There’s something really special about watching a friend open a restaurant of their own.

@legionrestaurantnyc is a new neighborhood restaurant in the West Village from Chef Truman Parsons. Truman has spent years cooking in some of New York’s best kitchens, including Per Se, Le Bernardin, and Joomak, and Legion is his opportunity to bring all of that experience together into a restaurant of his own. The menu draws inspiration from the American South as well as New York, with both à la carte and tasting menu options available.

As talented as Truman is in the kitchen, he’s also genuinely a great guy. He cares deeply about what he does, and you can see that same passion in the incredible team he’s assembled both in the kitchen and front of house.

Opening a restaurant in New York takes an enormous amount of work, and I couldn’t be happier to see Truman finally open the doors to Legion. He and his team deserve all the success in the world.

So if you’re looking for somewhere new to eat in the West Village, go pay @legionrestaurantnyc a visit. Come for a few dishes à la carte or settle in for the tasting menu, and most importantly, go support a really great chef and an even better person.

Congratulations, Truman and the entire Legion team!

Swipe through for a look at all the fantastic dishes we tried.

📍 140 Charles St, NYC

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Anson mills grit tuile, cured royal red shrimp, cultured butter, caviar, scallion.

Angel Biscuit

Caramelized fennel butter

Chef @trumanparsons88

Red Crab - green tomato, benne seed vinaigrette

Sourdough

Grilled Sea Scallops - country ham xo, preserved ramps, sweet corn sabayon

Soy-Braised Boneless Chicken Wings - Carolina Gold rice porridge, roasted king trumpet mushrooms, brown butter barbecue

Smoked Iberico and Foie Gras Sausage - pomme puree, braised torpedo shallot, black truffle, gumbo

Chef @eicerra

Peach sundae - peach cognac ice cream. Blackstrap molasses beignets, peach tea gelee, popcorn curd

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