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Houston bars know how to cater to the city’s sports fans.
Becca Wright

The 22 Best Sports Bars in Houston

Bars where Houston diners can cheer on their favorite team with buckets of beer, brick-oven pizza and wings, grass-fed steaks, and a clear view of the TV screen, of course

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Houston bars know how to cater to the city’s sports fans.
| Becca Wright

If you need to know anything about Houstonians, know that along with their passion for food and dining out, they also love their sports. Whether it’s the Astros, a college team, or the Texans, Houston diners are going to find a way to cheer on their team and take in the competition — often at one of the city’s local sports bars. Fortunately, ample televisions, compelling bar snacks, cold drinks, and a high-energy atmosphere are never too much to ask for in these spaces. Here are the best Houston sports bars that offer a solid viewing and drinking experience for whatever game or match you’re watching this season.

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Home Run Dugout

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Gather some friends and head to this interactive baseball facility for game-day action. Stake out at the massive patio or its biergarten, which is outfitted with multiple televisions, and let some steam out on the mini-field or virtual batting cages during half-time. The ballpark-inspired fare will keep you full with dishes like its Bases Loaded nachos, smoked chicken wings, and Truffle Patty melt. Catch its weekend brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by live music until midnight.

People dining and drinking at Home Run Dugout’s beer garden area.
Make it an interactive night out at Home Run Dugout.
Alex Montoya

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

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This popular Texan chain is home to one of the best craft beer selections in town. Choose from hundreds of beers, including sours, porters, and everything in between — all while downing German-inspired pub fare. Run by sports fans, the owners have lined the walls with many TVs, so be sure to pair some wurst with a stein and cheer on your favorite team. Esteemed guests and long-time regulars can even work their way to the bar’s Ring of Honor and have their names hanging in the rafters.

Nick's Place

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“All sports, all the time” is the moniker at this long-running sports bar. Since opening its doors in 1993, hardcore sports fans have kept returning and refilling their pints while taking in the latest games. The bar guarantees over 40 television screens, daily specials, and free WiFi to check fantasy scores without worry, making this one of the best hangouts for sports fans in town. Homemade Italian cooking is on offer, as are craveable bar mashups like its pizzadillas—a pizza and quesadilla hybrid.

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux - Spring Restaurant

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Venture out to one of five of Walk-On’s Houston area locations for an ideal game day experience. Aside from television screens that line the bar from wall to wall, the food is good even when it’s not game day. Here, diners will find juicy burgers propped on brioche buns and jumbo wings that come in flavors like sweet-savory Gochubang, Stingin’ Honey, and Mojito Lime, as well as a selection of Louisiana dishes like red beans and rice and crawfish etouffee. The brews selection is solid, but be sure to try some of its signature drinks like the Moonshine Swirl, your choice of flavored moonshine swirled with a frozen margarita, and don’t leave without trying the warm cookie sundae — a choice of a chocolate chip or macadamia nut cookie served a la mode.

T-Bones Sports Pub

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This laid-back Timbergrove pub is known for cheap drinks, crawfish, and a lively atmosphere. With a brick-lined bar, walls full of big-screen televisions, and darts, this bar is a great spot to catch a game or hang out with friends. And with its happy hour from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, it’s a prime spot to grab a drink while the game.

Kirby Ice House

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Kirby Ice House has three locations around the Houston area, including the Woodlands outpost, which boasts the longest bar in Texas and a massive outdoor screen. With over 60 taps, a revolving door of food trucks, and a giant backyard-like patio that has some of the best dog-watching the city has to offer, this Space City staple is excellent for groups with big sports energy.

Known to keep games on its 50 television screens at all times, Drift Bar is a dog-friendly patio hangout in the Heights. As a reliable place to parlay with other sports fans in town, it’s easy to take the party from day to night with a menu of wine and bubbly, buckets of beer, and boozier beverages like Painkillers and Mai Thais. Take advantage of its weekday happy hour from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and visit the onsite food truck if you’re feeling hungry.

Cottonwood

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This longtime, dog-friendly Garden Oaks hangout is a classic for any sporting match thanks to its spacious indoor and covered outdoor seating areas with plenty of TVs and a menu that goes far beyond beer buckets and burgers. Start with oysters, then spring for tacos or a steak. And be sure to heed its specials, including half-off wings and pitchers on Tuesdays, Whiskey Wednesdays, steak night on Thursdays, $5 drafts and wells on Fridays, and prime drink specials every weekend afternoon. College football on Saturdays is marked by its smoked wings, which are $30 for an order of 20 all day.

