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Super Bowl 2019: Where To Watch Around Miami
The big game may be in Atlanta, but Miami is still one of the top 10 best cities to watch the Super Bowl, according to WalletHub.
MIAMI, FL — The big game may be in Atlanta, but Miami is one of the top 10 best cities to watch the Super Bowl if you can't make it to Mercedes Benz Stadium, according to a new study by personal finance website WalletHub.
Miami ranked as the sixth best city behind only Pittsburgh, Boston, Green Bay, Dallas and New York. Read more about the Wallethub story by clicking here.
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What's more, this year's Super Bowl contest between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots will feature 12 Orange Bowl alumni.
The AFC Champion New England Patriots have eight former Orange Bowl participants on their roster, including quarterback Tom Brady who competed in the Orange Bowl in 2000. In that game, Brady threw for a then Orange Bowl record of 369 yards as Michigan defeated Alabama 35-34 in the first overtime game in the game's history.
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You can find out the other Super Bowl players who played on Orange Bowl teams at the end of this story. Can you guess who they might be?
Patch has compiled the following list of some of the best places to watch Super Bowl LIII around Miami:
Big Game Beach Party
Hosted by Ballyhoo Media, this one-of-a-kind Super Bowl party will be held at Virginia Key Beach Park with a full day of live music by Kulcha Shok, beach games, food trucks, drinks, and more! Get to the park early to challenge your friends and family in a game of corn hole or life sized beer pong! Bring your bathing suits and hang out on the beach or in the ocean! This is the only watch party in Miami where football fans can see the full broadcast of the Patriots vs. Rams game on the beach or in the water. Make sure to get your spot on the sand. Take Rickenbacker Causeway to the second traffic light and make a left. Follow road to gatehouse entrance to HVKBP. The park charges $20 for parking. Look for the event in the back of the park by the orange pavilion. Signs will be displayed throughout the park upon arrival. The fun runs from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. In addition to the parking, the event itself costs $15 per person. You can purchase your tickets here. Guests will be given a free souvenir cup upon arrival, to reuse throughout the day and bring home with them.
Biscayne Bay Brewing Company
The establishment will be having a special on pitchers for $7.50 or a $15 special that includes 10 wings and a pitcher of beer.
Doc B's
All locations will be offering Super Bowl specials, including Fort Lauderdale and Coral Gables. You'll find a number of kitchen favorites for under $12, including spicy chicken littles with house made french fries, oven roasted chicken wings, pepperoni pizza, spicy crispy chicken sandwich and coleslaw. When your team scores a touchdown, Doc B’s serves up $6 16 ounce. draft beer, $4 beer by the bottle, $7 well drinks and $10 craft cocktails. If you prefer to stay home and watch the game, take Doc B’s with you – they’ll be offering 30 percent off the catering menu.
Espanola Way
The bars and restaurants along iconic Espanola Way will be showing the game and offering food and drink specials throughout the night.
Football and Stars
The newly opened Lincoln Eatery will feature a street party to watch the game at 7 p.m. Earlier you'll find guest appearance by the Miami Heat Cheerleaders and Sebastian the Ibis between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Developed by Terranova Corporation, The Lincoln Eatery offers flexible indoor/outdoor seating for more than 200. A modern interpretation of the industrial food hall, The Lincoln Eatery’s design elements include glossy subway tiles and polished concrete floors. Overhead, a matrix of wooden beams evokes a lush tropical canopy. Complementing the culinary concepts is The Tavern, the Eatery’s centrally located ‘Drinkery’, offering wine, beer and handcrafted cocktails. In late 2019, Terranova will open the project’s second phase – a spacious rooftop terrace with beautiful views of South Beach that will be open to the public for dining, drinking, special events and lounging. Other shopping and dining experiences in the district are online to open in 2019 including Genuine Pizza by Chef Michael Schwartz and The Cuban Coffee Cup. Located at 723 Lincoln Lane on Miami Beach, the Lincoln Eatery is open daily from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m.
