( CNN ) -- Six years have passed since the final episode of `` The Sopranos '' aired , but the location of that last shoot , Holsten 's Brookdale Confectionery , still boasts the connection to the show . The Bloomfield , New Jersey , ice cream parlor still draws visitors who want to see the place where the fictional Tony Soprano may have met his end . On Wednesday , Holsten 's owner reflected on the death of James Gandolfini , the actor who played the mob boss . Gandolfini died in Italy , possibly of a heart attack . Opinion : Gandolfini 's gift to television -- and America . `` It was a great honor , one of the highlights of my life '' to have the final episode shot at Holsten 's , owner Chris Carley said . He recalls how gracious Gandolfini was , posing for pictures and signing autographs for his staff . Best quotes from the mouth of Tony Soprano . `` He was a very down-to-earth man when the camera was n't rolling , '' he said . The actor bought sushi for everyone on the second day of shooting , and Carley remembers Gandolfini sitting in the driveway in the back of the building , lit cigar in hand . `` It was like he was holding court , everyone around him listening and laughing , '' he said . Appreciation : James Gandolfini , a pure actor . Many New Jersey establishments were touched by the show . The strip club on `` The Sopranos , '' the Bada Bing Club , is also a strip club in real life , albeit with a different name . Like Holsten 's , Satin Dolls in Lodi does not forget its Soprano ties . It still bills itself as `` the original '' Bada Bing Club in its advertising . Read : Entertainers , politicians mourn Gandolfini .
The Sopranos was shot in many New Jersey locations . Fans still visit some of the places where the show was filmed . One owner recalls the graciousness of the late James Gandolfini .