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in NYC
The best Chiefs room in this city is a barbecue joint that shuts at nine. Plan around that.
John Brown BBQ in LIC – ‘Official Chiefs Hangout,’ closes 9-10pm
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- 2 dead addresses corrected
- closes 9pm Mon–Thu
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The short version
- The Chiefs barJohn Brown BBQ, 27-20 40th Ave LIC – “Official Chiefs Hangout” in its own Instagram bio.
- In ManhattanStout FiDi – the chain lists it for “Mizzou and Kansas City Chiefs fans.” No other guide has this.
- The catchJohn Brown closes at 9pm Mon-Thu, 10pm otherwise. A primetime Chiefs game outlasts it.
- Address correctionIt is now John Brown BBQ, at 27-20 40th Ave. The old Smokehouse addresses on 44th Drive and 37th Ave are dead listings.
- Late optionOverlook – happy hour 4-7pm daily and again midnight to 3am Thu/Fri.
The Chiefs bars NYC actually offers are two, in two boroughs, and they solve different problems. John Brown BBQ at 27-20 40th Ave in Long Island City is the one with the history — its own Instagram bio reads Official Chiefs Hangout, the Times wrote about the fan club that grew there, and the owner credits the 2019 Super Bowl run with saving the business. Stout FiDi at 90 John St is the Manhattan answer, and one no other guide mentions: the chain formally lists it for Mizzou and Kansas City Chiefs fans. Two practical warnings — John Brown closes at 9pm on weeknights, and the two addresses most listings still give for it are dead.
At a glance
Two Chiefs rooms and three late fallbacks. Tap a number on the map to place it.
| Bar | The deal | Days | Window | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Brown BBQ | KC barbecue; ‘Official Chiefs Hangout’ | 7 days | Closes 9pm / 10pm | $$$ |
| Stout — FiDi | Chiefs + Mizzou room; live DJ Sundays | Sun | 1–6:30pm DJ | $$$ |
| Stout — Bryant Park | NFL RedZone every Sunday; 29 TVs | Sun | All day | $$$ |
| Overlook | Half-price apps, $5–$6 drafts, $7 wells | Daily | 4–7pm | $$$ |
| Continental Sports Lounge | Weekday HH; Sunday Funday 7pm–close | Mon–Thu | 11am–11pm | $$$ |
Map: where these 5 spots are
Long Island City and FiDi, which is about as far apart as this guide gets, with Midtown backups between.
Pins are numbered to match the table above – tap any pin for the deal and directions.
The Chiefs bars
One barbecue joint in Queens with a fan club older than the dynasty, and one Manhattan room the chain that owns it has formally assigned to Kansas City. Between them they cover both boroughs and both kinds of evening.
John Brown BBQ
Their own Instagram bio settles it: “Kansas City BBQ in the heart of NYC. Official Chiefs Hangout.” The New York Times wrote about the fan club that grew here more than a decade ago, former Chiefs players have watched games in the room, and the owner has said on the record that the 2019 Super Bowl run kept the restaurant alive going into the pandemic. The verdict: a barbecue restaurant that adopted a team, not a sports bar with thirty screens — go for the burnt ends and the crowd, not the AV. The honest caveat, and it will catch you out: they close at 9pm Monday to Thursday and 10pm the rest of the week. A Sunday night game or a late West Coast kickoff will still be running when they lock the door. Two addresses to ignore: 10-43 44th Drive and 25-08 37th Ave are both dead listings, and the place is now John Brown BBQ, not John Brown Smokehouse.
johnbrownbbq.net · See our Long Island City happy hours
Stout — FiDi
The finding no other Chiefs guide has. Stout runs four Manhattan rooms and assigns each one’s audio to a different team — and the FiDi branch is billed for “University of Missouri (Mizzou) and Kansas City Chiefs fans.” The verdict: if you want Chiefs football in Manhattan rather than a trip to Queens, this is the room, and it is the only Chiefs answer in the city that stays open past 10pm. The local move: live DJ 1–6:30pm every football Sunday at all four Stouts. The honest caveat: no football-specific pricing is published, and this is the earliest-closing Stout on weeknights.
stoutnyc.com · See our FiDi happy hours
For a primetime kickoff
John Brown closes at 9 or 10pm, which is a real problem for a Chiefs team that plays in primetime more than anyone. Three rooms that run late. More in the full NFL bars in NYC guide.