Although a different kind of football than the one played in Spain, you can still watch the big game at Bulla Gastrobar Coral Gables. Spend the biggest game day of the year at the watch party where happy hour will be extended from 5 p.m. to close.
Bluewater Café in Downtown Miami
What better place to watch the biggest game of the year than poolside on a rooftop overlooking breathtaking views of Biscayne Bay, with unbeatable food and drink specials? Guests can enjoy $5 hot dogs and beef sliders, $1 chicken wings, and beer bucket specials, while catching every second of the game on a giant projector. Specials begin at 5 p.m. There won't been any minimums or fees for tables and the establishment will offer $5 Bud Light Draft, 5 for $25 buckets of select beers, $5 Barn Burner Shots, and football food specials. Call 305 808 5555.
Big Easy Winebar & Grill
Brickell City Centre’s South-African inspired, Big Easy Winebar & Grill, invites revelers to take it easy and watch the big game! Beginning at 4PM, guests can enjoy specials from the Easy Hour menu, with draft beers for $5 and half-off wines by the glass along with well spirits. Flights of both white and red South African Wines are $12 and include three 2 ounce tastings of select bottles. Shareable bites ($4-$8) include Truffle Potato Chips; Big Easy Wings – choice of Peri Peri or Braai Sauce; Fried Green Tomatoes, Pork Belly “Lollipops”; Mini Cauliflower Samosas; or Short Rib Sliders served on a brioche bun with horseradish cream. Big Easy Winebar & Grill is located at 701 South Miami Avenue, Suite 339 in Miami’s Brickell City Centre. Call (786) 814-5955.
CORSAIR Kitchen + Bar
The first Sunday in February marks a longtime American tradition of gathering with friends and family to eat and drink your way through the annual championship game of the National Football League. Head to Aventura’s CORSAIR KITCHEN + BAR located off the green at the JW Marriot Miami Turnberry with one of the best brunches in South Florida. For a more elegant pregame to kick off the football festivities, indulge in bottomless mimosas and a DIY Bloody Mary bar with a whopping 52 ingredients to mix and match, including thick-cut bacon strips, jumbo cocktail shrimp, and premium vodkas. As always, a bountiful buffet and choice of cook-to-order specialties will be available. Honoring the two Super Bowl LIII contenders, CORSAIR’s Executive Chef Gordon Maybury will also be serving dueling brunch plates presenting each competing city’s famed food favorites. Guests can then transition from Brunch to the bar to watch the game and choose from a curated selection of draft beers. Brunch will be served on Super Bowl Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. for $52 per person, which includes bottomless mimosas. The 52-ingredient Bloody Mary bar is available for an additional $8. CORSAIR Kitchen + Bar is located in the JW Marriott Miami Turnberry Resort & Spa at 19999 W Country Club Drive in Aventura; Telephone: (786) 279-6800 or visit the website.
Fontainebleau Miami Beach
The iconic Fontainebleau Miami Beach is offering football fans the ultimate poolside game day experience from your very own private cabana. The famed hotel will offer guests several packages for the day that will include a variety of snacks and beverages to keep fans fueled while cheering on their favorite team in the privacy of their own lavish oasis. Cabana goers can head to their exclusive retreats as early as 9 a.m. on game day, or show up just before kick off at 6 p.m. Fontainebleau Miami Beach is located at 4441 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. Telephone: (305) 538-2000 or click here. To reserve cabanas, call 305-538-2000 or dial 3450 from your guest room. Packages range from $450 to $1,500.
Taurus Beer & Whiskey House
Nestled in one of Coconut Grove’s idyllic tree-lined avenues is one of Miami’s most historic and venerated bars, Taurus Beer & Whiskey House. Guests and regulars alike can watch the big game while enjoying a specially curated menu highlighting the best food and beverages from each participating team's city. The popular Coconut Grove locale will be screening the game on all seven TVs with seating options indoors, at the bar or outside on the patio. Taurus Beer & Whiskey House is located at 3540 Main Highway in Coconut Grove. Telephone: (305) 529-6523 or visit the website.
