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Best Sports Bar

Back when the Mariners played in the Kingdome, Sluggers—then called Sneakers—was primarily a baseball bar. In fact, it was such a baseball bar that many Mariners ducked in after their postgame showers for a few pops. This didn't do much to increase attendance, because the Mariners drew such shitty crowds that any uptick in nearby bars' business ...

Sometimes, all you need is a good meal, a cold beer, and a clear view of the game. In times like these, a visit to Hott Leggz will be nothing short of therapeutic, especially if you're a fan of Chicago sports. The laid-back, Chi-town bar just a mile or so from the beach is a favorite among locals for ending a day or beginning a night. Vintage Vi...

The Florida-based chain's Fort Lauderdale location has it all: relative proximity to the beach, bar food that tastes more than halfway decent, booze that's easy on the wallet, and most importantly, lots of giant flat screens for easy game viewing. The crowd generally hits that sweet spot that exists between all-out-crazy-drunk and dullsville. Re...

On any given Sunday, you can find more than 30 big-ass TVs blasting a multitude of games at this downtown Hollywood "trailer-park-dream" bar. Game day specials promise cheap booze, while a happy hour from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday means two-for-one drinks for anyone playing hooky. The food is of the familiar sports bar variety, ...

With 50 screens there's little chance of missing your game of choice (not accounting for the more obscure sports) and securing a seat with a view of the action. Happy hour occurs twice daily -- 3 to 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. to close -- and chicken wings are 60 cents, ensuring one can get good and sauced, in more ways than one, while rooting for the ho...

This is the largest location in Bru's empire of sports grills, with three bars and a patio plus a view of the small lake out back. Though activities like beer pong and live music can compete for your attention, this is first and foremost a spot to catch the game whether it's the Dolphins or NASCAR. The considerable menu is game-friendly with win...

Plopped on a working-class section of NW Seventh Avenue, this place looks like some kind of cheap theme-park castle. And from the street, it might even seem to be closed, because the main gate is permanently barricaded and the back door is always locked. But just ring the bell, and the barmaid will grant you entry to the kingdom. It's fun and lo...

This Scottsdale sports bar has been around for 13 years and if you're looking for a place to bring the whole team, there's no place better than Duke's. They show nearly every game you could want to see on their 46 TVs and offer plenty of pool tables, shuffleboard and foosball. Their two patios mean plenty of breathing room for smokers and non-sm...

We don't often drink in Mesa, but when we do it tends to be at Cactus Moon. If being located at the Mesa Riverview means minus points in the coolness book, this sport bar counters with a successful rebuttal: a fleet of 65-inch flat screen TVs. If you hate elbowing your way through a sea of sweaty, decked-out fans at other bars around town - or w...

Stinger's makes its home on the west side of town, which means the drinkers at this place take their bars seriously. They've got enough pool tables to accommodate an in-house league, off-track betting and dozens of arcade games, all of which take up the majority of the bar with the left over space usually occupied by the plentiful regulars. Be b...

There's something special about a place where they welcome you to throw your trash on the floor. Ok, so you can't dump all your refuse on the ground but you can (and should) toss your peanut shells anywhere you want at Teakwoods. This sport bar boasts locations in Gilbert and Chandler and offers Moosehead Mondays, when you can sip on a glass of ...

Proof that sports bars don't have to be inelegant. This upscale sports bar features the kinds of beers on tap you wouldn't expect to find at a typical place where TVs outnumber the employees. We love ordering sangrias and calamari with a side of all-American sporting events - a combo that don't always blend as beautifully as at Blue 32. The clas...

Being located within earshot of the homes of the Diamondbacks and Suns gives Coach and Willie's the sort of authenticity money can't buy. If you can't be in the stadium, at least you can hear the action live from this downtown drinkery. We head over for both pre-game pep-up drinks and post-game revelry. But what really makes it a standout from t...

