Isabelle's (Amy Irving) life revolves around the New York bookshop she works in and the intellectual friends of both sexes she meets there. Her grandmother remains less than impressed and decides to hire a good old-fashioned Jewish matchmaker to help Isabelle's love-life along. Enter pickle-maker Sam who immediately takes to Isabelle. She however is irritated by the whole business, at least to start with.

Subway, Delancey Street and Essex Street, Manhattan.

Essex Street (btw Canal Street and Hester Street) Manhattan.

West Side YMCA, 5 West 63rd Street and Central Park West, Manhattan.

Provence, 38 MacDougal Street and Prince Street, Manhattan.

Rivington Street and Essex Street, Manhattan.