My Top 5 Places to watch Football in Park Slope

 

First things first: this is a football post, written by a woman. If either of those things put you off, here’s an awesome video about a dog that you can watch instead. 

Now that I have your attention, I’d like to mention that the female writing this post originally hails from the Midwest; specifically a place that transforms into the 3rd largest city in the state when people flood to the college football stadium on game days. People from said state also tend to wear large pieces of corn on their head while watching football. This equates to street-cred in the football watching world, right? Great.

As such, here’s my roundup of the “TOP 5 PLACES TO WATCH FOOTBALL IN PARK SLOPE”.  This post could also serve as an explanation for non-football watchers as to why large men are often found screaming at nearby bars every Sunday at 4pm. OK, here we go:

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#5:  The Dram Shop

PROS: Huge beer selection, kick ass burgers (and veggie burgers!), lots of tvs, pool & other fun games for the friends you bring along who have no interest in watching the game. 

BEWARE OF: Crowds. Everyone and their mother heads there on game day, making it feel more like Murray Hill than the sweet Slope.

#4: 200 Fifth

PROS: You can’t go wrong with the standard, old school, know-what-you’re-in-for classic sports bars. With over 100 tvs, you’d have to try really hard not to watch sports.

BEWARE OF: Bros, bros and more bros.

#3: Ocean’s 8

PROS:  What is lacks in décor, it makes up for with $10 pitchers, pool and ping pong.  If your team is having a terrible night, the miniature bowling will certainly cheer you up. 

BEWARE OF Mice, ghosts and anything else that lives in or happens in a dark basement.

#2: Black Horse

PROS: By football, I actually mean fooooootball.  Fine, soccer. I mean soccer. Though Black Horse always makes a point to show the latest sporting event, it’s definitely the-go to spot for kind of football from across the pond. And a Carlsberg is $4 during all EPL games!

BEWARE OF: Time zone issues. If your favorite team is playing at 4pm in Madrid, you’ll be getting rowdy just as the brunch crowd starts rolling in.

#1: Your Apartment

Let’s face it, Park Slope. You’re likely to find more places showing the Scripps National Spelling Bee than football in the hood. Therefore, there really is no better place to cheer route on  your favorite [Insert name of animal or indigenous people here] than at home. You just can’t beat clean(ish) bathrooms, food delivery and not having to wear pants.  Just saying.

BEWARE OF: Roommates, significant others who would rather watch Bravo, and that pile of laundry that just keeps staring at you.