[no_toc]Let’s face it – if you’re a die-hard fan of any NFL team not named the Patriots, chances are you’ve drowned your sorrows in an adult beverage or two on a few occasions in recent seasons.
The amount consumed may result in a state ranging anywhere from mild tipsiness to borderline unconsciousness, depending on the week-to-week and long-term ineptitude of your favorite squad. For example, in recent years, there’s a good chance many Browns and Jets fans have had their livers working overtime.
Some of this “therapeutic imbibing” takes place on a good old-fashioned living room couch. However, many fans also flock to their local watering hole each Sunday to catch their favorite team in action. Most come for the gorging (you haven’t lived until you’ve tried to dislodge a chicken wing from your airway while keeping your eyes on a key third-and-short), and of course, the chug-fests.
But the euphoria of collective elation or the comfort of shared misery — depending on how the afternoon/evening goes – ranks right up there in terms of sports bar appeal. That’s especially true for non-New Jersey natives, those who’ve made their way to the Garden State over the years for personal and professional reasons and brought their sports allegiances with them.
There seems to be no shortage of them, either — a December 2016 Quinnipiac University poll found that one-third of New Jersey’s self-identified sports fans don’t have a rooting interest in the Giants, Jets or in south New Jersey, the Eagles.
Luckily for these out-of-state sports interlopers, there are several fine establishments throughout the state where they can gather with like-minded folks during NFL season to catch their favorite team in action. The following is a current list of all known sports bars throughout the state that claim status as an unofficial gathering spot for a specific NFL team’s supporters:
AFC Teams
Buffalo Bills
Duffy’s Tavern
856 River Street
Paterson, NJ 07524
973-684-0788
Website: www.duffystavernpaterson.com
Sunday hours: 10:30 am-3 am
Cleveland Browns
Dive! Coastal Bar and Food Joint
1072 Ocean Avenue North
Sea Bright, NJ 07760
732-268-7707
Website: http://www.divecoastalbar.com
Sunday hours: 11 am-2 am
NFL Season Food/Drink Specials:
- $4 for all draft beers
- $6 Deep Eddy Vodka drinks
- $10 buckets of six-Miller High Life or Rolling Rock
- $13 buckets of six Coronitas
- Full appetizer menu including beef tacos, chili bowl, cheeseburger quesadillas, buffalo wings, chil-cheese fries
Brick 46 Restaurant and Bar
68 Route 46
Rockaway, NJ 07866
973-625-4900
Website: www.brick46.com
Sunday hours: 11:30 am-11 pm
Miami Dolphins
Miami Mike’s Sports and Entertainment
300 Adams Street, Unit 105
Hoboken, NJ 07030
973-887-1301
Sunday hours: 11 am-11 pm
Oakland Raiders
Jimmy Geez Sports Bar and Grill
436 Belmont Avenue
Haledon, NJ 07508
973-790-9729
Jimmy Geez Sports Bar and Grill
3219 NJ-23
Oak Ridge, NJ 07438
973-697-4339
Website: www.jimmygeez.com
Sunday hours: 11 am-2am
Bar Anticipation
703 16th Avenue
Lake Como, NJ o7719
732-681-7422
Website: www.bar-a.com
Sunday hours: 10am-2am
Irish Cottage Inn
602 Route 23
Franklin, NJ 07416
973-827-2090
Website: www.irishcottageinn.net
Sunday hours: 11:30am-2am
Pittsburgh Steelers
Danny’s Steakhouse
11 Bridge Avenue
Red Bank, NJ 07701
732-741-6900
Website: www.dannyssteakhouse.com
Sunday hours: 11:30am-12am
Texas Arizona
76 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-420-0304
Website: texasarizona.com
Sunday hours: 11am-2am
Cousin Mario’s
5401 Harding Highway
Shore Health Park, Suite 3
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
609-837-2698
Website: www.cousinmarios.com
Sunday hours: 12pm-10:00pm
NFC Teams
Dallas Cowboys
Allure Lounge
417 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
908-510-6063
Sunday hours: 12pm-3am
Boathouse Bar and Grill
1309 Main Street
Belmar, NJ 07719
732-681-5221
Website: www.boathousebarandgrill.com
Sunday hours: 11am-2am
Cadillac Cantina
80 River Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-420-7070
Website: www.cadillaccantina.net
Sunday hours: 11am-2am
Green Bay Packers
Kubel’s Too
8200 Long Beach Boulevard
Long Beach Township, NJ 08008
609-494-473
Website: www.k2lbi.com
Sunday hours: 11am-2am
Blue 42 Restaurant and Bar
158 Market Street
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
201-773-0970
Sunday hours: 12pm-2am
Firkin Tavern
1400 Parkway Avenue
Ewing, NJ 08628
609-771-0100
Website: www.firkintavern.com
Sunday hours: 11am-2am
Blue Moon Mexican Cafe
327 Franklin Avenue J
Wyckoff, NJ 07481
201-891-1331
Sunday hours: 11am-10pm
Blue Moon Mexican Cafe
42 Kinderkamack Road
Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677
201-782-9500
Sunday hours: 11am-10pm
Blue Moon Mexican Cafe
23 E. Palisade Avenue
Englewood, NJ 07631
Sunday hours: 11am-11pm
Website: www.bluemoonmexicancafe.com
Minnesota Vikings
Jack’s Goal Line Stand
149 Brighton Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
732-870-8800
Website: www.jacksgoallinestand.com
Sunday hours: 11am-2am
The Deauville Inn
201 W. Willard Road
Strathmere, NJ 08248
609-263-2080
Website: www.deauvilleinn.com
Sunday hours: 11:30am-12am
North Brunswick Pub and Grill
1864 U.S. 1, North
Brunswick Township, NJ 08902
732-422-4902
Sunday hours: 12pm-2am
Championship Sports Bar and Grill
931 Chambers Street
Trenton, NJ 08611
609-394-7437
Sunday hours: 12pm-12am
First and Ten Sports Pub
1961 Hamilton Avenue
Trenton, NJ 08619
609-587-1028
Sunday hours: 12pm-2am
Corner House Tavern
24509 E. Main Street
Columbus, NJ 08022
609-298-8543
Sunday hours: 12pm-12am
Philadelphia Eagles
Mulligan’s Pub
159 First Street
Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-876-4101
Website: www.mulligansonfirst.net
Sunday hours: 11am- 2am
Washington Redskins
Wicked Wolf Tavern
120 Sinatra Drive
Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-659-7500
Website: www.wickedwolfhoboken.com
Sunday hours: 11am-2am