FM Kitchen & Bar

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Home to Aggies, Astros fans, and festive NFL Sundays, this Washington Avenue bar appeals to sports fans with $5 Crawford Bock draft beers, $8 frozen cocktails, $20 buckets of domestic beer, and burger boxes on Astros game days. Fridays offer 88-ounce beer towers starting at $25, and on Sundays, brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Trays of fried pickles, a smash burger, chips, pints of beer, and a cooler filled with bottles of beer sit on a picnic table at FM Kitchen & Bar.
FM Kitchen & Bar offers the perfect game day-watching experience, complete with food and drink specials.
Becca Wright

Highline Park

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Tucked inside the M-K-T development, located directly off the Heights hike and bike trail, Highline offers TVs inside and on its covered patio for sports fans and Oklahoma University alums in particular. Create a sharable spread with some of its beloved bar bites, like queso, chicken wings, and fried corn, or opt for its filling short rib grilled cheese sandwich. Happy hour, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., includes $3 off all pitchers, signature cocktails, and frozen drinks, plus $6 house wines and sangria.

Patterson Park

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Arguably one of the best patios in town with a sprawling 5,000-square-foot treehouse deck and a killer skyline view, look no further for a one-stop shop for your sports viewing pleasure. Drink specials include its Walk in the Park — a cooling Hornitos Reposado tequila, cucumber, chili mint, lime concoction, or the bar’s signature Ranch Water. On game days, the bar is packed with food trucks for when the munchies hit. Best of all, the bar is dog-friendly.

Patterson Park’s main entrance.
Watch the game indoors or outdoors at Patterson Park.
Brian Gaither

NettBar

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This Heights-area bar is home to one of Houston’s most spacious patios. Watch the game alongside your pup and enjoy some libations with a full menu of craft beers and cocktails. Whether you’re deep into football or baseball or just a casual enthusiast, there are multiple television vantage points and a large selection of backyard parlor games to keep everyone occupied. Be sure to check its social media handles for bucket drink specials.

Christian's Tailgate Bar & Grill

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This local chain is known for its crowd-pleasing burgers and high energy, especially on game days. Visit any of the locations in the Heights, West U, the Energy Corridor, or Midtown, and find plenty of television screens; stacked cheeseburgers, Parmesan truffle fries, and Frito pies, among other bar favorites; plus a dedicated $5 shots menu and $20 buckets of beer every Astros game day.

On the Kirb

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For a more low-key experience with a thoughtful menu, head to one of On the Kirb’s locations in Katy, Midtown, or Upper Kirby. In addition to its many HD TVs and local beers on tap, this family-friendly bar boasts a menu of dishes made with organic ingredients, including Neopolitan pizzas, salads, tacos, wraps, and sandwiches. Try its diner-favorite Houston Cowboy bacon burger, made with grass-fed beef, a combination of cheddar and gouda cheeses, tomato-bacon jam, sambal mayo, and jalapenos, or celebrate an anticipated win with one of the bar’s fancier entrees, like a juicy, grass-fed steak, sous vide chicken, or a salmon filet.

Little Woodrow’s Midtown

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An H-Town institution with multiple locations around the city, Little Woodrows is a one-stop shop for sports watching. The lawn is casual and dog-friendly, with giant television screens. There’s fun seating, including bench swings and a list of revolving bucket specials that make it easy to indulge on a budget. Little Woodrow’s EaDo location will also be a hot spot for Coogs action, with University of Houston football coach Willie Fritz’s radio show hosted from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. weekly on scheduled days.

Social Beer Garden HTX

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This Midtown bar draws in sports and fight night fans with its 20-foot screen in the garden and 65-foot television screens around the rest of the bar. The beverage program is given equal attention, with more than 40 beers on draft and a mix of boozy and zero-proof cocktails. Bargoers who work up an appetite can enjoy Social Beer Garden’s rotation of food trucks on-site or build their own pizzas at Pizzaforno. Open until 1 a.m., this pizza vending machine cooks up made-to-order pies in 3 minutes until 1 a.m.

Monkey's Tail

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If food and drinks are as important as watching the game, head to this Northside watering hole. With its two spacious, shaded patios, Monkey Tail boasts a menu filled with perfect game-day snacks and specials, like chips, queso, and guac; 18-inch pizzas; its signature Chango Burge; and wings served wet or dry. Find weekly specials, like its Double Decker Crispy Tacos on Thursdays, a festive Sunday brunch, and a weekday happy hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. with $7 cocktails.

