Eats
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Iconic by-the-slice. Quick, cheap, perfect pre-transit fuel.
Late-night specialty sandwiches with personality.
The original yellow-and-red cart. Chicken-over-rice with the white sauce.
Since 1971. Falafel sandwich in under 60 seconds, hot sauce included.
Kosher pastrami the way it should be. Bring a friend, split a Reuben.
Bronx's last great kosher deli. Worth the trip uptown.
Bagels, lox, and a century of Lower East Side appetizing.
Entirely plant-based sushi. Inventive, vibrant, fast.
The 6-ounce chocolate-chip-walnut cookie. Worth the line.
Reservations-only legendary pies. Book months ahead.
Old-school Brooklyn slice institution. Patience required.
Colombian coffee bar — bright, plant-filled, perfect extraction.
Astoria Greek institution — grilled octopus, fresh fish, lemon potatoes.
Shanghainese soup dumplings done right. Order the crab-and-pork XLB.
Yemeni-Palestinian coffee house. Strong espresso, slow start to a long day.
Wood-fired excellence, one PATH ride from Manhattan.
Pastry break in Hoboken before NJT to Secaucus.
Plant-based small plates and natural wine in the East Village.
Hand-carved pastrami since 1888. Get a ticket, tip the carver, order the Reuben.
Hand-pulled biang biang noodles with cumin lamb. Fast counter, spicy oil.
The spicy spring square. Lines move fast — worth every minute.
Wood-fired pies in a converted warehouse. The Bee Sting is mandatory.
The square Sicilian slice + spumoni. Brooklyn institution since 1939.
The benchmark for NYC Thai food. Real-deal spicy — no apologies.
Espresso powerhouse near the Highline — quick caffeine before kickoff.
Classic NYC bagels and deli breakfast. Hand-rolled, kettle-boiled.
All-day cafe and bakery — crullers, pressed sandwiches, drip coffee.
Bagels and breakfast sandwiches with flavored cream cheeses.
Cuban restaurant and bar — mojitos, lechon, and a stage for live salsa.
All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ. Banchan parade, grill at the table.
Bakery-cafe — laminated pastries, single-origin espresso, calm vibes.
Palestinian halal cart turned storefront. Vendy-award-winning falafel.
Specialty coffee in LIC — Stumptown roasts, Rocket Fuel cold brew on tap.
Arthur Avenue cafe with Albanian pastries and strong espresso.
South Bronx cafe with strong vegan/vegetarian options and house pastries.
Sri Lankan restaurant — weekend buffet served on hand-thrown clay.
Spanish tapas in Newark's Ironbound — paella, sangria, jamón.
Rotating roster of grandmothers from around the world — each night a new cuisine, all from scratch.
Since 1937. Thin-crust Staten Island institution — cash, beer, and the M.O.R. pie.
The original 1928 ice stand. Lemon, cherry, and a 100-flavor wall.
Coal-oven Brooklyn-style pies, suburban edition — easier reservations, same crust.
Long Island bar-pie pioneer since 1931. Thin, crackly, cut in squares.
Gastropub with 30+ taps and pressed sandwiches. Big-match crowd, Belgian list.
The OG Flushing soup-dumpling house. Steamy, crowded, perfect.
Glendale German institution since 1972 — jerseys, sausage platters, Germany matchday packed.
Brooklyn Panamanian institution — every Panama group-stage game, fried yuca and ceviche.
24-hour Ukrainian diner since 1954. Pierogi, borscht, and stuffed cabbage at any hour.
Basement Cantonese open till the small hours — chow fun, egg rolls, cash-only old NYC energy.
Cult by-the-slice — burrata square, vodka pie, late-night line that's worth it.
Classic NYC diner — late breakfast, burgers, melts, no nonsense, no app.
Queens parrilla — choripán, Fernet & Coke, full Argentina matchday crowd.
Brazilian restaurant — pão de queijo, picanha, Brazil games on the big screen.
Mexican comfort food — guisados, mezcal, all El Tri matches on the wall.
Volkswagen-bus taqueria — tacos al pastor, Modelo, El Tri matchday line out the door.
Polish countryside-tavern — pierogi, kielbasa, Tyskie, Poland games packed in.
Barcelona-style tapas bar — jamón, padrón peppers, sangria, La Roja matchday HQ.
Korean ramen bar — kimchi ramen, soju, Korea matchday crowd.
Peruvian rotisserie chicken with the famous green sauce — Peru matchday HQ.
Loisaida Puerto Rican institution — pernil, mofongo, Boricua matchday spirit.
24/7 Latin empanadas — beef picadillo, viagra (steak), spinach. Post-match fuel any hour.
24/7 Queens diner — disco fries, omelettes, milkshakes. Open after every late kickoff.
24-hour Latin diner — Cuban sandwich, arepas, plantains, strong coffee at 3 AM.
Old-school NYC burger joint — cottage fries, Bloody Marys, open till 2:30 AM.
24-hour Williamsburg diner — pancakes, disco fries, milkshakes. Post-show ritual.
Belgian double-fried fries in paper cones — 30+ sauces, open till 4 AM weekends.
Cult late-night slice — artichoke pie, crab pie, Sicilian. Open till 5 AM.
Brazilian botequim under the Williamsburg Bridge — caipirinhas, feijoada, Seleção matchday samba.
Astoria Brazilian institution — picanha, pão de queijo, every Brazil game on the big screen.
Colombian rotisserie chicken under the 7 train — yellow-blue-red flags, every Selección match on the wall TVs.
Maria Piedad Cano's legendary arepas de choclo — Colombian comfort food, daytime watch-party staple.
Roosevelt Ave Colombian institution — bandeja paisa the size of a steering wheel, Colombia kits everywhere on matchday.
Uruguayan-Colombian crossover spot — parrillada, chivito sandwich, fans of both Selecciones pack it on matchday.
Old-school Colombian restaurant on 87th — arepas con queso, ajiaco, big-screen Colombia games with the regulars.
Uptown Colombian spot — sancocho, picada, every Colombia World Cup game on a packed second floor.
Colombian sports bar on Roosevelt — tricolor everywhere, picada platters, Selección crowd loud from kickoff to final whistle.
Latino sports café — every Colombia match on the big screens, aguardiente shots, dancing once the final whistle blows.
Antioquia-style cantina — Aguila beer, empanadas, Colombian flags wall-to-wall on matchday.