We don't love RnR so much for its food, to be totally honest. But for hanging out and drinking during the game, there's no place better than their two-story patio. The young vibe and rock n' roll get us excited about games we don't even understand and thanks to the eclectic clientele, there's always a fellow fan somewhere in this libation statio...

College kids needs their sports fix too and Devil's Advocate welcomes the rowdy crowds from the nearby ASU campus with wide-open (and alcohol filled) arms. With specials like $1 domestic pints Monday through Friday and $5 car bombs on Saturdays, you can imagine this place gets chock full of boisterous Sun Devils during football season. It can be...

This casual but classy neighborhood hangout is the kind of place where we like to lounge over a leisurely summer baseball game or waste away a Sunday morning of football. Most memorable about the Arcadia Tavern experience has to be the glass goblets in which they serve their beer: 18 ounces and heavy enough to justify using both hands. The home-...

With nine locations throughout the Valley, Zipps aims to dominate the family-friendly sports bar game. They walk a fine line between a full-out sports related drinking fest and the kind of place where the whole gang can sit back and watch the game. They never fail to provide the necessary bar games to make for a good time - yes, the have Golden ...

If you like your sports bars crammed full of as many televisions as can fit on the wall, populated by real sports fans and brimming with good bar food and drink, Nick's is your place. This bar on the west side is typical of sports bars in that it's a frenetic ball of sensory overload. But the people are laid-back, the menu is extensive and reaso...

A tavern need not be a glaring mass of flat-screen television sets and cleavage-popping waitresses to qualify as a "sports bar." It can be a civilized kind of place, where friends gather for conversation and, you know, the game. John P. Fields in Clayton is that kind of place. Think of it as St. Louis' version of Cheers. Like the bar of televisi...

This tavern on the edge of SLU's campus promises to be rocking this weekend as the Billikens are favorites to advance to the Sweet 16. Humphrey's features at least a half-dozen TVs behind the bar and that many (or more) additional television scattered about this quintessential college watering hole. Get there early the days SLU plays to enter th...

This bar skews more toward the Mizzou crowd, but as its name suggests, it is welcoming to any and all sports fans. Friendly's has almost too many televisions to count and great food and drink specials. (Last year RFT named its menu St. Louis' Best Sports Bargain.) And if your team is choking, don't worry. Friendly's features tons of table and ba...

Can't score tickets to any of the games in this year's NCAA tournament? No problem. St. Louis Sports Zone is the next best thing to attending the game live. This cavernous bar always has tons of fans from all teams on hand for the big games and screens so big, you'd swear you're watching the game courtside.

This intimate Maplewood sports bar just seems to do everything right with an impressive selection of tap beers and great pub grub. And with dozens of flat-screen TVs, you're guaranteed to see the game you want to watch even if it's not on when you arrive. Just ask the staff to grab the remote.

Three dozen high-def televisions, tasty food and drink and always an eclectic mix of people, Over/Under (as its name suggests) is always a fun bet. The bar hosts Billikens' pregame parties throughout the season, so you're pretty sure to find a few SLU fans at Over/Under this weekend. Same goes for Mizzou fans (though you can find them anywhere, ...

Three dozen high-def televisions, tasty food and drink and always an eclectic mix of people, Over/Under (as its name suggests) is always a fun bet. The bar hosts Billikens' pregame parties throughout the season, so you're pretty sure to find a few SLU fans at Over/Under this weekend. Same goes for Mizzou fans (though you can find them anywhere, ...

Come game day, forget trying to squeeze your way into the overcrowded sports bars along the touristy beachside streets, with drunk patrons spilling out onto the sidewalk and where bouncers actually collect a cover charge. Most of us just want a cold beer, the big game on a big screen, and the chance to cheer and jeer alongside fellow fans. Those...

During the game, only two things matter: clear sightlines and cold beer. But at halftime, we rally for all of the detail worked into this roomy Division strip destination, such as the bubble hockey table in the corner, some decent food (including an excellent turkey club), and the surprisingly extensive beer and cider lists. Two massive projecto...

