Patch Picks: Where to Watch The Giants Beat the Patriots

Bed-Stuy Patchers, you should have known it was coming…

In the past year, Bed-Stuy has added at least a half-dozen new hot bars to its list of wayside watering holes, giving us residents more choices than ever for imbibing (responsibly, of course).

If you haven’t had a chance yet to visit any of the new restaurant and bars, what better time to sample what’s on tap than during the Super Bowl!

Bed-Stuy Patch is excited to announce its first Bed-Stuy Pub Crawl (), taking place Sunday, February 5, beginning 6:00 p.m. (game time)!

With the Bed-Stuy Patch Pub Crawl, we want you to choose one of our five “Patch Picks” of places to watch the Giants beat the New England Patriots during the Super Bowl. Except we’re doing something a little different: You will stay put, nice and snug at one of the five bars, and we’ll do the crawling.

Look out for us, because we will show up at some point during the game with plenty of free giveaways, Patch swag, t-shirts, thermoses, bags, etc. We’ll be tweeting updates on the score, the general vibe at each spot, pics of revelers celebrating and hints of where we’re heading next!

Here are our Five Patch Picks for “Where to Watch the Superbowl:”

1. Rustik Tavern, 497 Dekalb Avenue -- Rustik Tavern is a large, dimly lit, sexy bar and restaurant located on Dekalb Avenue, near Franklin Avenue. For the Super Bowl: On game nights, this is one of the hippest, funnest and liveliest places to watch the game. Very mixed crowd, food is amazing and don’t be surprised to find a lot of Patriots fans as well, because they draw everybody! Only drawback is they get very crowded. For $65, Rustik is offering all you can eat and drink; top-shelf liquor included, along with a side buffet of pulled pork sandwiches, mac-n-cheese, buffalo wings and “some other great football food,” said the Rudy Charles, the general manager. Crowd-o-Meter: Working-class diverse

2. Brooklyn Tap House, 590 Myrtle Avenue – This spanking brand-new bar opened a little over a month ago, and offers more than 100 different beers, forty on tap, categorized by where they were made. Come taste a range of local beers, while enjoying some small eats such as brats, sliders, mac and cheese egg rolls and more. Several screens are available to watch the game. For the Super Bowl, Brooklyn Tap House is having a special party menu with vegan options along with the different hot dogs and pub fare. No specials, but they feature 7, large flat-screen t.v.s all around the room! Crowd-o-Meter: Vegan beer lovers (Really, it's allll about the beer!)

3. Brooklyn Beso Restaurant and Bar,  370 Lewis Avenue – Brooklyn Beso Restaurant & Bar is a Latin American restaurant. It features contemporary fare, cocktails, live entertainment and more. This bar just opened, and they go all-out for their special party dates! For Super Bowl, Beso is featuring its happy hour menu all day on Sunday, along with its normal entrees. Crowd-o-Meter: Laid-back conservative

4. Therapy Wine Bar, 364 Lewis Avenue – Patrons in this intimate lounge sip wine and cocktails and snack on small plates such as sheep's milk cheese, chicken wings and mango chutney codfish cakes, and desserts such as strawberry- and chocolate-covered cheesecake and truffles with caramel sauce and raspberries. For Super Bowl, Therapy Wine Bar is doing all you can eat and drink during the game for $30. They will also feature their normal menu of finger foods, salads and desserts along with selection of wines, beer and cocktails. They have one very large t.v. screen towards the very front of the restaurant. Therapy’s ambiance is grown and sexy and its wines are top-shelf! $30 for open bar? You can’t beat that! Crowd-o-Meter: Sexy Corporate

5. Applebees, 1360 Fulton Street – This enormous restaurant chain and bar serves the perfect food for watching the game on one of their many flat screen t.v.s situated all around the bar. For Super Bowl: Their happy hour will begin as soon as they open, at 11:00 a.m. That’s $3 beers, $5 on tap, $5 Margaritas and $2 Red Zone shots (Red Apple Liqueur and Tequila). Half off on all appetizers, excluding the appetizer sampler and cheeseburger sliders. There are 14 flat screen t.v.s (7 around the bar, 4 in the middle dining area, 1 large on at top of the bar and 2 more on the sides of the bar). Crowd-o-Meter: “Just give me some good food portions and a place to watch the game!”

So come out, have a drink, sample the menu, meet your neighbors, meet BSP’s staff, get some free swag, all while supporting your local business!

Let’s go Giants!