Where to Watch the World Cup in NYC

World Cup season has a way of turning New York into one giant watch party, and thankfully, the city has better options than crowding around a tiny bar TV with a warm beer. From rooftops with skyline views to restaurants serving proper food, cocktails, and big-match energy, NYC is full of places to cheer, stress, celebrate, and pretend you totally understood that offside call. Whether you want a rowdy sports-bar crowd or something a little more polished for match day, these are the spots to know.

Chatti by Regi Mathew

Acclaimed Kerala-born chef Regi Mathew has turned the entire second-floor mezzanine into a dedicated World Cup watch-party destination, complete with banquette seating, a private bar, and a large-format projection screen running matches all day. Cheer your country Kerala-style with a prix-fixe FIFA menu of toddy-shop dishes like Trivandrum Chicken and Steamed Hopper, signature cocktails, and group or buyout packages. If your team wins, the table gets surprise gifts.

Mission Ceviche

Mission Ceviche is going all-in at both its Union Square and Upper East Side locations, with matches across multiple screens, staff in custom soccer kits, and themed cocktails nodding to participating Latin American nations. At halftime, the team, many of them competitive players, breaks out freestyle tricks and juggling, while turf at the entrance completes the pitch-side effect. There’s a $26 Match Day deal pairing a signature handheld with a cocktail, wine, or draft beer, and the downtown lounge Sub-Mission turns into its own viewing den.

The Knickerbocker & St. Cloud Rooftop

In Times Square, the historic Knickerbocker has become one of the city’s most stylish places to catch a match. Its turf-clad St. Cloud Rooftop transforms into a viewing destination set against the Manhattan skyline, with matches on multiple screens, the jalapeno-spiked Match Point Margarita, the Crowd Favorite beer bucket, and dishes inspired by the tournament’s host countries. There’s also a Sporting Summer at The Knick package with daily breakfast and a $150 food-and-beverage credit.

Hudson Yards

For free, no-ticket-required fan energy, Hudson Yards is the move. As an Official New York New Jersey Host City Supporter, it’s screening more than 60 matches on a 30-foot outdoor screen in the Public Square and Gardens through July 19, presented by American Airlines. Around the matches you’ll find interactive fan activations, a giant soccer-ball art installation, Vessel draped in the flags of every competing nation, and two official FIFA World Cup 2026 merchandise stores.

Somewhere Nowhere

Thirty-nine stories above Chelsea atop the Renaissance New York Chelsea Hotel, Somewhere Nowhere is one of the city’s buzziest rooftops, and it’s hosting watch parties all tournament long. Catch matches on projector screens from the rooftop lounge, pool deck, and bar, with panoramic Manhattan views as the backdrop. A $26 Mini Cocktail Flight lets you mix and match three drinks while you take in the action high above the city.

12 Chairs Cafe

This Tel Aviv-inspired SoHo favorite brings the energy of a neighborhood soccer cafe to the tournament, with TVs going throughout the matches and al fresco seating, cocktails, and shareable Mediterranean plates. Watching from home? There’s a World Cup delivery package for three to four people built around chicken arayes, chicken fingers, and fries, basically engineered for match-day snacking.

1803 NYC

For a watch party with a little New Orleans flair, head to this Cajun spot in Tribeca, where new TVs throughout the space mean you won’t miss a goal over balcony seating, covered outdoor dining, handcrafted cocktails, and Southern classics like gumbo and jambalaya. It’s also home to Bon Courage, a hidden speakeasy with live jazz, making it just as good for daytime matches as it is for post-game drinks.

The Look Up Rooftop

Atop the Kixby Hotel, this Midtown rooftop pairs match viewing with Empire State Building views and an easy, energetic atmosphere all tournament long. Settle in with cocktails, frozen drinks, and elevated bar bites for pre- and post-match hangs at one of the most centrally located rooftops in Manhattan, casual but polished enough to make a regular thing of it.

The Bronze Owl

Chef Franklin Becker’s retro-inspired cocktail lounge gets into the spirit with a $26 Match Day pairing: an Italian ice-inspired cocktail mixed in the colors of the day’s featured teams, served alongside its crowd-favorite Pigs in a Blanket. It’s a playful, nostalgic mix of sports and elevated hospitality, an easy stop before, during, or after the match.

Lobby Bar at Sungold at Arlo Williamsburg

Brooklyn fans, this one’s for you. Inside Arlo Williamsburg, the Lobby Bar at Sungold shows the action on big-screen TVs with the sound up, alongside a limited-time World Cup menu of specials like a $26 Burger and Beer pairing and themed cocktails such as The Underdog, plus giveaways from Heineken. It’s the kind of laid-back, all-in viewing spot that makes a group game feel like an event.

Palladino’s Steak & Seafood

Coming in from the tri-state area for a match at MetLife? Perched on Grand Central’s iconic North Balcony, Palladino’s is the spot to eat before or after, no overpriced stadium food required. Tuck into luxe game-day bites from the Catz and Doggs menu, like the Dirty Dog and pastrami sandwiches, or go all out with the Vanderbilt Seafood Tower, Prime Cowboy Steak, and Miso-Glazed Chilean Bass, all under the glow of the Main Concourse for a hit of classic New York glamour.