Travel light. Backpacks, camera cases, diaper and tote bags are not permitted in the venue. On the bright side, food of any kind in clear plastic packaging is permitted inside.
Policy decrees that no mobile or print-at-home PDF tickets grant entry into Yankee Stadium. Make sure you have a hard ticket stub before you head to the match!
YANKEE STADIUM
METLIFE STADIUM
BIG GAMES
NYCFC 10/22 NYCFC Closes Out Its Third Major League Soccer Regular Season vs. Columbus Crew, 4 pm
New York Jets 10/1 Week 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 pm 10/15 Super Bowl Champs: vs. New England Patriots, 1 pm
POSTGAME
PREGAME
10/29 Week 8: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 pm Bronx Brewery, thebronxbrewery.com. Housemade specialty brews pour in the taproom, which opens at noon on Sa and Su. An outdoor backyard hosts pop-up food trucks, weather permitting. The Dugout, 718.588.6912. This pregame dive bar is up the block from Yankee Stadium, and is less crowded and more affordable than its neighboring competitors.
NYY Steak, nyysteak.com. After the matinee match, head to Midtown for prime cuts of steak and fine wines, in a venue less than 30 minutes from the stadium via the B or D subway. Order a tomahawk steak and the kitchen will engrave anything you want on the bone—say, NYCFC, for example.
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New York Giants 10/8 Week 5: Los Angeles Visits the G-Men, vs. L.A. Chargers, 1 pm 10/22 Richard Sherman and the 2014 Super Bowl Champs Visit: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 pm
Heartland Brewery, heartlandbrewery.com. This brewery inside the Port Authority Bus Terminal, steps from buses traveling to MetLife Stadium, pours 11 housemade beers and serves a full steakhouse menu. Schnippers, schnippers.com. Fast-casual sandwich joint and burgery serving beer and specializing in chicken cutlets, across from Port Authority.
Beer Authority, beerauthoritynyc.com. Domestic and global craft-beer offerings, a full menu of pub grub and a rooftop deck at this bi-level bar adjacent to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. 2 Bros Pizza, 2brospizza.com. This NYC-famous $1 slice joint hidden behind Port Authority is open until midnight and serves piping-hot slices all day. Tír na Nóg, tirnanognyc.com. Two Irish-themed beer halls—on W. 39th St. and W. 31st St., serving up ice cold pints and Irish food specialties.
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The midfield concourse offers breathtaking standing-room views of the field. Don’t feel like standing? No worries: There isn’t a bad seat in the house.
RED BULL ARENA
New York Red Bulls 10/7 RBNY Seeks Revenge for a 2-0 Loss at Vancouver in March: vs. Vancouver Whitecaps FC, 5 pm 10/15 For the First Time in Major League Soccer History, Atlanta United Visits RBA: vs. Atlanta United FC, 5 pm
Takorea Mexican Food, 862.849.2577. Tacos—fish, pork, chicken, bulgogi—on a Korean-influenced Mexican food menu in a space with a full bar and dining room, just two blocks from Red Bull Arena. The Bullevard Biergarten, newyorkredbulls.com. Open three hours before match time, this outdoor beer garden is attached to Red Bull Arena and serves domestic drafts and stadium fare.
Bello’s Pub & Grill, bellospubandgrill.com. 180-plus beers are poured at this bi-level pub, home to Red Bull New York supporters, adjacent to Newark Penn Station and a 10-minute walk from Red Bull Arena. Spanish Pavillion, spanishpavillion.com. Seafood, sangria and tapas, since 1963, in one of the most densely populated Spanish and Portuguese neighborhoods in the Northeast United States.