A bartender pours a drink on the patio at Monkey’s Tail.
The patio at Monkey’s Tail is a sports-lover’s paradise.
Kirsten Gilliam

Woodland Social

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This spacious new dog-friendly ice house sticks to what it knows — brick oven pizza, drinks, and sports. With a promise to show every Astros, Texans, and Rockets game, bargoers can unwind in front of one of its TVs, which range in size from 29 to 75 in hes. Choose between one of five pizzas, which include the Local Favorite, a pepperoni pizza topped with mozzarella, provolone, and hot honey, or the Meat Me, a hefty pizza layered with pepperoni, cheese, Italian sausage, capicola, and Genoa salami. Then, dive into its drinks menu, which features beer, a diverse selection of wine, 10 cocktails on tap, and mocktails for those uninterested in booze. If the competition while watching a game gets too heated, take it to one of the on-site volleyball courts, which are available to reserve.

Woodland Social’s Classico pizza topped with mozzarella, basil, and red sauce, served with a cocktail.
Woodland Social is another local hot spot for pizza, drinks, and sports.
Sean Rainer

McIntyre's Downtown

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This multi-level sports bar Downtown is a fantastic place to watch the game, but there’s plenty of fun for those who would rather sit on the sidelines. The various levels boast access to food trucks, table games, arcade games, and an open-air covered patio with swing seating and prime views of the bayou.

Biggio's

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The namesake bar of former Astros player Craig Biggio gives you a front-row feel of being at the game. Two 30-foot HD screens tower over rows of comfortable leather chairs and cocktail tables. The menu features game day favorites like ballpark pretzels, hot dogs, wings, and pizza, plus cocktails, wine, and a large variety of local beers.

Pitch 25

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Former Dynamo player Brian Ching has created a sports haven by way of his soccer-themed bar in EaDo that has nearly 100 beers on tap and excellent pub fare. Don’t let the soccer theme and indoor soccer pitch fool you. This destination is a hot spot for watching sports of all kinds, with 25,000 square feet of prime viewing space. Bring your team spirit and an empty stomach. There are plenty of burgers, beer, tacos, wings, and other snacks to fill up on.

Saint Arnold Brewing Company

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Sports fans and their furry companions are welcome at this time-honored Houston brewery and beer garden with sweeping Downtown views. Sample a seasonal beer or stick with a tried-and-true pick like the H-Town Pils before scarfing down a cheesy pizza or sticky green Thai chicken wings.

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Home Run Dugout

Gather some friends and head to this interactive baseball facility for game-day action. Stake out at the massive patio or its biergarten, which is outfitted with multiple televisions, and let some steam out on the mini-field or virtual batting cages during half-time. The ballpark-inspired fare will keep you full with dishes like its Bases Loaded nachos, smoked chicken wings, and Truffle Patty melt. Catch its weekend brunch from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., followed by live music until midnight.

People dining and drinking at Home Run Dugout’s beer garden area.
Make it an interactive night out at Home Run Dugout.
Alex Montoya

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium

This popular Texan chain is home to one of the best craft beer selections in town. Choose from hundreds of beers, including sours, porters, and everything in between — all while downing German-inspired pub fare. Run by sports fans, the owners have lined the walls with many TVs, so be sure to pair some wurst with a stein and cheer on your favorite team. Esteemed guests and long-time regulars can even work their way to the bar’s Ring of Honor and have their names hanging in the rafters.

Nick's Place

“All sports, all the time” is the moniker at this long-running sports bar. Since opening its doors in 1993, hardcore sports fans have kept returning and refilling their pints while taking in the latest games. The bar guarantees over 40 television screens, daily specials, and free WiFi to check fantasy scores without worry, making this one of the best hangouts for sports fans in town. Homemade Italian cooking is on offer, as are craveable bar mashups like its pizzadillas—a pizza and quesadilla hybrid.

Walk-On's Sports Bistreaux - Spring Restaurant

Venture out to one of five of Walk-On’s Houston area locations for an ideal game day experience. Aside from television screens that line the bar from wall to wall, the food is good even when it’s not game day. Here, diners will find juicy burgers propped on brioche buns and jumbo wings that come in flavors like sweet-savory Gochubang, Stingin’ Honey, and Mojito Lime, as well as a selection of Louisiana dishes like red beans and rice and crawfish etouffee. The brews selection is solid, but be sure to try some of its signature drinks like the Moonshine Swirl, your choice of flavored moonshine swirled with a frozen margarita, and don’t leave without trying the warm cookie sundae — a choice of a chocolate chip or macadamia nut cookie served a la mode.

