Rocco's Sports & Rec
Restaurant · Greenwich Village
1 W 3rd St, New York, NY 10012
Highlights
Retro decor, arcade hoops, cocktails, and a great crowd
Retro decor, arcade hoops, cocktails, and a great crowd
"Some people have yet to entrust their emotional wellbeing to a kicker who doesn’t care whether they win a four-leg parlay. If you’re hanging out with folks like that, get a table at Rocco’s in Noho. Think of this place as a casual cocktail lounge dressed up like a fun sports bar, with food like a crudités board and vegan buffalo queso. Non-sports friends will appreciate the retro design and comfy leather booths, and you’ll have a nice time watching your kicker doink a field goal on the mini jumbotron." - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim
"Rocco’s is a sports bar for modern bros. It opened last year in Noho from the same owners as the Manhattan bars the Garret and Bandits. You can watch a game with nachos and a pulled pork sandwich, or go for something more refined, like vegan queso and mushroom Po’ boy. For drinks, there are cocktails (around $18 each), plus micheladas and boilermakers. The bar has lots of seating, and two custom basketball machines in the back." - Eater Staff
"Standard-issue pigs also wouldn’t do for the recently opened sports bar Rocco’s Sports & Recreation in the Village. Their version, inspired by tacos al pastor, features a pork sausage seasoned with achiote, chiles, garlic, and smoked brisket drippings, and they’re served with paprika-lemon-garlic aioli and a slice of pineapple." - Kathleen Squires
"Rocco’s is more of a sports-themed bar than an actual sports bar. With its sleek brown booths and impeccably-curated displays of vintage memorabilia, this Noho spot feels like a Dave & Busters that earned a graduate degree and bought a house on Cape Cod. So if you need a place to catch a game that isn’t too dark and divey, book yourself a table. There are a bunch of TVs spread around the space, including a few embedded in a fake jumbotron above the main dining room. Just keep in mind that the food tries to get a little fancy, and it doesn’t always work out. The massive board of dips is great for groups, but some of the snacks—like the $16 chopped cheese jalapeño poppers—are relatively pricey and dorm room-esque. " - Bryan Kim
"The team behind West Village party restaurant Bandits, and the speakeasy above a Greenwich Village Five Guys, the Garret, is now turning its attention to aestheticizing the sports bar. While plenty of sports fans will always prefer to watch the game in a dive, the new spot in the works, called Rocco’s Sports & Recreation, will feature “cheeky, vintage-inspired decor and clever takes on nostalgic game day eats and drinks,” per a representative. Snacks include chargrilled barbecue oysters with five spice and pickles, merguez sausage pigs in a blanket, and dips like a vegan Buffalo chicken dip, as well as porterhouse for two with nori butter. For dessert, expect something called a “Football Helmet Sundae” with salted caramel, strawberry jam, coconut, pralines, and black lime syrup. Get ready for skeeball as well as an outdoor setup later this season. Rocco’s is headed for 1 W. Third Street, near Broadway, and is set for its opening day on Friday, May 19." - Emma Orlow
