"The Independent, downtown’s spacious and industrial-chic sports bar, will open at 11 a.m. for a Super Bowl party with the game played on all 32 of its HDTVs and the drop-down screen. This year, Hammer and Stitch Brewing will take over the taps, while the kitchen churns out stadium standbys like totchos and pretzel bites. It’s best to show up early, because seating is first come, first served." - Alex Frane, Brooke Jackson-Glidden