Super Bowl Bar Play-By-Play
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With plentiful suds, specials,
and TV screens, these sports pubs guarantee you'll get your game on
come February 6. |
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BY CARLA SPARTOS & JOE
DELESSIO |
Updated January 25, 2005 |
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Game time: Play in Elmhurst, Queens. |
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The
Abbey Pub
Serving the cuisine of the Super Bowl host city is an annual tradition
at this Upper West Side bar.
237 W. 105th St., between Broadway
and Amsterdam Ave.; 212-222-8713.
Abbey's will offer draft and shot specials, plus a menu that
nods to Jacksonville, Florida with items like "Brewster's Stew"
(meant to resemble road killdon't ask). Patrons can participate
in a variety of pools and contests, and most will go home with at
least a beer-sponsored giveaway.
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Back Page
Before they read about the game, Upper East Side sports fans watch
it here on twenty TVs, including three large screens.
1472 Third Ave., between 83rd and 84th
Sts.; 212-570-5800.
$24.95 buys you unlimited draft beer and as many of their
famous hot wings as you can stuff down. All customers are entered
to win a Super Bowl football.
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The
Big Easy
The game's not in New Orleans, but that won't stop patrons at this
Upper East Side dive from partying like it's Mardi Gras.
1768 Second Ave., at 92nd St.; 212-348-0879;
bigeasynyc.com.
$25 buys all the Bud, Bud Light, and well drinks you can guzzle
during game time. |
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Croxley
Ales
This sports bar may stand out on trendy Avenue B, but when it comes
to the big day, it's simply a standout. Watch the game on any of
seven flat screens inside the bar, or venture outsite to a heated
tent equipped with a pair of six-foot screens.
28 Ave. B, between 2nd and 3rd Sts.;
212-253-6140; croxley.com.
$34.95 gives you access to a tailgate party that kicks off
an hour before game time including an all-you-can-eat buffet
and open taps like Brooklyn, Bass, and Guinness.
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Down
the Hatch
Dependable deals and lethally hot Atomic Wings (the bar houses its
very own branch) attract more than just NYU jocks to this downstairs
drinker's den with nine TVs.
179 W 4th St., between 6th and 7th
Aves; 212-627-9747; nycbestbars.com/DTH.
For those looking to get sacked, the bar will pour $2 pints
of their imported and domestic beers from 7 p.m. until closing.
Just be sure and get in line for those wings early.
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ESPN
Zone
Come the day of the big game, football fans take this Times Square
tourist trap seriously.
1472 Broadway, at 42nd St.; 212-921-3776.
ESPN isn't offering any specials but to gain entry you'll
still need ticketsdistributed on February 4 at 5 p.m. on a
first-come, first-serve basis. There is a $10 per-person, per-hour
cover on Super Bowl night.
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40/40
No football playa-hatas allowed at Jay-Z's super-sleek sports spot
drawing plenty of celebs and fans.
6 W 25th St., at Broadway; 212-832-4040.
40/40 was so overwhelmed with Super Bowl reservations, it's
scrapping them altogether, serving customers on a first-come, first-serve
basis. Doors open at noon for what will surely be a packed house. |
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Jeremy's
Ale House
The South St. Seaport warehouse serves suds in
what else? giant Styrofoam cups
(a/k/a "the two-pint bucket").
228 Front St., between Peck Slip and
Beekman St., 212-964-3537.
For the first Super Bowl celebration at its latest location,
Jeremy's is offering giveaways and a free buffet. |
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Park
Avenue Country Club
This classy Flatiron playground may not have a members-only policy,
but that doesn't stop sports stars from holing up in their VIP room.
381 Park Ave. S., at 27th St.; 212-685-3636.
The club isn't offering any Super Bowl deals, but recommends
making advance table reservations otherwise show up early to
secure a spot at the bar. |
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Play
This Elmhurst sports emporium not only boasts several bowling lanes
but a bona fide smoking room.
77-17 Queens Boulevard, Queens; 718-476-2828;
play-ny.com.
Not only can you puff your brains out and watch the
game, you can watch the bar's very own racy halftime show (featuring
dancers from the local gentlemen's club). There's no cover to get
in, but raffle tickets to win a Kawasaki motorcycle cost $100 each. |
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Proof
This laid-back Gramercy Park bar offers an alternative to watching
the game in a rowdy, testosterone-driven sports pub.
239 Third Ave., between 19th and 20th
Sts.; 212-228-4200.
Enjoy the action on any of Proof's 14 TVs, and enjoy their
numerous beer specials ($20 domestic buckets, $10 domestic pitchers)
as well as $5 Bloody Marys.
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Scruffy
Duffy's
Sure, this Hell's Kitchen watering hole is impossibly loud and obnoxious,
but this is Super Bowl Sunday, right?
743 Eighth Ave., between 46th and 47th
Sts.; 212-245-9126; scruffyduffys.com.
The bar has 14 plasma TVs, as well as a giant projection screen,
so there'll be no neck-craning. No specials, either just the
usual $4.50 pints of Bud and Bud Light ($5 for premium). |
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Time
Out
Twentysomething screens lure twentysomethings to this Amsterdam Avenue
sports center.
349 Amsterdam Ave., between 76th and
77th Sts., 212-362-5400.
Expect a table minimum that hovers around $25 per person. There's
no cover, though, and the bar area is first-come, first-serve. As
for the day's deals, expect $3 pints and $12 pitchers of Coors. |
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Best
Buffalo Wings
For a nonpartisan—and slightly less sloppy—Super Bowl Sunday, skip
the cheese steaks and lobster rolls and order in some spicy chicken
wings. |
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Updated January 25, 2005 |
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