The Bar Room Restaurant 

The heart of '21' is its legendary Bar Room.

If walls could speak, this would be the place to sit very still and listen, preferably at the favorite tables of Humphrey Bogart, Robert Benchley or Richard Nixon.

The watering hole of celebrities, captains of industry, world leaders and dignitaries of every order, the Bar Room is also renowned for its collection of colorful sports memorabilia and corporate logo items presented as gifts to the restaurant.

Reflecting the spirited history of the American people, the Bar Room at '21' is one of Manhattan's greatest treasures and a "must see" for any first-time visitor to New York.

The '21' Bar Room is truly a feast for the eyes. Framed by walls filled with cartoons created by artists such as Peter Arno and Whitney Darrow, Jr., the first "toy" to don the ceiling of '21's famed Bar Room in the early 30s was a model of British Airways "Flying Boat".

Not to be outdone, Howard Hughes promptly donated one of his new TWA planes. Soon, the ceiling was awash with model planes from other airlines: American, Eastern, PanAm, United and South African.