British food, shops and pubs in New York

New York can feed you anything at any hour, but finding a decent pork pie or a pint at 7.30 on a Saturday morning for the early kick-off takes local knowledge.

The short version

British groceries: Myers of Keswick on Hudson Street in the West Village has sold home-made pies, sausages and UK groceries since 1985 [1].
Tea, scones and comfort food: Tea & Sympathy on Greenwich Avenue serves afternoon tea and British classics, with a shop next door [2].
Fish and chips and a roast: Jones Wood Foundry on the Upper East Side is a British gastropub known for fish and chips, cask ale and Sunday roasts [3][4].
The footie: most Premier League clubs have a New York supporters' club with a home pub, from Smithfield Hall in Chelsea to the Football Factory at Legends in Midtown [4][5].
New York is five hours behind the UK (except for a few weeks in spring and autumn when the clocks change on different dates), so the early kick-off is breakfast time.

The British shops

Myers of Keswick, West Village

The one every homesick Brit hears about first. Myers of Keswick is a family-run shop at 634 Hudson Street, between Horatio and Jane Streets, and describes itself as a speciality shop for third-generation home-made savoury British pies, sausages and scones [1]. It has been in the West Village since 1985.

What you'll find, going by its own website [1]:

pork pies, sausage rolls, pasties, Scotch eggs and proper bangers from its own kitchen
teas including PG Tips, Tiptree, Frank Cooper's and Robertson's jams and marmalades, and Cadbury chocolate
biscuits, crisps, cereals, gravy, sauces and soups
seasonal ranges for Christmas (crackers and advent calendars), Burns Night and Easter
mugs, teapots and tea towels for the homesick

It's open Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm and Sunday 12 noon to 5pm [1]. If you're after something specific, such as Marmite or a Christmas pudding, ring ahead: the website doesn't list everything on the shelves. In the run-up to Christmas, order early.

The tea shop at Tea & Sympathy

Next door to the restaurant on Greenwich Avenue (see below), the Tea & Sympathy shop sells British groceries, sweets, tea, teapots and cups and saucers [2][6]. Handy for a top-up of builder's tea when you're in the West Village anyway.

Supermarkets and online

Big supermarkets and speciality grocers in Manhattan and Brooklyn often have a small British or international shelf with the usual suspects: tea, biscuits, HP Sauce, sometimes Marmite. Prices are steep. Many Brits bring a suitcase-load back after every trip home, and some order online, but check the import rules before shipping anything containing meat or dairy.

Afternoon tea and British comfort food

Tea & Sympathy, Greenwich Avenue

Tea & Sympathy at 108–110 Greenwich Avenue in the West Village has been serving British comfort food since the early 1990s [7]. Its menu includes afternoon tea with scones, bangers and mash, shepherd's pie, Welsh rarebit, Cornish pasties, beans on toast, sticky toffee pudding and roast beef with Yorkshire pudding [2][6]. Ring ahead before a weekend visit.

A word of warning: Tea & Sympathy's own website hasn't been updated in some years, although NYC Tourism still lists it and a September 2025 write-up describes it as going strong [6][7]. Check opening hours before you make the trip.

A proper cuppa at home

The first thing most Brits buy in New York is an electric kettle. US mains electricity is 120 volts, so kettles boil more slowly than at home, but it beats microwaving a mug of water, which you'll see Americans do without shame. Bring your favourite teabags; American "black tea" in most cafés is a pale imitation. Ask for milk, or you might get cream.

Fish and chips, pies and a Sunday roast

Jones Wood Foundry, Upper East Side

Jones Wood Foundry at 401 East 76th Street is a British gastropub with cod in beer batter and triple-cooked chips, suet and puff pastry pies and a house Scotch egg [3]. NYC Tourism describes it as known for fish and chips, cask ale and Sunday roasts, with the Premier League on at weekends [4]. Its website had Thanksgiving and Christmas 2026 menus up when we checked [3], so it's a decent shout for a festive lunch with a British accent.

The Red Lion, Greenwich Village

NYC Tourism describes The Red Lion at 151 Bleecker Street as a traditional British pub that has been going for more than 40 years, with live music and football on its many screens [4]. It's also the New York home of Brentford supporters [5].

For a full roast with all the trimmings, many British New Yorkers end up making their own on a Sunday, with a joint from the butcher, Yorkshires from scratch and Bisto smuggled in hand luggage. US "gravy" is a different beast.

Where to watch the footie

Premier League matches start early in New York: the 3pm Saturday kick-off in the UK is usually 10am here, and the 12.30 is 7.30am. Most clubs have an official or regular supporters' club with a home pub, which opens early on match days. This list comes from a breakdown of supporters' club pubs published for the start of the 2025-26 season [5], with addresses checked against NYC Tourism where it lists them [4]. Supporters' clubs do move, so check the club's own channels before you set off.

Club	Pub	Area
Arsenal	O'Hanlon's; Highbury Pub	East Village (East 14th Street); Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
Aston Villa, Brighton, Chelsea, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Leeds United, Newcastle	Football Factory at Legends	Midtown (6 West 33rd Street)
Brentford	The Red Lion	Greenwich Village
Everton	Turnmill	Flatiron
Liverpool	11th Street Bar	East Village
Manchester City	Amity Hall Downtown; The Malt House	Greenwich Village; Financial District
Manchester United, Nottingham Forest, West Ham	Smithfield Hall	Chelsea
Newcastle	Peter Dillon's	Midtown
Tottenham Hotspur	Flannery's; Banter	Chelsea; Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Wolves	McHale's	Midtown

Source: supporters' club pub list, August 2025 [5]. Burnley fans, take note: the list found no regular New York pub.

The Football Factory at Legends is a three-floor bar dedicated to football and full of memorabilia, while Smithfield Hall is a big two-room bar with dozens of screens [4]. NYC Tourism calls Banter in Williamsburg a pure football bar [4]. For the Six Nations and rugby internationals, ring round first, as fewer pubs show them and those that do fill up fast.

If you've found a chippy or a pie that deserves a mention, tell us in our community group for Brits in the US. And for clubs, charities and Christmas events, see our guide to British life in New York.

British food in New York: a proper cuppa, pork pies and a pub for the footie