Soccer
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LA, Miami,
NYC
Local Spots
Janella Hernandez’s Guide
Icaro Marques’ Guide
Alexis Guerreros’ Guide
LA’s Janella Hernandez, Miami’s Icaro Marques, and NYC’s Alexis Guerreros share the coffee shops, local eats, and everyday hangouts shaping their cities.
Janella Hernandez’s Playbook to Experiencing LA Like a Local
Soccer energy is taking over Los Angeles, turning the city into a live wire of anticipation where every corner of the city feels plugged into the game. From early coffee runs to late-night food stops, pickup matches to park hangs, LA moves with a rhythm that feeds into the growing frenzy, where culture, community, and soccer collide in real time. This DoorDash city guide fuels that momentum, tapping into the places, flavors, and neighborhoods that let fans lean all the way in. Seen through the lens of creators who live it daily, it captures how LA channels passion into experience, building the kind of energy that carries you straight into kickoff.
To bring perspective into focus, we tapped LA-based creative Janella Hernandez, whose self-shot freestyle soccer videos and instinctive approach to style have built a following rooted in authenticity and ease. She moves through the city starting her days at Ulew Coffee, catching a reset moment at Pan Pacific Park, or pulling up to low-key staples that carry real community weight. Her lens is all about how LA lives day to day, where food, fashion and movement all blur into one continuous rhythm.
This guide follows that same mindset where places like Witch’s Chicken or Guatemalteca Bakery are local heroes to the community. Additionally, favorites like Triple Beam Pizza match the city’s pace and high food standards without losing edge. Ahead of this summer’s competition , LA proves the point that the culture is already here and built to be explored.
“I always start my day with coffee and something to eat, so Ulew is my first stop since it just sets the tone right. It’s Guatemalan-owned, and it takes me back to visiting family and feeling connected to my roots in a real way. It’s spots like this that remind me how strong our community is, especially as the city builds up around soccer and everything that comes with it. When the energy around the game grows, places like Ulew are where people naturally come together.”
Ulew Coffee
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“I love Witch’s Chicken because it’s one of those neighborhood spots I can just walk to and the food always hits. Being in Koreatown, it really reflects what LA is to me, where different cultures overlap and connect, especially through food. As someone who’s Guatemalan, I think it’s cool how you can step into spaces like this and experience something outside your own culture while still feeling that same sense of community. It’s the kind of place I’ll bring food from to hang with friends, whether we’re playing or watching soccer—it all ties together through that shared energy.”
Witch’s Chicken
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“I love Saturdays Football because it’s really a place where people come together around the game. You can pull up, pick out a jersey, hang out, and just vibe with people who are part of that same soccer community. For me, it’s also about how soccer and style connect and I like finding pieces here that I can wear on the street but still feel tied to the sport. This is the kind of spot where you get ready, tap in, and feel that energy before it all really takes off.”
Saturdays Football
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“I like coming to Pan Pacific Park because it’s just an easy place to pull up, hang out, and play. It’s always active and you’ll see people out there with a ball no matter what. For me, it represents how soccer really lives in LA, not just on a field but in everyday spaces where anyone can jump in and connect. I’ll juggle or play wherever because that’s how the game started—it comes from the streets, and that energy is still here. It shows that soccer isn’t just something you watch, it’s part of your daily life and the way you move through the city.”
Pan Pacific Park
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“I love Guatemalteca Bakery because it's a go-to iconic Guatemalan spot that offers traditional food, pastries, drinks and snacks. It's home away from home, whenever I miss the comfort food I find myself going here for it. Essential for the big match , since I can pick up from here before the games, but also just a cool place to see others who are also into soccer"
Guatemalteca Bakery
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Triple Beam Pizza prides itself on precision with its popular Roman-style slices cut to your call, crisped up, and served without extra noise. Backed by chefs Nancy Silverton and Matt Molina, the menu leans into quality-first pies with a rotating mix of classic and offbeat toppings, all built on an airy, crunchy crust. It fits LA’s rhythm so it’s quick, social, and always in rotation, whether you’re pulling up with friends or keeping it low-key. And when the city’s moving fast, it’s a top notch choice on DoorDash for home cravings.
Triple Beam Pizza
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Jon & Vinny’s sits at the intersection of LA’s food and culture scene. It’s an all-day Italian spot from chefs Jon Shook and Vinny Dotolo that’s as much about energy as the food. Known for its laid-back but always-busy vibe, the menu runs from breakfast through dinner with house-made pastas, handtossed pizzas, and staples like the spicy fusilli that locals keep in rotation. It’s the kind of place that feels social by default so it’s always buzzing. Bring new favorites to the dining table through DoorDash when the night calls for it.
Jon & Vinny’s
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The Nice Guy is a go-to for just great food. It’s an intimate West Hollywood lounge where dinner easily turns into a night out. With a moody, Mafia-era aesthetic and a reservations-only feel, it’s built for conversation, energy, and a little bit of exclusivity. The Italian-leaning menu includes pastas, pizzas, and late-night staples that keeps things grounded while the room fills with a steady mix of creatives and regulars. When you’re not stepping out, it’s a refined option on DoorDash when you want to bring that LA evening vibe at home.
The Nice Guy
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Icaro Marques Maps Out Miami’s Neighborhood Favorites
As global soccer fandom starts closing in on Miami, the city already feels like it’s operating in pre-match mode. In the parks where games are played and food spots where convos about their favorite players and teams are heating up, the community is just ballooning with fiery anticipation. Miami is just a natural home for the World Cup and that’s what makes the city so relevant, both for convenience and as this connective layer linking people to the local spots, communities, and rituals that define how fandom actually lives here. With our DoorDash-driven guide, we take a look at the version of Miami locals move through every day, where soccer culture shows up in the best ways.
