▁Spect ator ▁named ▁the ▁restaurant ' s ▁wine ▁list ▁its ▁" Best ▁Award ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ." ▁ ▁Notable ▁visitors ▁ ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁was ▁frequ ented ▁by ▁prominent ▁actors , ▁mus icians , ▁polit icians . ▁and ▁writers . ▁Reg ular ▁pat rons ▁have ▁included ▁former ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁Mayor ▁F ior ello ▁H . ▁La ▁Guard ia , ▁actress es ▁Grace ▁Kelly ▁and ▁F ay ▁W ray ▁and ▁many ▁others . ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁hosted ▁the ▁wed ding ▁reception s ▁of ▁several ▁prominent ▁Americans , ▁including ▁Pul itzer ▁Prize - win ning ▁author ▁Robert ▁O len ▁Butler ▁and ▁film ▁director ▁Walter ▁Hill . ▁John ▁L enn on ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Se an ▁L enn on ▁celebrated ▁numerous ▁birth days ▁at ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁made ▁an ▁appearance ▁in ▁Ghost b ust ers ▁( 1 9 8 4 ), ▁when ▁the ▁character ▁Louis ▁Tul ly ▁( R ick ▁Mor an is ) ▁was ▁being ▁ch ased ▁by ▁the ▁demon ▁Vin z ▁Cl orth o . ▁In ▁the ▁season ▁ 8 ▁Se inf eld ▁episode ▁" The ▁Sus ie ", ▁George ▁and ▁his ▁date ▁( K ram er ) ▁attend ▁a ▁ball ▁at ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁hosted ▁by ▁George ▁Stein br en ner . ▁In ▁addition , ▁Ta vern ▁on ▁the ▁Green ▁appears ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Wall ▁Street ▁( 1 9 8 7 ).