The Original Soupman

Long before a certain show decided I was famous, I WAS famous. People wait for a reason. My recipes are my own. My rules are my own. My soup? For the world.

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  • Phone

    (212) 956-0900

  • Website

    originalsoupman.com

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  • Type

    Soup Spot

Address

259A W 55th St (at 8th Ave) New York , NY 10019 United States

Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Outdoor Seating No
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

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lobster bisque seinfeld great value healthy food good for a quick meal casual sausage jambalaya chicken chocolate bread lunch gazpacho bananas clean black beans croutons well
Gabrielle

Ok, worth the hype. Lobster bisque is life changing and the sausage and shrimp gumbo is firey and delicious.

Joao Veloso Jr

flavor is amazing and it might look small but a medium size soup feeds well . Cuban black beans and Italian ravioli are my favorite ones. this is the Seinfeld place made with new management and design

Erica van Rabenswaay

Get the lobster bisque ! Most places seem to just drag a lobster claw through the soup for flavor. This has huge chunks of lobster . Yum!

Rakan

Man this small place can really make a soup .. I tried most there soups when I was there last november and boy was I impressed.. cold weather, hot to go soup .. which I enjoyed at central park .. wow ????

stavroula

Amazing soups they also offer an Apple and croutons with your soup and some chocolate !!!very tasty!!highly recommended!!!

Jas L

Lobster roll was great! Didn't have lobster bisque that day so I got crab corn chowder instead. Still good.

Adriana Alfonzo

The lobster bisque is the best Soup ever! I've been craving for my next soup since the first time I tried it.

Lauren Docktor

Best lunch deal around... $7 for a large soup , bread , piece or fruit and chocolate .

Elizabeth Lee

No soup for you! Famous from being on Seinfeld . Lobster rolls and their soup are pretty awesome too.

Cat Lo

Get soup to go and walk north one block. Public seating / baby park area in front of chipotle

Diane Chang

Lobster bisque ! Tried the minestrone too but preferred bisque. Need to try the rest. Comes with bread , Lindt chocolate and an orange !

Danielle Carter

Lobster Bisque is amazing...yeah it's expensive for soup but totally worth it. There were some very large hunks of lobster in it..and it's a chunky soup..delicious!!!

Cassel Kroll

Al's expanding out of the soup game and taking on the lobster roll trucks . Swing by and check out "Al's Famous Lobster Roll .". See for yourself how it compares to his lobster bisque .

Alice Molinari

Lobster bisque was way too good! I'm gonna be dreaming about it for the next few days. There was no line so they didn't have to go all nazi on me (I admit I was kind of disappointed about that, ha)

Rita L

Lobster roll is just ok... overrated and can't compare to other places. Corn shrimp soup is too sweet, pricey at $7 for a small/tiny cup

Maureen Kelley

A piece of bread , a banana and a Lindt truffle come with you soup . I'll be back next time I'm in the area:)

Haley Jones

Best Italian wedding soup , hands down. And of course... The lobster bisque is chunky and delightful.

Paul Steketee

Yes, Soup for you! Get the jambalaya ... It won't disappoint.

Marat Chardymov

Lobster soup is great

Stephanie Wei

Delicious lobster roll and jambalaya

Biz Traveldude

The original soup nazi

Trae F

Seafood corn chowder was delish. I'll be back!

Richie Stark

Lobster bisque was chunky and creamy - delicious combo

Lauren Docktor

Comes with free banana and chocolate !

A K

Hot and tasty soups , what else do you need?!

Eric Forman

Fastastic italian sausage soup . Big chunks of sausage as well as the spice you crave, even on a hot day.

Aditya Ambadkar

You get bread and a fruit , not two breads ????

Minh Le

$10 lobster , not the best but great value

Lais Scheffler

Lobster bisque is amazing!

Starlene Scott

The seafood jambalaya was heavenly!

Donia

Lobster roll was pretty yummy!

Reemz

All soups are great.

Luke

Instructions printed in enough languages to make a UN translator dizzy

John Luong

He started serving his thick soups with a side of gruffness back in 1984 at Soup Kitchen International ... Then, after achieving fame on “Seinfeld ," ... Read more

Paul M

Soups are delicious, avoid the lobster roll though.

Danny Gonzalez

Lobster bisque is amazing!

Michelle Lippert

The Butternut Squash soup was really tasty!

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Chicken tortilla is a YUM! ????

Mike Jacobson

There's a public place to sit at 56th & 8th

Torrell Bobb

Great tasting soups .

Ashley Clanton

Mulligatawny is the way to go!

Pattie Glod

Fantastic gazpacho for a hot summer day!

Jeff Toback

This is the ORIGINAL Original Soup Man location.

Jonathan Ryan

Lobster Bisque is amazing

Nancy

They really do give you a hard time if you stand in the wrong place. I wonder if they actually care or are just trying to live up to the reputation.

Cee Dubbles

Original location on 55th. Quality costs more

Darnel Thompson

You must try the lobster bisque !

Missi Gasparini

Lobster Bisque a little piece of heaven in a soup bowl !

La Cinzietta

The lobster bisque is my new addiction.

Kirk D

I'm a two bread kinda guy..

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