Here are the best NYC bars to watch the beautiful game with each catering to a World Cup country
An estimated 1.2 million people will flock to the NYC area starting this week for the eight World Cup matches at MetLife Stadium — but with the cheapest tickets starting at $461, most New Yorkers will be watching from bar stools.The tourney begins June 11 in Mexico City and finishes on July 19 at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.It will feature 104 matches among 48 nations — all of whom are represented in NYC’s vast ethnic tapestry.
So The Post fanned out across the five boroughs to find the best bars that cater to the individual spirits and flavors of some of the most popular World Cup countries — and here is our Top 10:AustraliaAussie Socceroos supporters can head down under to the Seaport’s Old Mates Pub — which is expected to be so packed they are requiring reservations for the team’s group stage games against Turkey on June 13, the USA on June 19, and Paraguay on June 25. The watering hole features a bevy of Australian beers and noshes like Aussie Beef Pie.“This is our Super Bowl.
It’s gonna be huge,” one employee told The Post.BelgiumWaffle-loving countrymen will gather at BXL Cafe on 43rd Street in Times Square.“We started with a little 19-inch television and now we just put in another 85-inch screen for the World Cup,” said owner Yves Michiels, who will be taking his son to Belgium’s first game against Egypt in Seattle on June 15 and to the World Cup Final at MetLife.
“It’s going to be hard not being here for the first Belgium game.” The cozy cafe has become a staple for NYC soccer fans, showing all games across all major European leagues, and is known for slinging pints of the traditional, and strong, Belgian beer La Chouffe.BrazilBrazil’s fans, also known as torcidas, can cheer on their nation’s pride at Long Island City’s Beija Flor.Lucia Cruz has owned the beloved spot for 14 years, making this her third World Cup slinging such favorites as empanadas to the pork-and-beans staple feijoada.
“Everybody loves Brazil...