The Sicilian bar in The Godfather, where Michael Corleone asked the father of Apollinia to help arrange the match, is still open for business today. Nothing has changed at Bar Vitelli since the movie’s release in 1972.
This video shows Bar Vitelli and the surrounding streets in Savoca.
In The Godfather, Sonny Corleone murders two enemies, then flees from New York City to hide in Italy. He goes to the a small town in Sicily and meets a pretty woman named Apollonia. He approaches her father at a bar and asks for permission to court her. You can watch the scene here.
The scenes were shot in the Sicilian town of Savoca. The bar is a real bar called Bar Vitelli. It still exists and remains open.
