Stan's Sports Bar — Restaurant in New York

If your the the type of person who has been to the Cask N Flagon on your way to Fenway or stopped at Murphy's Bleachers after leaving Wrigley, then Stan's is the bar for you at Yankee Stadium. Stan's is located in the heart of the 161th Street Business District(maybe say anchor of??), underneath the famous elevated 4 train and across from the footprint of where "the real house that Ruth Built" stood. As you walk up historic River Ave, hearing the shouts and noises of a gameday event at the Stadium, you notice the flow of people going in two directions. To the new Yankee Stadium and to what lies in what once was the shadows of the real house that Ruth built, Stan's Sports bar. With the roar of the train above and the smell of peanuts, pretzels and hot dogs in the air as you walk closer you can hear the chants of "Let's Go Yankee's" from the bar. Stan's is an indoor bar with an outdoor on the street feel. There are no doors or windows to stop the flow of energy from the street to the bar and vice-verse. If what your looking for is wall to wall to Yankee fans, then there is no place like Stan's. Always packed to capacity with fans watching one of 12 T.V.'s, snapping pictures of famous Yankee caricatured on the walls or trying to guess the name of hundreds of pictures of ballplayers and ball parks on the bar top. If baseball is about history and tradition, then Stan's is what being a Yankee fan is all about. You come for the Iced Cold Beer and stay for the level of passion, energy and entertainment the Yankee faithful...

Stan’s is the place to go if you are heading to a ball game at yankee stadium or otherwise find yourself in the south Bronx. For example, once upon a time (pre-covid) I had a court appearance at Bronx supreme and afterwords I went to Stan’s to hang as I waited for the game that evening. The yankee memorabilia that encompasses the establishment is second to none. It is, to say, a shrine to those 27 time champions, from the murals on the back wall to the photos plastered in the bar top. As a life long yankee fan it’s too good to be true, a heaven on earth. Stan’s is Eden in the Bronx. The bathroom situation is not ideal but the wade Boggs chicken sandwich is worth the price 2x. Service is extremely good despite the extreme pre and post game crowds. Now since covid featuring an outdoor street cafe…. Across from the real house that Ruth built….with...

This place is an institution that is worth experiencing at least once. We went on a typical Yankees game Saturday afternoon and it was as crowded as expected. However, we were able to quickly get drinks at the bar several times. We were also able to find a place to sit outside. Of course, if the Yankees were playing better or it was near playoff time the situation would probably be a lot different. But I was pleasantly surprised on my first visit and will go back. It is quite literally on the way from the subway station and metro north so, give yourself a few minutes to check it out. It's worth it.

Note: we did not eat food so no...