — the coordinate is a representative point on it, not a single spot.
Can you visit Eastern Nights?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Eastern Nights?
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