JUN · 27 · 17:00 ET · GROUP STAGE
Panama v
England
15:00 ET
Saturday 17:00 kickoff means peak-summer Saturday transit. Leave earlier than you think.
Midtown / UES
Jones Wood Foundry on 76th or The Churchill Tavern on 28th. Both fill fast on match days.
Crown Heights
The Caribbean corridor in Brooklyn for Panama fans. The atmosphere on match days rivals anything in the city.
Midtown Manhattan
Penn Station access makes Saturday logistics cleaner. Book early — summer Saturday rates are the highest of the tournament.
The transit reality.
MetLife has no direct subway service. Every fan arrives by NJ Transit, bus, rideshare, or car — which means the post-match window is brutal without a plan. Here's what actually works.
The train platform at Secaucus fills in 8 minutes after the final whistle. Walk to the far end before the crowd moves.
NJ TRANSIT TRAIN
Round-trip game-day special from Penn Station (Manhattan) via Secaucus. Trains run every 20 min from 3 hours before kickoff. Platform fills by 16:15 — buy in advance.
Last train back: ~23:00 ET
DIRECT BUS
Port Authority Bus Terminal (42nd St) to stadium. Direct, no transfer. Departs every 30 min from 4 hours before kickoff. Return buses run until 2 hours post-match.
Boarding: Bays 69–72
CAR / RIDESHARE
Parking lots fill by 2 hours before kickoff. Uber/Lyft surge to $80–120 post-match. The Uber zone is 0.4 miles from Gate A — walk, don't queue at the entrance.
Designated pickup: Lot D
Two nations, two boroughs.
The English pub circuit
England fans in New York are served better than almost any visiting support in the world. The city has several dozen proper British pubs, two of which are genuinely excellent — Jones Wood Foundry on the Upper East Side and The Churchill Tavern in Midtown. Both will have this match on every screen, and both will be at capacity by 14:00. Plan accordingly.
Spots: Jones Wood Foundry (E 76th St, UES) — the most convincing London gastropub in New York. Scotch eggs, proper pies, Timothy Taylor on draft. Book weeks out or arrive at opening. The Churchill Tavern (E 28th St, Midtown) — closer to Penn Station, ideal for the NJ Transit connection. Screens on every wall, match-day service, bangers and mash.
4/5/6 to 77th St (Jones Wood) or any Midtown subway to 28th St · NJ Transit from Penn Station
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Panamanian cuisine has a smaller footprint in New York than the team's passion deserves. The Panamanian-American community in Crown Heights shares culinary DNA with the broader Caribbean tradition — and on this matchday, Crown Heights will be the center of it. The neighborhood is genuinely festive on big Caribbean and Central American match days.
Spots: Sybil's Bakery & Kitchen (Nostrand Ave, Crown Heights) for Caribbean cooking that echoes the Panamanian kitchen — jerk chicken, rice and peas, coconut-braised fish. The Trinidadian and Jamaican spots on Nostrand and Franklin Ave for outdoor viewing. The stretch of Flatbush near Grand Army Plaza for the wider Latin-Caribbean community.
2/3/4/5 to Franklin Ave or Nostrand Ave · Subway to Penn Station · NJ Transit to stadium
Six restaurants for Panama v England.
CURATED · JUNE 27British gastropub
Jones Wood Foundry
E 76th St, Upper East Side
The most convincing London pub in Manhattan. Scotch eggs that would pass at a Hackney gastropub, proper Sunday-style pies even on a Saturday, Timothy Taylor and Harvey's Sussex on draft. Reserve for match day or arrive at 11:30 when they open.
4/5/6 to 77th St · NJ Transit from Penn Station
British pub
The Churchill Tavern
E 28th St, Midtown
Match-day service, bangers and mash, six screens. Closer to Penn Station than Jones Wood, which makes it the practical choice if you want to time the NJ Transit precisely. Gets crowded; arrive 90 minutes before kickoff.
6 train to 28th St · NJ Transit from Penn Station
British gastropub
The Breslin
W 29th St, NoMad
April Bloomfield's original gastropub at the Ace Hotel. The lamb burger is legitimately famous. The bar keeps a good draft list. Quieter than The Churchill for those who want to eat properly before the train.
1/2/3 to 28th St · NJ Transit from Penn Station
Caribbean
Sybil's Bakery & Kitchen
Nostrand Ave, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
One of the few spots in the city where Caribbean cooking echoes the Panamanian kitchen. The jerk chicken and coconut rice are the order. Casual, busy on match afternoons, and genuinely welcoming.
2/3 to Nostrand Ave · Subway to Penn Station · NJ Transit to stadium
Trinidadian-Caribbean
Ali's Trinidad Roti Shop
Fulton St, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
The roti doubles here are the best in Brooklyn — curried chickpeas and potato wrapped in a paratha-style skin. The Caribbean community in Crown Heights treats this as a pre-match institution. Queue is normal.
A/C to Nostrand Ave · Subway to Penn Station · NJ Transit to stadium
American brasserie
Gage & Tollner
Fulton St, Downtown Brooklyn
Historic Brooklyn restaurant, restored beautifully. Not British or Panamanian, but the Fulton Street location is perfect for Brooklyn-based England fans — the setting is serious enough to mark the occasion before the PATH train to Penn Station.
2/3/4/5 to Borough Hall · Subway to Penn Station · NJ Transit to stadium
The post-match reality.
The match ends around 19:00 ET. This is the longest post-match evening of the group stage — Saturday night, full city ahead of you, last train from Secaucus not until 23:30.
The options are genuinely good. England fans in Midtown have the rest of Saturday available. The Crown Heights corridor is mid-evening. Hoboken is accessible. This is the one group-stage fixture where the post-match is as good as the match.
LATE-NIGHT OPTIONS
Midtown pub crawl
England fans staying in Midtown: the stretch from 28th to 42nd on 8th and 9th Avenues has enough bars to carry the evening. The Churchill stays open. So does The Wren on W 42nd.
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
The neighborhood celebration continues well past 21:00. The 2/3 trains from Penn Station drop you right on Nostrand Ave.
Lower East Side
Saturday night on the LES is always happening. The NJ Transit gets you to Penn Station; the F train gets you downtown in 20 minutes.
Hoboken, Washington St
PATH from 33rd Street. Saturday night in Hoboken is legitimately good — a density of bars on a walkable strip with the Manhattan skyline behind you.
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