T-Bones Sports Pub

This laid-back Timbergrove pub is known for cheap drinks, crawfish, and a lively atmosphere. With a brick-lined bar, walls full of big-screen televisions, and darts, this bar is a great spot to catch a game or hang out with friends. And with its happy hour from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays, it’s a prime spot to grab a drink while the game.

Kirby Ice House

Kirby Ice House has three locations around the Houston area, including the Woodlands outpost, which boasts the longest bar in Texas and a massive outdoor screen. With over 60 taps, a revolving door of food trucks, and a giant backyard-like patio that has some of the best dog-watching the city has to offer, this Space City staple is excellent for groups with big sports energy.

Drift

Known to keep games on its 50 television screens at all times, Drift Bar is a dog-friendly patio hangout in the Heights. As a reliable place to parlay with other sports fans in town, it’s easy to take the party from day to night with a menu of wine and bubbly, buckets of beer, and boozier beverages like Painkillers and Mai Thais. Take advantage of its weekday happy hour from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., and visit the onsite food truck if you’re feeling hungry.

Cottonwood

This longtime, dog-friendly Garden Oaks hangout is a classic for any sporting match thanks to its spacious indoor and covered outdoor seating areas with plenty of TVs and a menu that goes far beyond beer buckets and burgers. Start with oysters, then spring for tacos or a steak. And be sure to heed its specials, including half-off wings and pitchers on Tuesdays, Whiskey Wednesdays, steak night on Thursdays, $5 drafts and wells on Fridays, and prime drink specials every weekend afternoon. College football on Saturdays is marked by its smoked wings, which are $30 for an order of 20 all day.

FM Kitchen & Bar

Home to Aggies, Astros fans, and festive NFL Sundays, this Washington Avenue bar appeals to sports fans with $5 Crawford Bock draft beers, $8 frozen cocktails, $20 buckets of domestic beer, and burger boxes on Astros game days. Fridays offer 88-ounce beer towers starting at $25, and on Sundays, brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Trays of fried pickles, a smash burger, chips, pints of beer, and a cooler filled with bottles of beer sit on a picnic table at FM Kitchen & Bar.
FM Kitchen & Bar offers the perfect game day-watching experience, complete with food and drink specials.
Becca Wright

Highline Park

Tucked inside the M-K-T development, located directly off the Heights hike and bike trail, Highline offers TVs inside and on its covered patio for sports fans and Oklahoma University alums in particular. Create a sharable spread with some of its beloved bar bites, like queso, chicken wings, and fried corn, or opt for its filling short rib grilled cheese sandwich. Happy hour, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m., includes $3 off all pitchers, signature cocktails, and frozen drinks, plus $6 house wines and sangria.

Patterson Park

Arguably one of the best patios in town with a sprawling 5,000-square-foot treehouse deck and a killer skyline view, look no further for a one-stop shop for your sports viewing pleasure. Drink specials include its Walk in the Park — a cooling Hornitos Reposado tequila, cucumber, chili mint, lime concoction, or the bar’s signature Ranch Water. On game days, the bar is packed with food trucks for when the munchies hit. Best of all, the bar is dog-friendly.

Patterson Park’s main entrance.
Watch the game indoors or outdoors at Patterson Park.
Brian Gaither

NettBar

This Heights-area bar is home to one of Houston’s most spacious patios. Watch the game alongside your pup and enjoy some libations with a full menu of craft beers and cocktails. Whether you’re deep into football or baseball or just a casual enthusiast, there are multiple television vantage points and a large selection of backyard parlor games to keep everyone occupied. Be sure to check its social media handles for bucket drink specials.

Christian's Tailgate Bar & Grill

This local chain is known for its crowd-pleasing burgers and high energy, especially on game days. Visit any of the locations in the Heights, West U, the Energy Corridor, or Midtown, and find plenty of television screens; stacked cheeseburgers, Parmesan truffle fries, and Frito pies, among other bar favorites; plus a dedicated $5 shots menu and $20 buckets of beer every Astros game day.

