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Sports watching

Sports watching in New York

Screens, crowds, game-night energy.

Example nights

Real New York venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Jul 20.

Games at Printers Alley in Midtown-Times Square, then dinner at The Mean Fiddler.

  • 01Printers AlleyMidtown-Times Square · $$
  • 02The Mean FiddlerMidtown-Times Square · $$

Games at Murphy's Sports Bar in Astoria, then dinner at Blackbird's.

  • 01Murphy's Sports BarAstoria · $$
  • 02Blackbird'sAstoria · $$

Dinner at O'Hanlon's in East Village, then Fools Gold NYC in Lower East Side.

  • 01O'Hanlon'sEast Village · $
  • 02Fools Gold NYCLower East Side · $$

Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    Smithfield Hall NYC

    Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square · $$

    New American small plates & late-night cocktails set the mood at this restaurant/sports bar hybrid.

  2. 02

    Mustang Harry's

    Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square · $$

    Sports bar near Madison Square Garden serving drinks & pub grub.

  3. 03

    The Three Monkeys

    Midtown-Times Square · $$

    30+ drafts, three floors, cheap drinks. Watch the game, order wings and fish and chips, maybe stay for bottomless brunch.

  4. 04

    Billy's Sports Bar

    Concourse · $$

    Baseball fans grab brews, burgers & sandwiches before & after games at nearby Yankee Stadium.

  5. 05

    Roebling Sporting Club

    Williamsburg · $

    Utilitarian sports bar pairing whiskies & other drinks with inventive pub grub, TVs & dancing.

  6. 06

    Dalton's Bar & Grill

    Hell's Kitchen · $$

    Straightforward sports bar near Port Authority offering pub fare along with plenty of beer & TVs.

  7. 07

    Murphy's Sports Bar

    Astoria · $$

    Mets games on every screen, garlic cheese fries and wings worth the trip, Guinness poured right — Irish sports bar that actually delivers.

  8. 08

    Mickey's Bar & Grill, Best Sports Bar in Jersey

    Lyndhurst · $

    Buffalo wings, trivia nights, every game on TV — staff knows your name by the second visit.

  9. 09

    Printers Alley

    Midtown-Times Square · $$

    Industrial-chic sports bar with a Pittsburgh Steelers theme, plus updated pub grub & happy hours.

  10. 10

    O'Keefe's Bar & Grill

    Brooklyn Heights · $$

    Lively sports bar doling out pub grub & plenty of booze in TV-equipped surroundings.

  11. 11

    Legends

    Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square · $$

    Soccer fans converge at this popular sports bar housing TVs, easy pub grub & cocktails, beer & wine.

  12. 12

    Blondies Sports

    Upper West Side · $$

    Popular sports bar with big-screen TVs, barmaids & a pub food menu highlighted by wings.