Whether you’re an expat from America who grew up with the traditions of cold beers and nachos on Super Bowl Sunday, or a person who simply enjoys watching dudes pummel each other while trying their darnedest to catch and hold onto an oddly-shaped ball, Beijing’s got you covered for Super Bowl LIV between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
In fact, the Super Bowl found its way to China a number of years ago, when President Ronald Reagan worked with CCTV to broadcast the 1986 Super Bowl XX in the People’s Republic. Since then, football fervor has swept across the country, culminating in more than 19 million fans — a number which ballooned 1,087 percent over the last few years — as well as the American Football League of China, which was founded in 2013 and included 20 teams as of 2018.
Given that the festivities kick-off (pun intended) around 7am on February 3 (Mon), you can be sure these events will be well-attended by diehard fans. Nevertheless, we encourage anyone who wants a crash course in US culture to find their place amongst the city’s finest local and expat gridiron gangs
It’ll be loud, messy, and charmingly American.
Scroll below for a list of bars and restaurants that’ll be piping in a live feed of the Game, complete with sweet deals to keep you doing your touchdown dance all day long.
Cover charge: None.
Doors open: 6.30am.
Specials: Pay as you go; full paddy’s menu available.
Perfect for: 49ers fans, given the Irish history of San Francisco.
Cover charge: RMB 368, RMB 318 (advance).
Doors open: 6.30am.
Specials: Cover includes free-flow Budweiser, basic mixed drinks, mimosas, screwdrivers, Bloody Marys and coffee.
Perfect for: Meat-eating, beer-drinking viewers.
Cover charge: None, entrance first-come, first-served.
Doors Open: 7.00am.
Specials: Drink and limited food menu, pay as you go.
Perfect For: Eating good ol’ American grub in a warm pub setting with good people (as long as they’re not supporting the opposition).
Cover charge: None.
Doors open: 6am.
Specials: Breakfast burrito or burger meals for RMB 75 (Includes coffee, orange juice, or Carlsberg draft); RMB 15 coffees; RMB 120 Corona buckets; RMB 50 Bloody Marys; Happy Hour Deals from 10am to 5pm.
Perfect for: Did someone say Corona buckets?
Cover charge: None.
Doors open: 6:30am.
Specials: Breakfast Burgers, Coffee, and happy hour prices on Kirin draft (RMB 20), Slow Boat Monkey Fist IPA (RMB 35), and house mixers (RMB 30).
Perfect for: Viewers who would like a burger at any hour of the day
Cover charge: 168, RMB 148 (advance).
Doors open: 7am.
Specials: Free-flow draft beer, mixers, and coffee, as well as American breakfast including bacon, waffles, and pancakes.
Perfect for: Nostalgic viewers who believe American sports deserve to be watched at an old fashioned American diner-style venue.
Cover charge: RMB 388.
Doors open: 6.30am.
Specials: Full American buffet breakfast, unlimited beer, and fruit juices. There will also be memorabilia up for grabs via lucky draw.
Perfect for: The posh sophisticate who wishes to have five-star bathroom facilities to barf in during their team’s fourth-quarter swoon.
Cover charge: None.
Doors open: 6.30am.
Specials: Choose between a “Superbowl breakfast” (fried egg, sausages, bacon, sausage, hash brown, baked beans, toast, and arugula), a Spanish breakfast (Iberico ham, Manchego cheese, Tamuca bread, 2 fried eggs, chorizo), a Mexican breakfast (huevos rancheros, tortilla with avocado, jalapeno, cilantro, fried eggs, and tomato rice, or a Beijing breakfast (jianbing, youtiao, pork congee with condiments, soymilk, eggs).
Perfect for: The CBD collective who don’t want to travel for the craft brewpub experience.
Cover charge: RMB 100, includes a sausage, bacon, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich and a beer (RSVP necessary, ID: WeChat ID: Andy706588).
Doors open: 6.30am.
Specials: Wake up with a bloody mary and freshly cracked pork rinds.
Perfect for: A cozy game atmosphere to go with your pigskin on pigskin action.
Cover charge: Open bar and buffet, RMB 300; soft drinks and buffet, RMB 180 (reservations required and limited to 45 seats, call 010-85630801 for booking information).
Doors Open: 7am.
Specials: Excellent breakfast fare and either open bar or unlimited soft drinks throughout the game.
Perfect For: Those that want to actually watch the game, not fight for a seat, and not have to deal with large crowds of belligerent, drunk fans.
Cover charge: RMB 200.
Doors Open: 7am.
Specials: Build your own Caesar bar, free flow Tiger Beer, coffee, and soft drinks as well as a full breakfast buffet.
Perfect For: Shuangjingers, Canadians, and those who want REAL Super Bowl food and not a plate of bacon and eggs for the Big Game.
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