Toro Toro
A Pan-Latin steakhouse located in the heart of downtown Miami, Toro Toro, will be hosting a watch party for this year’s Super Bowl. Guests are invited to watch the big game in the restaurant’s lobby lounge where they won't miss a single play with the large projector. Food and beverage specials will include five restaurant favorites — empanadas, croquets, wings, guacamole and sword fish dip — for $5 . The party will begin at 5 p.m. and continue until closing at 11 p.m. Toro Toro is located at 100 Chopin Plaza inside the Intercontinental in Downtown Miami. For reservations, call (305)-372-4710 or visit the website.
Kings Dining & Entertainment Doral
Come watch the Super Bowl KINGS Dining and Entertainment Doral. New items have been added to the menu just in time for game day. Savor Spicy Hawaiian and BBQ Chicken pizza or specialty wings (bone-in or boneless). Guests can also enjoy giant and totally shareable 32 ounce mugs at discounted rates. Bringing friends that aren’t into the game? No problem! With 14 ten-pin bowling lanes, billiards, air hockey, shuffleboard and more, there’s a game for everyone at KINGS Doral!
Looking for the best place to celebrate the big game this Super Bowl weekend? Cheer on your favorite team at W Miami inside by the ADDiKT bar or outside on the beautiful new 15th floor terrace overlooking the Miami skyline and Biscayne Bay. Enjoy endless Super Bowl specials like $20 buckets of beer and $10 lite bites including KFC Sliders, Asian Wings, and Kimchi Nachos.
American Social “AMSO” is South Florida’s premier sports bar that offers an award-winning menu and entertainment unlike all others! For the big game, AMSO will feature a special $10 Super Bowl Menu, including signature game time bites such as Smoked Buffalo Wings, Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Mac and Cheese, and Pepperoni Pizza. There’s plenty of craft beer and cocktails to go around including the Harbor Island Frose, AmSo’s “Select” Woodford Basil Lemonade, and Cucumber Fizz. American Social has locations in Tampa (47 TVs), Fort Lauderdale (15 TVs) and Miami (25 TVs), so you can watch the game from just about every seat in the space.
Spend the biggest game day of the year over at Atton Brickell Miami. The hotel will be hosting a viewing party of the big game at their UVA bar, where you can watch in style on their 200 inch Flat Screen TV. The hotel is offering 4 for $20 Beer Buckets, Pitchers of Draft Beer for $12, and two for one well drinks. Atton Brickell Miami has got game day snacks covered with the Atton Wings, Mozzarella Sticks, Quesadillas, Mini Burgers and more because it isn’t a football game without some gametime eats.
E11EVEN Miami + The Rooftop at E11EVEN
Guests are invited to come out and watch the biggest football game of the year at E11EVEN & ROOFTOP. The rivalry of the year will be presented on the ultraclub’s 30-foot and 16-foot LED screens, plus 52 TV’s with surround sound. The viewing party will feature an open bar from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. and a complimentary 11BBQ plate featuring BBQ Chicken, Asian BBQ Ribs, Wings, Mac & Cheese, Potato Salad, and Cole Slaw. In addition, upstairs at ROOFTOP at E11EVEN, guests can kick back at the open-air lounge with a state-of-the-art retractable roof and watch the game on 16-foot and 12-foot LED screens with surround sound. The ROOFTOP’s comfortable sofa seating, communal fire pit tables, bottle service, and a full service bar and $11 beer bucket special set the stage for the optimal viewing party. There will be open bar from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., plus 11BBQ Plates are available for purchase. DJ Wasabi will be taking over the DJ Booth. The doors will open at 5 p.m.
Amid the bustling streets of art-centric Wynwood, the Wynwood Kitchen & Bar is the perfect Super Bowl hub offering an upbeat vibe, delicious food, TV displays and beautiful views of the unique murals within the Wynwood Walls. During the game, Wynwood Kitchen & Bar is offering guests extended happy hour, $5 special bites and a Super Bowl dining special of fire-grilled chicken wings with ancho chile glaze. Fans will appreciate the innovative cuisine and fun location while enjoying the biggest day in football!
