This weekend's big game is set for a classic quarterback duel.
Super Bowl 50 will take place at Levi’s Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area on Feb. 7 with Peyton Manning's Denver Broncos taking on the dynamic Cam Newtown and his Carolina Panthers.
It’s been two years since New York City hosted the event, but there will still be plenty to do in the Big Apple on game day.
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If you're looking for parties:
► Sweetwater Social in NoHo is showing the game on four TVs and one projector with a game-time open bar for $125. The deal also includes carving stations with a whole-roasted pig, turkey and prime rib. You can check out more details on its website.
► Treadwell Park on First Avenue in the Upper East Side has some good options for large groups. For $45 per person you can reserve a table for eight, which includes open beer bar from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., 80 wings, 25 sliders and 32 pigs in a blanket and a bowl of guacamole and chips. You can reserve a table here.
► Croxely's Ale House in Williamsburg will be showing the game on all its flatscreens, which surround the bar and seating area. The cover is $10 per person and Croxley's will be serving 20 cent boneless wings and 30 cent classic wings during the game. You can check out all the details and its expansive beer list on its website.
If you want team-themed food and drinks:
► Gowanus' Ample Hills Creamery is shipping out a "Super Bowl 4-Pack" including two pints of two Super Bowl flavors: Rocky Mountain High for the Denver Broncos (a chocolate ice cream with mini marshmallows, peanut-stuffed brownies, and a touch of Colorado's Left Hand Brewing Company Nitro Milk Stout), and Jes' Pie for the Carolina Panthers (a classic Southern chocolate chess pie folded into vanilla ice cream).
► You can buy five-bottle buckets of Oskar Blues beer, brewed in Colorado and North Carolina, at the Crown Heights beer hall Berg'n for $20 on game day.
► The Super Bowl party at Syndicated, a restaurant/bar/independent movie theater that opened last month in Bushwick, will feature cocktails inspired by the teams and created by bar manager Kenneth Vanhooser: there's the "Ice Pick" for the Panthers (a mix of sweetened iced tea, Tito’s Vodka, and fresh lemon juice), and the "Colorado Bulldog" for the Broncos (Tito’s Vodka, Kahlua and a splash of cream, topped off with Coca-Cola).
► When you watch the game on Nitehawk Cinema's big theater screen, you can drink in allegiance to your team: Panthers fans should order the $7 Catdaddy Spiced Moonshine, a spirit bottled in North Carolina, Broncos supporters can enjoy $6 12-ounce cans of Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale, brewed in Colorado.
If you're staying home with friends:
► Check out our guide to making the perfect beer run.
► Test out this recipe for a creative take on traditional buffalo wings.
► Wow your friends with smoky chipotle quesadillas.
And if you're desperate to avoid the whole hullabaloo around grown men giving each other concussions for no good reason, you can get some relaxation at Spa Castle’s Midtown location.
