Where To Watch The Super Bowl In New York City
New York City football fans are gearing up to cheer on their team and they need a place to do it. If watching the Super Bowl at a friend's house isn't an option, Giants fans are going to need a place where they can relate to their own kind, somewhere to cheer players on (or yell at the ref), somewhere they can drink beer, and, most importantly, somewhere with TVs. In short: The perfect sports bar for Super Bowl Sunday.
Of course, perfection is a moving target. From the hyper-trendy Ainsworth that caters to the New York socialite-who-happens-to-be-a-football-fan to the anything-but-fancy Jack Russell's pub, each of these spots appeals to their own brand of fan. Because no matter how much or little you care about football, when your team makes the Super Bowl, you have to come out and support!
East End Bar & Grill
This spacious fixture on the Upper East Side is a meeting ground for all those die-hard Giants fans above 42nd Street. The deals here are not to be missed, with specials like $3 mugs of imported beer and absurdly cheap burgers and wings.
The Hill
Somewhat trendier than your father's basement/wet bar where you used to watch the game, The Hill has 25 HDTVs, two floors, and two bars to go with them. Enjoy the slightly upscale food menu and see how much fun it is to be an adult... that still yells at the TV.
Jack Russell's Pub
This bar gets the best parts of new-school and old-school right, with antique New York sports paraphernalia lining the walls alongside 13 HDTVs and 10 booths with personal televisions. And for those who need to keep occupied while waiting for the next round of commercials, there's also a pool table to make use of.
Ocean's 8
Even if you are in Brooklyn, trust that there will be somewhere to catch the game. That place is Ocean's 8 Sports Bar, located in Prospect Heights. This not-kidding-around sports bar boasts 30 HDTVs, two of which big enough to make a small house from, and a selection of 24 beers in addition to their full bar. As an added bonus, once the combination of beer and football starts to make you believe you are an athlete, too, you can roam around to any of the six ping pong tables, 30 pool tables, and two bowling alleys to demonstrate why you should be out on the gridiron.
Meade's
If you're looking for an option in the South Street Seaport area, check out Meade's, where a local Super Bowl party is already brewing. Planning to offer drink specials and play the game on a huge projector, it seems like the atmosphere couldn't get any better. That is, until the Giants make a touchdown and a round of shots is passed around on the house! That's right, come in for free shots for every touchdown the Giants make, because if that doesn't give you some team spirit, nothing will.
Foley's New York Pub
There are two different kinds of Giants bars — those that hang up pennants and say, "But if you're not a fan, that's fine too," and then there's Foley's. Foley's New York Pub, famous for banning things it hates, has decided that absolutely no Sam Adams will be sold on this most holy of days in solidarity with the Giants (the bar has also banned the singing of "Danny Boy"). So, if you are looking for a bar that has very clearly picked sides on the matter of which team will win, hit up Foley's, but for the love of God, no "Danny Boy."
The Ainsworth
If you happen to be in the mood for something a little classier than dusty jerseys on the walls and peanut shells on the floor, check out the swanky Ainsworth. The Ainsworth in Chelsea is a sleek, edgy version of a sports bar, so while the menu serves up miso duck rolls and maple fondue, complaints stay to a minimum thanks to the 40 HDTVs located all around the massive space.
And if you happen to be a Patriots fan... Professor Thom's
The final holdout for the rarest of breeds in New York: the Boston sports fan. Yes, you'd think this outcast would have had to spend most of the season slipping into back doors of apartments, gathering tentatively with other fans in secret for fear of a raid, however Professor Thom's is showing its true colors this Super Bowl and declaring itself the meeting place of all Pats fans throughout the city, and with two stories and more than 30 different (very good) beers, they could do worse.