Legends

Pub / Restaurant / Sports Bar
Legends Situated just across the street from the Empire State Building, Legends is a classic sports bar and pub catering to tourists, sports fans, and midtown denizens. New York United States 40.7480226 -73.9857735
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Legends - Pub | Restaurant | Sports Bar in New York.
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Party Earth Review Situated just across the street from the Empire State Building, Legends is a classic sports bar and pub catering to tourists, sports fans, and midtown denizens. By day, a bustling lunch crowd of local business people and... ... read full review

  • Subway:

    N, Q, R: 34th Street-Herald Square-Broadway

  • Phone:

    212-967-7792

  • Links:

    Official Website

  • Hours:

    Daily 10:30am–4am

  • Recommended as:

    • Day Spot
    • Night Spot

Party Earth Legends Review

The Scene

Situated just across the street from the Empire State Building, Legends is a classic sports bar and pub catering to tourists, sports fans, and midtown denizens.

Midtown, New York –

Situated just across the street from the Empire State Building, Legends is a classic sports bar and pub catering to tourists, sports fans, and midtown denizens.

By day, a bustling lunch crowd of local business people and tired travelers with kids in tow settles into the booths up front under the mural of Roman philosophers, or descends to the spacious white-tableclothed dining room in the back where diners enjoy a menu of hearty pub food.

Game nights see an influx of sports fans gathering on stools around the sleek hardwood bar and its flat-screen TVs, while autumn Saturdays bring in the drawling blue-and-yellow-clad fans of the LSU Tigers, since Legends is the school’s unofficial New York gathering spot.

Couples and small groups who prefer to avoid the jock set can hang out on plush leather couches in the more intimate balcony lounge, which offers a bird’s-eye view of the action below.

Busy but laid back most of the week, the venue picks up energy starting on Wednesday nights, when lovers of live band karaoke pile in to sing their favorites, and continuing through the weekend with video DJs and a club scene drawing folks from other boroughs and tourists looking for a night on the town.

Although not a New York hotspot, Legends does offer a classic pub and sports experience in the heart of the city.

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Tip from Lucas:

Go on your birthday and they’ll hook you up with free drinks. Just call the bar first and see if you can get deals for your friends, too.

  • Crowd

    Sports fans of all ages on game days, LSU fans on Saturdays, corporate lunchers and tourists on weekdays, and a mix of locals, outer-borough folks, and tourists at night, 20s to 40s.

  • Entertainment / Music

    Live Band Karaoke Jam Wednesdays 7:30–10:30pm. Video DJs spin top hits Thursdays and Fridays with regular DJs on Saturdays. TVs.

  • Food / Miscellaneous

    Menu includes bar snacks, steaks, seafood, and a weekend brunch with specials from 11am–3pm. Happy Hour daily 4–7pm.

  • Prices

    Appetizers $6–$22, salads $8–$14, sandwiches $12–$14, entrées $16–$31, brunch $6–$16. Beer $6–$8, wine $7+/glass or $26+/bottle, cocktails $11.

  • What to Wear / Dress Code

    Casual for games, club clothes on DJ nights.

  • Hot Nights / When to Go

    Wednesdays for one of the best live band karaoke jams in midtown, and Thursdays for a packed house and video DJs. Saturdays and Sundays for sports and Fridays and Saturdays for DJ nights.

  • Close By

    Jack Demsey’s (36 West 33rd Street) offers more sports and music with a slightly Irish bent.

Tags:
20s30s40sBalconyBar FoodBrunchBurgersBusiness TypesCasualDJDinnerFootball FansHappy HourKaraokeLive Band KaraokeLocalsLunchSandwichesSeafoodSportsSports FansSteakTVsTop 40TouristsVJ

Legends User Reviews

Average rating:
Yes!
Gor G.
Gor G. Jun 10, 2013
Strange as this sounds to do in a Sports bar, my husband and I booked our Wedding reception here. We had 20 people at 3pm on a Friday. Everyone was so sweet and helpful. We arrived early (we expected to have to wait in line longer at City Hall to get married) and they were so nice. Another party was just finishing up in the back, so they set up,a little area in front to wait, then still were able to seat us 20 minutes before our reservation started. Lunch was awesome and the service staff was very attentive. They were quick to get more drinks or anything else we needed. They were also very helpful with storing and serving the cake so we didn't have to lug the damn thing around with us. Finally, after our big meal, we had booked part of the mezzanine for our night reception. The upstairs area is so nice!!! Love it. And the bartenders up there were great!! The bar itself is really pretty, lots of wood molding, etc. Even though its in midtown, it doesn't really have that feel to me. Just a great experience all around. And special thanks to Reena and Liam for helping with the planning!!!
Cool and Big Spot in the Middle of Midtown
Mark S.
Mark S. Dec 11, 2012
First off let me say that I haven't tried the food here, so I can't comment on the edible side of this venue. So let's skip that. Let's start with what I like. The place itself. Not many great bars in the area, and this place is pretty good and pretty big. Large first floor with a smaller but still nice sized second floor. The second floor is my favorite section, with big comfy, antique-style couches with a more private, darker feel. The first floor is more open and feels spacious, good for watching sports. The drinks are nothing to write home about, standard bar drinks made decently, and a few good drafts. Not too pricy though, especially for the area, so if you find yourself around, stop on by.
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