Bring all of your friends to watch the big game in luxury with one of 1 Hotel South Beach’s special rooftop cabana packages starting at 4 p.m. Packages range from $1,500-$10,000 and include food, beverages, and personal large screen TVs. For booking, please email VIProoftop@1hotels.com.
Before the big game starts at 6:30 p.m., Bagatelle Miami Beach will host its famous Sunday brunch with a Super Bowl twist. Servers will be dressed as their favorite players and the restaurant will be decorated with all things Super Bowl LIII.
Cheer your team to victory at The Confidante Miami Beach, the playful oceanfront oasis in Miami’s mid-beach neighborhood. Guests and locals can head to The Backyard and enjoy the big game on a blow-up TV screen along with food specials, including a variety of Chicken Wings, Pig Skin Nachos, Super Bowl Sliders and drink happy hour pricing from 4-10 p.m. Additionally, guests can check out a pop-up courtesy of South Beach Brewing Company for swag as well as samplings of favorite brews such as the Strawberry Orange Mimosa, the South Peach Shandy and the Blood Orange Sunset IPA. Looking to take your plans to the ultimate level? Guests can book the private bungalow package which includes 20 wings, 2 buckets of beer, 1 bottle of Tito’s, Confidante water, champagne and a personal server. Locals visiting can also enjoy the pool with a purchase of a Day Pass online or by emailing concierge@theconfidantehotel.com.
Habitat at 1 Hotel South Beach
Watch the big game in style at the chic restaurant, Habitat, located at the 1 Hotel South Beach. Indulge in delicious food by the bar and cocktails while enjoying watching the game on one of Habitat's big screen TVs.
Lolo’s Surf Cantina
If you’re in the South of Fifth neighborhood on game day, head over to Lolo’s Surf Cantina. The Mexican eatery will be offering a classic Wings and a pitcher of beer combo for $26. You can enjoy other game day treats such as a Guacamole & Margaritas, Super Bowl ‘Ring’ Burger, and Loaded Lolo’s fries.
Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out Sports Bar and Arcade
There’s no better place to watch the Super Bowl than at Nick Cannon’s Wild ‘N Out Sports Bar and Arcade on Ocean Drive. Offering BOGO Swirlies for people in team gear, $20 buckets of beer, food specials, and arcade games to play during commercials, Super Bowl fans will will feel right at home here. It’s located on the most famous street in South Beach, and features classic arcade games, larger than life cocktails, elevated sports bar dishes, and memorabilia from the famed MTV show “Wild ‘N Out.”
Burlock Coast
Root for your favorite team with big game day favorites at Burlock Coast starting at 5 p.m. The Tailgate Package costs $53 (excluding tax and gratuity) and includes ½ Dozen Wings, ½ Dozen Oysters, Bucket of Beer (6), Mini Fish-n-Chips. A La Carte items include ½ Dozen Oysters for $18, ½ Dozen Wings for $15, Fish-n-Chips for $21 and Bucket of Beer (6) for $29.
The establishment is located at The Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale at 1 North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard. For reservations call (954) 465-2300.
ETARU Hallandale
Head to ETARU Hallandale to catch the big game oceanside. The Japanese eatery will be screening the Super Bowl on a big screen on the sand at the establishment's waterfront Beach Bar. There will be a few food & beverage specials including a Kolsch lager paired with the guests’ choice of the classic ETARU Burger or a dozen wings for $16; and pitchers of Kolsch will be offered for $20 during the game. The restaurant’s a la carte menu will also be available with a wide selection of fresh sushi, salads and robata dishes. ETARU Hallandale is located at 111 South Surf Road in Hallandale Beach. Reservations can be made by phone at (954) 271-3222 or online here.
