I (well, my old lady and I) don't want to walk alone on the 16th of March for LFC and Swansea while we're visiting for our beloved NYCFC home-opener.
Best pub for LFC ogling in Manhattan?
If it's a "soccer bar", there's a good chance there will be a decent representation. I usually go to the Football Factory at legends because I like the bar tenders and semi-know the owners. It will be relatively tame and less partisan.
11th Street Bar is the one that is crazy crowded. You can find everything you'd want to know and more on the LFC NY website.
http://www.lfcny.org/#home
For 10 years, LFCNY have been based at the
11th Street Bar in the East Village, and this is still our home. From 2014 onwards, however, we are delighted to partner with two other East Village Bars to accommodate the growing number of people. These are
Lunasa (1st Ave and 7th Street) and
Percy’s Tavern (13th Street and Avenue A) . We can also suggest 3 LFC friendly bars in Brooklyn (see below).
All of the bars will broadcast every Premier League game live and almost every cup game as well. If we can find it, we’ll show it
The
11th Street Bar on 11th street between Avenue A & B is the long standing home of the New York Liverpool Supporters Club. Although we have expanded LFCNY’s capacity with new bars, membership is still handled at the 11th Street (on match days).
The bars typically opens 60-90 minutes prior to each game. Anyone can come to the bar, but if you are under 21, you must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For big games, we would always recommend getting to the bar as early as possible to gain entry, especially in the 11th Street.
Believe it or not, the 11th Street Bar itself is becoming quite famous in Liverpool and is on the list of tourist attractions for visiting fans. On game days the fans tend to be exclusively Liverpool fans, though opposing fans are also very welcome. Many have even been known to get out alive! The fans are not shy about venting their opinions and the atmosphere is always friendly. The ages have ranged from 6 days (and dressed in a Liverpool shirt!) to somewhere north of 80 (we were too polite to ask) and we get an almost even split of men and women. Game days are well worth the visit, especially the big games with all the singing, chanting, and excitement associated with football, sorry… soccer, wafting out of the bar.
