Best Bets for Super Bowl XLVI
Best Super Bowl Party Playwright Irish Pub, 27 W. 35th St. (betw. 5th and 6th Aves.),playwrightirishpubnyc.com. It'd be hard for almost any bar to top the Playwright for square inches of screen space, as this Irish sports bar has over 80 of them in their two-floor establishment. For a pair of Andrew Jacksons, you'll get an open bar and buffet to enjoy as you watch the G-Men battle it out with the Pats.
Patriots Bar The Three Monkeys, 236 W. 54th St. (betw. Broadway and 8th Ave.),thethreemonkeysbar.com. Two floors of TVs. One giant screen. 36 beers on tap. 13 wins-I could keep going on about the ultimate Patriots bar in the city tucked away in the theater district. Unlike most of its competitors, drinking here won't break the bank, and all the food from nachos to wings to burgers, is all stellar. Long live the gastropub!
Big Screens Galore Mickey Mantle's Restaurant and Sports Bar, 42 Central Park S.,mickeymantles.com. Holy guacamole. This place has more big-screen TVs than you can shake a stick at; they adorn every surface. Get yourself a giant steak, a giant pint of beer, and go root for the Giants. When we take home the Lombardi trophy, you can snag a boisterous carriage ride through the park to let everyone know that you bleed blue.
The Place to Drink Slattery's Midtown Pub, 8 E. 36th St. (betw. 5th and Madison Aves.),slatterysmidtownpub.com. Slattery's is probably hosting the best drink special in the entire city on Super Bowl Sunday. For an even $50, there is unlimited open bar and combo plate filled with all of your game goodies. But this isn't your typical open bar where you're stuck with watery domestics-Every. Shelf. Is. Top. Shelf. Savor it.
Best Eats Landsdowne Road, 599 10th Ave. (betw. 43rd and 44th Sts.),lansdowneroadnyc.com. Every football fan knows that the quintessential food for the big game is wings, delicious, delicious wings. Lansdowne is known for having the best wings in the city, with a huge variety. And tons of huge screens means you'll always catch someone being pummeled into the AstroTurf.
Place to Watch Jack Russell's Pub, 1591 2nd Ave. (at 83rd St.),jackrussellsnyc.com. You can't beat Jack Russell's when it comes to watching the game uptown. They have 13 large HD screens and the tables each have their own HD flat-screen TV. If the cheap drinks and all those TVs can't keep you entertained, there is always the beer pong tables, pool tables and arcade games.