For an authentic insight, we linked up with Miami-based Brazilian creative Icaro Marques. Known online as @icarotoca, Icaro has built a following through a mix of football culture, comedy, fashion, and lifestyle content that feels deeply tied to the city’s energy. His version of Miami is rooted in movement and community. His lens reflects a side of Miami where being a true fan of the game and his own city exists in the neighborhoods, routines, and shared spaces people return to daily.
With the World Cup about to send fans in a frenzy, Miami proves that it's more than ready for newcomers and locals to converge and celebrate the beautiful game.
“Stadio means a lot to Miami because it gives people a place to come together and feel like they belong. You come here for the highs, the losses, the competition, but also the community that comes with it. As the World Cup gets closer, you can already feel the energy building in the city — soccer is everywhere here. You can’t drive five minutes in Miami without seeing people playing, and that’s what makes this place feel alive.”
Stadio Soccer
“Pinolandia feels like my grandma’s living room, but the Nicaraguan version of it. It’s one of those places where food, conversation, and community naturally come together, which is what soccer culture in Miami really feels like too. With the World Cup getting closer, these are the kinds of spots where people gather, talk football, and experience the energy of the city together.”
Pinolandia
“Lot 11 is one of those places that shows how movement and culture naturally collide in Miami. You’ve got some of the hardest skaters in the world pulling up here, but it’s bigger than skating — it’s really about community and people expressing themselves in their own way. That’s what the city feels like right now with soccer too. As the World Cup gets closer, you can feel different worlds connecting through sport, style, and energy, and spots like this are where that crossover actually happens.”
Lot 11 Skate Park
The Licking is one of those loud, unapologetic Miami staples where the food matches the city’s energy. Goers love the lemon pepper wings, seafood rice, fried lobster, and oversized plates. The atmosphere is part of the draw too with music up, people outside, TVs on, and a crowd that reflects the city’s mix of cultures and personalities, making it the kind of place that feels tied directly to Miami’s social rhythm.
The Licking
KYU blends wood-fired Asian-inspired dishes with the polished but still laid-back atmosphere Wynwood has become known for. It’s the type of spot where dinner easily stretches into a full night out, drawing a mix of creatives, locals, and visitors looking for great food without losing the city’s social pulse.
KYU
This Bal Harbour staple balances elevated Japanese dining with an effortless atmosphere Miami does best. Known for its sushi, robata dishes, and polished scene, it’s a place equally suited for a long lunch, a post-shopping reset, or a dinner that naturally turns into an all-night linkup.
Makoto
Inside Alexis Guerreros’ Local Guide to New York City
New York City may not be the epicenter for all things soccer but it sure knows ball. And ahead of the World Cup, the atmosphere here only gets louder with daily pizza slice runs, park hangs, neighborhood bars and a good hunt for vintage football kits. Our DoorDash NYC guide is where culture and fandom connect people through food, style, humor, and the routines that form around the game. It’s built on how New Yorkers actually spend their days and where every block feels tied to a common love for the sport and the place they call home.
NYC comedian, host, and soccer personality Alexis Guerreros, better known online as @notalexis is your trusted guide. Long before soccer culture became mainstream in the U.S., Alexis was helping make it feel approachable, funny, and deeply tied to identity through his comedy and commentary. His version of New York is chaotic and communal, moving from flipping through vintage kits at Classic Football Shirts to grabbing a slice at his go-to pizzeria. Guerreros knows how people gather, tell stories and react in NYC in real time, making him the ideal expert for discovering what newcomers should get into.
Ultimately, as the World Cup approaches, New York is bound to show the world why it was chosen as a host city.
“Classic Football Shirts feels like the clubhouse soccer culture in the US was missing. It’s a place where people immediately understand the references, the shirts, and why the game matters to you. With this massive tournament coming this summer and the entire world coming to New York, spots like this are gonna become a real focal point for the culture and where fans naturally come together.”
Classic Football Shirts
“L’Industrie is family to me because I grew alongside those guys while we were all trying to figure things out in New York. You come here to grab a slice, talk soccer, hang with friends, and end up making memories without even realizing it. Spots like this are where people from everywhere are naturally gonna connect.”
L'industrie Pizza
“Greenpoint Comedy Club is like soccer culture to me because it’s built around community and people coming together. It’s not just somewhere you watch a performance and leave — you hang out, meet people, talk afterwards, and feel part of something. New York’s gonna have that same feeling when the games arrive, where strangers bond instantly through the atmosphere around them.”
Greenpoint Comedy Club
“Brooklyn Bridge Park is one of my favorite reset spots in the city because you can just kick a ball around, hang with friends, and soak in authentic New York without feeling rushed. I love that soccer can naturally exist there because all you really need is a ball and people willing to play. This place is going to feel even more alive during the World Cup.”
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Head to Dallas BBQ Downtown Brooklyn if you like Texas style ribs, frozen drinks, and an enthusiastic crowd. Whether you’re pulling up with friends before a night out or running it back at home through DoorDash, it’s a reliable go-to when you want comfort food and a spot that’s Western meets city vibe.
Dallas BBQ DTBK
Win Son Bakery is Taiwanese comfort food that feels distinctly New York. The cult-favorite scallion pancake breakfast sandwich and mochi donuts are a must-have. Grab a quick coffee here before moving through the city.
Win Son Bakery
Sylvia's Restaurant is a Harlem cultural landmark, serving soul food classics since 1962. From fried chicken and waffles to ribs and collard greens, every meal feels tied to generations of New York history. The food here actually carries the spirit of the city.
Slyvia’s
