

Black Bear is Hudson County’s showcase NFL room, pairing more than 50 HDTVs with a 25-foot LED screen above the bar and splitting its Sundays between Giants blue and Jets green.


This is the closest thing the Giants have to an official pregame headquarters. Redd’s sits less than a mile from MetLife Stadium and runs its own shuttle to and from the gates every 5 to 10 minutes on game days, with the parking lot opening 5 hours before kickoff. Prices and parking rates adjust on stadium event days; shuttle passes are sold per rider.

The AB&G has fed northern Bergen County since 1935 and is now run by the fourth generation of the same family, which makes it the longest-tenured room on this list.

The original sports bar in Asbury Park, Asbury Ale House pairs 52 taps with more than 40 TVs a block from the boardwalk scene on Cookman Avenue.

Jack’s Goal Line Stand is the Shore’s football headquarters, named best sports bar in New Jersey by NJ.com and built wall to wall for game day.

Deal Lake Bar + Co. puts 5,500 square feet, three bars, and a lakeside patio next door to Asbury Park, giving the Shore a big-room alternative for Giants Sundays.

The Pic-A-Lilli Inn is a fifth-generation Pine Barrens roadhouse whose wings are widely rated the best in South Jersey, giving Giants fans in Burlington County a destination worth the drive.

McDonagh’s combines a turn-of-the-century brick building in downtown Keyport with more than 25 TVs and bartenders certified by Guinness for the perfect pour.

Frenchy’s has served Roselle Park since 1964 and carries a credential most bars on this list cannot match: NJ.com cited it among the top 10 sports bars to watch the Giants.

Nanny O’Brien’s has been Cleveland Park’s Irish pub since 1993 and doubles as the home of the DC Giants crew

Across The Pond is the official home of the NY Giants Fans in DC meetup, which has watched every game here since the 2018 season with sound on and TVs reserved for the group.

Ned Devine’s has anchored Herndon since 2001 and serves as the home of Big Blue NoVa, Northern Virginia’s Giants fan club.

Walk into Smaltimore on a fall Sunday and, as Baltimore Magazine put it, you might think you stumbled into the Meadowlands: cobalt blue jerseys fill this Canton corner bar, the fan club home for Giants supporters in Baltimore.

The Local is the home of the New York Giants Fans in Charlotte NC group, which calls itself simply The Local on 5th, and it holds the top Giants ranking in the city on GameWatch with a 4.5 fan rating.


Social Tap in Old Town Scottsdale is the official home of Big Blue of Arizona, and the bar leans into the partnership with Jell-O shots every time the Giants score a touchdown.



Occidental has hosted the Big Blue Denver Crew since 2009, turning a punk-themed LoHi bar into the loudest corner of Giants territory in Broncos country. While I now live in Colorado, I have not yet visited but will and will send out video.