<P> Jerry Seinfeld and writer Larry David , who created Seinfeld , called the coffee shop Monk 's because there was a poster of the jazz great pianist Thelonious Monk in the office in which they were writing , and they just needed a name . In the original pilot `` The Seinfeld Chronicles , '' the luncheonette was known as Pete 's , and featured a waitress named Claire ( played by Lee Garlington ) ; Claire was originally conceived as a regular for the show but was written out ( and Pete 's replaced by Monk 's ) by the time the show went to series . </P>
what is the name of the restaurant in seinfeld
Monk 's