Barclays Center Food & Drinks
Brooklyn Nets · Brooklyn, NY
- Cheapest food
- $10
- Cheapest drink
- $6
- Menu items
- 16
Barclays Center has leaned into Brooklyn's food culture with concessions that go beyond standard arena fare. Inside, you'll find local vendors, Brooklyn-themed food options, and a solid craft beer selection featuring Brooklyn Brewery. The surrounding neighborhoods, Prospect Heights, Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, offer world-class dining options that are genuinely better than most arena food. Pricing is moderate by NYC standards, making Nets games a solid value.
Tips & Fan Reports
Try the Nacho Macho Taco inside - the sweet plantains with cinnamon sauce are incredible. 5ive Spice Tacos and Banh Mi on 5th Ave is a great pregame spot right near the arena.
Post-game, walk to Vanderbilt Avenue for a late dinner, restaurants stay open past midnight.
The 200-level concourse has more food variety than the upper level.
Mobile ordering is available via the Barclays Center app for faster pickup.
The DeKalb Market Hall inside the arena complex has diverse vendor stalls for quick bites.
Prospect Heights and Fort Greene have better food at better prices than anything inside the arena.
Brooklyn Lager on tap is the local move. It's brewed just a few miles away.
Know Before You Go
- Venue payments
Barclays Center has cash-free concession locations and accepts major credit cards and mobile wallets.
Guests with cash can convert it free to a prepaid debit card at a Ready Credit cash-to-card kiosk; the card works at arena concession and retail points, and remaining funds can be used wherever the card network is accepted.
- Outside food and drink
Outside food and beverages are prohibited, with exceptions for medical requirements and special needs arranged through Guest Services before the game.
Contact 917-618-6111 or guestservices@barclayscenter.com. Medically required beverages, liquid prescription medication, and small amounts of sealed food needed with medication may be allowed.
- Dietary options
Gluten-free foods are available at Barclays Center, and guests can ask Guest Services where to find kosher options.
Call Levy Restaurants at 917-618-6300 for gluten-free information. For medically necessary dietary accommodations, contact Guest Services before the game.
- Alcohol sales cutoff
Alcohol sales and service at basketball games stop at the beginning of the fourth quarter.
Management may end alcohol service earlier at its discretion.
Nearby Restaurants
Ozakaya
$$Japanese Restaurant 4.7 (1,670)
635 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA
Miss Ada
$$Mediterranean Restaurant 4.6 (1,766)
184 Dekalb Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205, USA
Forma Pasta Factory
$$Italian Restaurant 4.6 (1,154)
5 Greene Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238, USA
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Brooklyn
$$Movie Theater 4.5 (7,984)
445 Albee Square W 4th floor, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA
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How We Checked This Page
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- Food prices
Barclays Center 2026: traditional all-beef hot dog $10.50, second dog $9
- Concession menu
Barclays Center's official food-and-beverage guide and Nets Kids Day Starting Five menu.
- Nearby restaurants
Google Places API (New) Nearby Search
- Value menu
Checked for 2026: no value menu at Barclays Center; the all-inclusive 100-level sections are a ticket product, not concession pricing
- Venue policies
Current Barclays Center A-Z, disabled-services, prohibited-items, and parking pages plus official Brooklyn Nets game-day guidance reviewed for Nets policies.
Not yet checked against a published source
These figures are estimates. Most venues no longer publish the numbers behind them (concession and ticket pricing moved to dynamic marketplaces), so we hold them as estimates rather than dating them as verified.
- Drink prices: Team Marketing Report Fan Cost Index + venue research