49ers star praise San Francisco as Bay Area hosts Super Bowl: 'So much to offer'

San Francisco 49ers players Brock Purdy and Christian McCaffrey tell Fox News Digital why the Bay Area makes for a perfect Super Bowl host city.

SAN FRANCISCO – The Super Bowl is returning to the Bay Area for the first time in a decade on Sunday, and San Francisco 49ers stars think it's a wise choice.

Levi's Stadium hosted Super Bowl 50, Peyton Manning's final game, while Stanford Stadium was the venue for Super Bowl XIX, when the nearby 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins, 38-16.

"It's a historic city with so much character. The food, the hills, the homes, the water, the bridge, the whole thing. It's just such a great city, too, and it's really cool to see it come to life even more than it already is," Christian McCaffrey told Fox News Digital on radio row ahead of the big game.

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NFL fans walk outside the Super Bowl Experience at Moscone Center on Feb. 6, 2026, in San Francisco, California.   (Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

"Man, I think San Francisco has so much to offer," quarterback Brock Purdy added. "Just, obviously, with the restaurants, the experiences, just how pretty it is out here with the Golden Gate Bridge and the ocean. It's a great city, great people. So to have the Super Bowl out here is really cool."

Levy Restaurants has also made its way to the Bay Area for the big game. Fred Warner got a chance to sneak a peek at their Super Bowl menu while he was nursing his injury and watching his Niners play from Levi's Stadium suites.

A general view of the Seattle Seahawks helmet and New England Patriots helmet displayed outside of the Levi's Stadium prior to Super Bowl LX on Feb. 4, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

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