Stout — Bryant Park
The answer when your bar is at capacity or the game is a 4:25 you did not plan for. Stout lists this room for “Seattle Seahawks, Ohio State, James Madison and the University of Washington, plus NFL RedZone” — and RedZone is the point. Twenty-nine TVs and a 10-foot projector, the only one of the four Stouts that publishes a screen count. The local move: live DJ 1–6:30pm every football Sunday, so the room stays up after the early window ends. Not a Chiefs room, but it will have the Chiefs game on a screen.
stoutnyc.com · See our best sports bars in NYC
Overlook On now
The answer for a Chiefs primetime game, which is most weeks, and the one John Brown cannot cover because of its closing time. Thirty-plus TVs, two jumbotrons, happy hour 4–7pm every day including Sunday — half-price apps, $5–$6 drafts, $7 wells — and a second window midnight to 3am on Thursday and Friday. The local move: $1 Bud Light drafts on Wednesday, 7–9pm.
overlooknyc.com · See our Grand Central happy hours
Continental Sports Lounge On now
Seventy-plus screens and a video wall, and the only bar in this guide whose own site names the team it belongs to — the “Official Buffalo Bills Backers BAR in FiDi NYC.” That matters to a Chiefs fan for the obvious reason: with that much glass, every other game still gets a screen, and downtown has nothing else close to this size. The local move: three blocks from the 2/3 at Wall St, and unlike the rest of FiDi it does not empty out at 6pm on a weekend. The honest caveat: if the Bills are playing, the video wall is spoken for.
continentalbarnyc.com · See our FiDi happy hours
Watching the Chiefs in NYC: FAQ
Where is the Chiefs bar in NYC?
John Brown BBQ at 27-20 40th Avenue in Long Island City. Its own Instagram bio reads “Kansas City BBQ in the heart of NYC. Official Chiefs Hangout.” The New York Times covered the fan club that developed there, and former Chiefs players including Tony Richardson and Dante Hall have watched games in the room. In Manhattan, Stout FiDi at 90 John Street is billed by the chain for “University of Missouri (Mizzou) and Kansas City Chiefs fans.”
What time does John Brown BBQ close?
11:30am to 9pm Monday through Thursday, 11:30am to 10pm on Friday, and noon to 10pm at weekends. This matters more for the Chiefs than for most teams: a Sunday Night Football or Monday Night Football kickoff will still be running when they close, and so will most late West Coast games. For a primetime Chiefs game, go to Stout FiDi or Overlook instead.
Has John Brown BBQ moved or changed its name?
Both. It was John Brown Smokehouse and is now John Brown BBQ, and the two addresses that still circulate on Chiefs bar lists – 10-43 44th Drive and 25-08 37th Avenue – are both dead listings marked closed. The current, live address is 27-20 40th Avenue in Long Island City, near the Astoria border.
Can I watch the Chiefs in Manhattan?
Yes – Stout FiDi at 90 John Street, which the chain lists as its Chiefs and Mizzou room. Stout gives each of its four Manhattan locations a different team’s audio, and this is the Kansas City one. There is a live DJ from 1pm to 6:30pm every football Sunday across all four. Note it is the earliest-closing Stout on weeknights, at midnight Monday to Thursday.
Are there Chiefs game-day specials in NYC?
None published at either Chiefs room – John Brown lists no game-day pricing and Stout publishes no football-specific specials. For actual published prices nearby, Overlook at 225 E 44th Street runs half-price apps with $5-$6 drafts and $7 wells from 4-7pm every day including Sunday, plus a midnight-to-3am window on Thursday and Friday.
Last updated: September 2026. Deals and hours change – confirm with the venue before you go. Spot something out of date? Let us know.
