With the Super Bowl around the corner, it’s a perfect excuse to pull up your sleeves and dig into delicious spicy chicken wings, ooey-gooey cheeseburger sliders and flaming hot nachos. In the spirit of football, we’ve rounded up the best places in NYC for game-day eats.
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103 3rd Ave. / 212.387.7300 / Website
If you look up game day eats in the dictionary, you’ll find Penny Farthing. And while everything on the menu is the farthest thing from healthy, the food is undeniably delicious. After all, calories don’t count on game day! To start, get an order of Buffalo wings, chicken tenders and nachos to share. For your main, the mac n’ cheese will quite literally knock your socks off. Cajun chicken, creamy white cheddar and parmesan cheese, what could possibly be better?
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45 E. 33rd St. / 212.518.7598 / Website
If you’re not ordering the chicken and waffle sliders with tempura fried chicken, dill pickle chips, and Tabasco honey, you seriously are missing out. But let’s not forget about the MVP of the entire night: the Trash Can Nachos. Made with layers of blue corn tortilla chips, black beans, jalapenos, pico de gallo and cheese, these nachos are truly the key to our hearts (and stomachs!)
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951 2nd Ave. / 917.261.4136 / Website
Did somebody say pork belly bao buns? Made with braised pork belly, cilantro, crispy shallots, mayo and Sriracha BBQ, these buns are hands down the best thing on the menu. It would be disrespectful to only eat one dish on the grubbiest day of the year, so you also need the cornflake-crusted chicken strips, parmesan truffle fries and the Korean steak sandwich. If you’re feeling risky, order the pancake burger, which yes, is a burger made out of flapjacks.
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If you want to impress your latest Hinge prospect, tell them you’re watching the game at Clinton Hall. This city-wide establishment should have a sign on the door that says “cool girls only.” You really can’t go wrong with anything on the menu, but we’re huge fans of the jumbo hot pretzel, Philly cheesesteak sliders, and the Korean fried chicken. You probably won't regret ordering the doughnut grilled cheese either, which is a glazed doughnut with melted mozzarella cheese served over tomato soup. Our eight-year-old selves are screaming.
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The menu might be small, but we promise you, the burgers are nothing short of excellent. With only three burger options on the menu, cheeseburger, double Cheeseburger, and the Impossible burger, 7th Street Burger does not mess around with its meat. All the burgers are served with grilled onions, American cheese, and special house sauce. And obviously, it wouldn’t be game day without greasy, finger-licking, french fries.
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120 Hudson St. / 212.219.0666 / Website
Many know and love Bubby's for its brunch, but we argue its game-day snacks are where it's really at. Indulge in smoked chicken wings, deviled eggs, pigs in a blanket, nachos and mac n' cheese balls to take your game day to the next level.
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Two childhood friends from Buffalo opened Dan and John’s Wings back in 2013, and they haven’t looked back since. Originally seen at Smorgasburg, Dan and John serve up traditional Buffalo wings catered to your style. Test your taste buds on five spice levels of Buffalo sauce as well as two spice levels of barbecue and tons of other flavors.
Photography by: Scott Eckersley
