Need some plans for Super Bowl Sunday?

The Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers are throwing down in New Orleans this Sunday for Super Bowl XLVII. If you haven’t already yielded an invite to a Super Bowl party and need to some plans pronto, here are some ideas:

Noir Bar and Lounge is hosting a Super Bowl party, complete with a free cookout and special prize drawings throughout the night. Doors open at 5 p.m. Nearby at Spy Bar, the organizers behind the Crape Myrtle Festival are hosting a party for The Big Game. A $10 donation at the door will grant you admission into a party that includes food and raffle prizes. The party starts at 5:30 p.m. Raleighwood is also throwing its annual Super Bowl party on Sunday. In addition to theater seating, a ticket into the event will give you access to an unlimited hot and cold buffet. Doors will open at 5 p.m. for the party.

If you’re searching for bars and restaurants with plenty of televisions to catch the football action, here’s a short list:

Downtown: Player’s Retreat, Woody’s City Market, Tyler’s Taproom, Village Draft House, High Park Bar and Grill, Napper Tandy’s

Midtown: Edwards’s Bar and Grill, Crabtree Tavern, Yard House, World of Beer, Fox and Hound, Sparian’s, Lynwood Grill

North Raleigh: Village Grill, Rudino’s, The Piper’s Tavern, Champps, The Pickled Onion, Chow

If you’re looking for Super Bowl grub, here are some pizza and wings restaurant suggestions around town:

Pizza: Lilly’s Pizza, Mellow Mushroom, Bella Monica, Ba-da Bing Pizza, Frank’s Pizza, Capital Creations, Sergio’s Pizza

Wings: Ba-da Wings, Buffalo Brothers, Wings Cafe, Wild Wing Cafe, Wingstop

Sports fans that want to stock their Super Bowl party with Chipotle burritos are in luck. Chipotle is offering its “Burritos by the Box” with a special incentive. Buy six or more burritos by Super Bowl Sunday and bring back the receipt from the order to any Chipotle by February 28 to receive a free burrito, salad or order of tacos.

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, Raleigh Restaurant Examiner

Annie Chen is a local food enthusiast with a voracious appetite and is always scouring Raleigh's new eateries and old haunts. If the restaurant cooks it, she will come and tell you all about it. Email her: anniechen23@gmail.com

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