Legends Tavern and Grille (all locations: Sunrise, Lighthouse Point and Deerfield Beach)
The sports bar chain will be rolling out $0.79 wings all day, along with Happy Hour specials.
Hilton Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
The resort is hosting a free viewing party on its Sunrise Terrace pool deck. The property will have theater seating set up with two large TV screens on either side that will be showing the game. There will also be entertainment, games, drink specials and a special food menu: Check out the Drink Deals for $12, not including beer buckets. In addition you'll find the hail Mary, which is a Classic Bloody Mary. You can add shrimp for $3 and other great cocktails. The Beer Buckets (5 Beers) cost $26 for domestic and $28 for imported.
American Social “AMSO” is South Florida’s premier sports bar that offers an award-winning menu and entertainment unlike all others! For the big game, AMSO will feature a special $10 Super Bowl Menu, including signature game time bites such as Smoked Buffalo Wings, Spinach and Artichoke Dip, Mac and Cheese, and Pepperoni Pizza. There’s plenty of craft beer and cocktails to go around including the Harbor Island Frose, AmSo’s “Select” Woodford Basil Lemonade, and Cucumber Fizz. American Social currently has three locations in Tampa, Fort Lauderdale and Miami, each with over a dozen TV screens so you can watch the game from just about every seat in the space!
Nothing says Super Bowl Sunday like great brews and bites. Brewery and restaurant, Crazy Uncle Mike's, has patrons covered all game day long. Starting with flowing mimosas and endless beer bloody Marys during brunch from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.. Festivities continue through game time with game day specials, such as $1 hot wings, $4 License to Pils, the restaurant’s signature Pilsner, $9 premium drinks featuring Don Julio, Crown, Johnny Walker Black Label, Tanqueray Gin, Bulleit Bourbon and Captain Morgan and $10 Dew & Brews. For a fun filled Super Bowl Sunday, Crazy Uncle Mike's is the place to be!
Get football ready at Stephen Starr’s El Vez Fort Lauderdale! Cheer on your AFC and NFC champs with tailgate favorites and can’t-beat specials such as the half-priced Nacho Mama with melted queso mixto, black beans, salsa ranchera, sour cream, pickled red onion & jalapeño. Order the specially made Mexican Chicken Wings for an added kick, and wash it all down with $3.50 cans of Corona. Already sound too good to be true? Watch the big game on a big projector while lounging on the gorgeous outdoor terrace and enjoy bar favorites from an array of Mezcal to classic margaritas and beer.
Orange Bowl Alum In The Big Game
Other Orange Bowl alum on the Patriots include Shaq Mason, who helped anchor the Georgia Tech offensive line in the 2014 Orange Bowl; Dwayne Allen, who played an integral role in Clemson’s 2012 Orange Bowl season as well as a pair of Iowa Hawkeyes: James Ferentz and Adrian Clayborn, who anchored the Hawkeyes’ offensive and defensive lines in the 2010 Orange Bowl.
Braxton Berrios and Trent Harris, teammates on the Miami Hurricanes’ 2017 Capital One Orange Bowl team, are on the Patriots’ Reserve List. Tight end, Ryan Izzo, who is also on the Patriots’ Reserve List, appeared in the 2016 Capital One Orange Bowl with Florida State.
The NFC Champion Los Angeles Rams have four Orange Bowl alums on their roster eager to etch their name in history as part of the first Los Angeles Rams Super Bowl winning team. Rams’ veteran cornerback and MVP of Kansas’ 2008 Orange Bowl title, Aqib Talib, scored the first touchdown of that game on a 60-yard interception return. It was one of three Jayhawks’ interceptions that day which resulted in 17 points in a 24-21 victory over Virginia Tech.
Fellow member of the Rams’ secondary, safety Lamarcus Joyner, was part of the 2013 Orange Bowl champion Florida State Seminoles. Rounding out the foursome of Rams’ Orange Bowl alums are Ogbonnia Okoronkwo and Steven Parker (Parker is on the Rams’ practice squad). They were defensive teammates on Oklahoma’s 2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl team.
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