Kauffman Stadium is home to the granddaddy of all Kansas City sports bars: Rivals. Located in right field, Rivals covers all of the bases for a winning game-day experience: a 360-degree bar that serves margaritas on tap and premium cocktails, a 103-inch flat-screen TV, and a speedy staff on deck to bring mini chili-cheese dogs and beer-battered ...

Philadelphians take their sports very seriously. If you’re not able to go to the stadium and see a Phillies, 76ers, Eagles or Flyers game for yourself, the next best place to watch is McFadden’s. Located a stone’s throw away from Citizens Bank Park (where the Phillies play), it’s almost like being there. One of the dozens of television is bound ...

Clyde’s is like Cheers meets TGIFridays--but with much better food (though alas, no Norm). An oversized fancified sports bar in the heart of Chinatown (think wood accents and plush leather seating), Clyde’s has plenty of good seats and flat screens to watch the game. Another plus is half off the oyster bar during happy hour, Sunday -Thursday.

Home to such attractions as the "Geeks Who Drink" pub quizzes and '80s and '90s nights, Phoenix Landing is a Central Square hub with a different spin every night of the week — although what lands it this particular honor is its rabid embrace of international soccer. It's a great place to meet strangely dressed barhoppers and other related specie...

If anyone was going to master the art of the sports bar, it was going to be Jerry Remy. From a burger served on fried dough, to endless taps and mammoth TVs, the two locations of this two-year-old institution are perfect places to catch a game—by the park or by the port. This summer, they’ll launch the first suburban outpost in Remy’s birthplace...

Hockeytown Cafe, located in the heart of Foxtown and within walking distance of all that downtown Detroit has to offer! Stop by to catch a game on our 63" plasmas, or to try one of our over 50 beers! Find out why Hockeytown Cafe was named the #2 sports bar in America by ESPN2's Cold Pizza!

Manzannita Mondays $3.50 Manazanita Pints All Day, 50 Cent Wings and $4.00 You Call It Drinks 4pm-Close Taco Tuesday $2.00 Carne Asada, Shrimp or Calamari Tacos $3.00 Fish Tacos, $3.00 Dos XX & Margaritas. Wino Wednesday 1/2 Off ALL Bottle of Wine ALL Day & Prime Rib after 4pm Happy Hour Tue-Fri 4p-7pm, Saturday 4pm-Close, Sunday ALL DAY. Happy ...

There’s a sports bar for every athletic endeavor. Ferg’s, opened in 1992 by Mark Ferguson, is a baseball fan’s watering hole, specifically for fans of the Tampa Bay Rays. The building housing Ferg’s is decked out with flooring from old-school gym floors, and the majority of Ferg’s trappings are built from locally reclaimed materials. That’s sayi...

Modeling their place after the bar in the TV show Cheers, the owners of Turp’s strive to bring their love of sports and great grub to the masses. A festive dining room, with Christmas lights hanging from the ceiling and Ravens gear displayed on the walls, is home to Super Tots, small fried potato balls smothered in bacon, cheddar, and sour cream...

Welcome to Rose City jockdom at its finest: Park your bike at the indoor rack, head for the retro buzzer-beater arcade, then order off the trading-card menu and unfold your white, gym-towel napkins. The blue-collar-chic bar food (born from the creative minds behind Clyde Common) is a big step up from traditional sports grub, with Calabrian chile...

Good Eats, Great Drinks and Amazing Nights! Home to SF Giants fans, UFC, NFL & nightlife.Voted best Happy Hour in Sacramento.

Yes, the North Rancho outpost caters to Packers fans (cheeseheads, consider this your second home come September), but even casual fans will find both locations welcome spots to cheer, with a bustling bar, huge portions and some of the best locally brewed beer around.

Sam's is all about diversity – you'll find SEC, NFL, NBA, MLB fans all at the bar pounding beers and screaming at the TVs for just about any sport with it's own acronym-based organization. With championship-level grub and friendly staff, every visit to Sam's is a winner.