Based on the true story of Jordan Belfort, from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption and the federal government.
2, Park Avenue, Village of Ardsley, Town of Greenburgh, Westchester County, New York, 10502, United States of America
Scene: (old auto body shop)
10, Vico Canonica, Portofino, Genova, Liguria, 16038, Italia
Scene: (when Jordan and Naomi receive news of death of aunt Emma)
Rao’s, 455, East 114th Street, East Harlem, Manhattan Community Board 11, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10029, United States of America
Scene: (meeting with private detective - actual location)
Main Street, City of White Plains, Westchester County, New York, 10601, United States of America
Scene: (location)
14, Chestnut Hill Drive, Village of Matinecock, Village of Upper Brookville, Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, 11771, United States of America
Scene: (Belfort's estate)
14, Rue Jean-Calvin, Cité, Genève, 1204, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
Scene: (view from swiss bank meeting room)
South Main Street, Downtown Las Vegas, Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, 89101, United States of America
Scene: (location)
Interactive Realty, 100, Mamaroneck Avenue, Rye Neck, Village of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New York, 10543, United States of America
Scene: (location)
LensCrafters, East 55th Street, Sutton, Manhattan Community Board 6, Manhattan, New York County, City of New York, New York, 10022, United States of America
Sands Point Center for Health and Rehabilitation, Harbor Road, Mill Pond Acres, Village of Port Washington North, Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, 11050, United States of America
Jordan Belfort’s real empire ran out of a Long Island office park, and Scorsese’s film stayed close to home: this is a New York movie through and through, from a SoHo institution in East Harlem to a Westchester avenue standing in for the boiler room, with quick detours to Portofino and a Swiss bank.
Where was The Wolf of Wall Street filmed?
Filming was centred on New York City and Long Island – Manhattan’s Financial District, Brooklyn, Queens, and the Gold Coast mansions of Nassau County – with the Stratton Oakmont offices shot in Westchester. A handful of scenes went abroad to Portofino in Italy and Geneva in Switzerland.
Belfort’s story is a New York story, and the production leaned into it: real Wall Street landmarks, real Long Island estates, and a few genuinely famous restaurants playing themselves.
Every Wolf of Wall Street location, explained
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The Financial District – where the money was made
Belfort’s Wall Street beginnings use the real Financial District: the Equitable Building at 120 Broadway is his first brokerage job, with more scenes around Nassau Street and New York City Hall.
2
Rao’s, East Harlem – the detective meeting
The meeting with the private detective was shot at the genuinely legendary Rao’s on East 114th Street in East Harlem – one of the hardest reservations in America, playing itself.
3
Westchester – Stratton Oakmont
Stratton Oakmont’s chaotic offices were built around Halstead Avenue in Harrison, Westchester County, with more of the firm’s world shot on Mamaroneck Avenue nearby.
4
The Gold Coast – Belfort’s mansions
The excess plays out along Long Island’s Gold Coast: Belfort’s estate is in Matinecock and Upper Brookville in the Town of Oyster Bay, with beach houses in Port Washington and a wedding at Bayville.
5
Portofino and Geneva – the getaway
When the money goes offshore, so does the film: the news of Aunt Emma’s death reaches Belfort in Portofino on the Italian Riviera, and the Swiss banking scenes were shot in Geneva.
Planning a visit
Wall Street itself is the obvious pilgrimage – the Equitable Building and the surrounding New York Financial District are all walkable. Rao’s is real but famously impossible to book; admire it from the pavement. On Long Island, the Gold Coast mansion districts of Oyster Bay make a scenic drive, and Portofino needs no excuse to visit.
Wolf of Wall Street Fun Facts
1
Rao's plays itself The detective-meeting scene was shot at Rao’s in East Harlem, one of the most exclusive and hard-to-book restaurants in New York.
2
Stratton Oakmont was really on Long Island Belfort’s firm operated out of Lake Success on Long Island; the film recreates it in Harrison, Westchester.
3
The real Jordan Belfort has a cameo The man himself introduces Leonardo DiCaprio’s character in the film’s final scene, at a sales seminar.
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Portofino stood in for the yacht life The Italian Riviera village of Portofino provides the glamour when the story goes offshore.
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A Gold Coast production Long Island’s historic Gold Coast – Oyster Bay, Matinecock, Port Washington – supplies Belfort’s mansions and beach houses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rao's in the film a real restaurant?
Yes. The detective meeting was filmed at Rao’s in East Harlem, a genuine and famously exclusive New York restaurant.
Was The Wolf of Wall Street filmed on Wall Street?
Partly – real Financial District landmarks including the Equitable Building at 120 Broadway appear as Belfort’s early workplaces.
Where were the foreign scenes shot?
Portofino on the Italian Riviera and Geneva in Switzerland, used for the yacht and offshore-banking sequences.