On the Kirb

For a more low-key experience with a thoughtful menu, head to one of On the Kirb’s locations in Katy, Midtown, or Upper Kirby. In addition to its many HD TVs and local beers on tap, this family-friendly bar boasts a menu of dishes made with organic ingredients, including Neopolitan pizzas, salads, tacos, wraps, and sandwiches. Try its diner-favorite Houston Cowboy bacon burger, made with grass-fed beef, a combination of cheddar and gouda cheeses, tomato-bacon jam, sambal mayo, and jalapenos, or celebrate an anticipated win with one of the bar’s fancier entrees, like a juicy, grass-fed steak, sous vide chicken, or a salmon filet.

Little Woodrow’s Midtown

An H-Town institution with multiple locations around the city, Little Woodrows is a one-stop shop for sports watching. The lawn is casual and dog-friendly, with giant television screens. There’s fun seating, including bench swings and a list of revolving bucket specials that make it easy to indulge on a budget. Little Woodrow’s EaDo location will also be a hot spot for Coogs action, with University of Houston football coach Willie Fritz’s radio show hosted from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. weekly on scheduled days.

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Social Beer Garden HTX

This Midtown bar draws in sports and fight night fans with its 20-foot screen in the garden and 65-foot television screens around the rest of the bar. The beverage program is given equal attention, with more than 40 beers on draft and a mix of boozy and zero-proof cocktails. Bargoers who work up an appetite can enjoy Social Beer Garden’s rotation of food trucks on-site or build their own pizzas at Pizzaforno. Open until 1 a.m., this pizza vending machine cooks up made-to-order pies in 3 minutes until 1 a.m.

Monkey's Tail

If food and drinks are as important as watching the game, head to this Northside watering hole. With its two spacious, shaded patios, Monkey Tail boasts a menu filled with perfect game-day snacks and specials, like chips, queso, and guac; 18-inch pizzas; its signature Chango Burge; and wings served wet or dry. Find weekly specials, like its Double Decker Crispy Tacos on Thursdays, a festive Sunday brunch, and a weekday happy hour from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. with $7 cocktails.

A bartender pours a drink on the patio at Monkey’s Tail.
The patio at Monkey’s Tail is a sports-lover’s paradise.
Kirsten Gilliam

Woodland Social

This spacious new dog-friendly ice house sticks to what it knows — brick oven pizza, drinks, and sports. With a promise to show every Astros, Texans, and Rockets game, bargoers can unwind in front of one of its TVs, which range in size from 29 to 75 in hes. Choose between one of five pizzas, which include the Local Favorite, a pepperoni pizza topped with mozzarella, provolone, and hot honey, or the Meat Me, a hefty pizza layered with pepperoni, cheese, Italian sausage, capicola, and Genoa salami. Then, dive into its drinks menu, which features beer, a diverse selection of wine, 10 cocktails on tap, and mocktails for those uninterested in booze. If the competition while watching a game gets too heated, take it to one of the on-site volleyball courts, which are available to reserve.

Woodland Social’s Classico pizza topped with mozzarella, basil, and red sauce, served with a cocktail.
Woodland Social is another local hot spot for pizza, drinks, and sports.
Sean Rainer

McIntyre's Downtown

This multi-level sports bar Downtown is a fantastic place to watch the game, but there’s plenty of fun for those who would rather sit on the sidelines. The various levels boast access to food trucks, table games, arcade games, and an open-air covered patio with swing seating and prime views of the bayou.

Biggio's

The namesake bar of former Astros player Craig Biggio gives you a front-row feel of being at the game. Two 30-foot HD screens tower over rows of comfortable leather chairs and cocktail tables. The menu features game day favorites like ballpark pretzels, hot dogs, wings, and pizza, plus cocktails, wine, and a large variety of local beers.

Pitch 25

Former Dynamo player Brian Ching has created a sports haven by way of his soccer-themed bar in EaDo that has nearly 100 beers on tap and excellent pub fare. Don’t let the soccer theme and indoor soccer pitch fool you. This destination is a hot spot for watching sports of all kinds, with 25,000 square feet of prime viewing space. Bring your team spirit and an empty stomach. There are plenty of burgers, beer, tacos, wings, and other snacks to fill up on.

Saint Arnold Brewing Company

Sports fans and their furry companions are welcome at this time-honored Houston brewery and beer garden with sweeping Downtown views. Sample a seasonal beer or stick with a tried-and-true pick like the H-Town Pils before scarfing down a cheesy pizza or sticky green Thai chicken wings.

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