Bask in some booze and bites whereas cheering on the Houston Astros at Christian’s Tailgate.
Batter up, sports activities followers. Whereas it’s generally good to scream at your TV within the privateness of your personal dwelling whereas watching a recreation, it’s far more enjoyable to take action in public (and virtually all the time results in fewer noise complaints or welfare checks). Happily, Houston is dwelling to many sports activities bars, and virtually all of them are identified for being raucous spots the place public yelling is—principally—permitted. Whether or not you’re watching the Tremendous Bowl or the World Collection (fingers crossed the Astros have a greater 2025 season), there’s certain to be a sports activities bar in Houston that meets your explicit tastes. Listed here are a few of our favorites.
Biggio’s
Downtown
Named after Astros legend Craig Biggio, this downtown bar is situated on the Marriott Marquis Lodge, proper by Discovery Inexperienced. The Biggio’s beverage menu is expansive and provides all the pieces from signature cocktails to over 20 beers from native breweries. The bar’s meals menu contains selection snacks excellent for no matter massive recreation you’re planning on watching and contains all the pieces from smoked meats to tacos. Because it’s dwelling to 2 30-foot HDTV screens, it’s nearly among the best locations to observe a recreation on the town.
The Cellar Bar
Higher Kirby
This neighborhood sports activities bar provides video games to observe and to play. Order bar snacks from a brief and candy menu whilst you take pleasure in an Astros recreation, or select to compete in foosball, darts, or online game championships with pals. Texas-brewed and imported beers can be found, as is a good choice of each cocktails and mocktails.
Christian’s Tailgate
A number of Areas
Burger eating places are critical enterprise in Houston. At Christian’s, you possibly can hold your stomach crammed as you’re watching the massive recreation with one of many restaurant’s signature burgers, which include toppings like chili, mushrooms, and bacon. Different classics right here embody hen fajita nachos, mango habanero scorching wings, fried Oreos, and, in fact, low cost pitchers of beer. Identified for his or her open-air ideas and huge variety of screens, Christian’s Tailgate areas are a few of the finest seats to observe a recreation within the metropolis.
The Den
A number of Areas
The Den is a regular on-campus scholar hang-out with Cougar soccer on the massive screens, 30 craft beers on faucet, and fundamental bar meals like sandwiches, chips and queso, hen tender baskets, and fries. The menu additionally features a full liquor choice. The partitions are decked out with eight flat-screen TVs and a 200-inch projection display screen—the best scenario when watching a number of video games.
Drift Bar
Heights
With greater than 50 TVs (two of them over 200 inches), Drift Bar is a good spot to absorb your favourite recreation. Because the identify implies, the island vibes are robust right here, and its dog-friendly and open-air patio makes it an incredible spot to take pleasure in a while within the solar. The venue provides rotating meals vehicles weekly, plenty of wines and draft beers, and quite a lot of cocktails, together with a cucumber mojito.
FM Kitchen & Bar
Washington hall
Cheers to your favourite sports activities group at Kirby Ice Home.
Kirby Ice Home
A number of Areas
This sports activities bar has areas in Higher Kirby (duh), The Woodlands, and Memorial, with an upcoming one within the Heights. Every outpost provides greater than 50 beers on faucet, massive screens, loads of seating, and rotating meals vehicles. If beer isn’t your factor, ciders, meads, wines, and cocktails just like the Kirby Fresca, which is made with Tito’s, agua fresca, and cranberry juice, are additionally accessible.
Little Woodrow’s
A number of areas
With areas throughout Houston and an enormous number of particular and seasonal occasions—together with film trivia and turtle races—there’s all the time one thing occurring at a Little Woodrow’s. Catch each College of Houston faculty soccer recreation of the season there whilst you (and your canine) hang around on the patio with a ranch water and a slice of pizza.
The Maple Leaf Pub
Midtown
This Canadian pub and Midtown neighborhood watering gap is heavy on the hockey motion—making it a uncommon spot in Houston. Though the bar has been a longtime staple for Houston’s hockey followers, its screens additionally frequently show soccer, baseball, and basketball. The pub’s kitchen is open late, excellent for post-game poutine cravings.
Nick’s Place
Westchase
Come to Nick’s Place for Italian meals like pizza and calzones and the 40 TVs enjoying soccer, rugby, baseball, faculty soccer, and doubtless another sport you possibly can consider. In the event you’re not that into sports activities, it’s nonetheless a worthwhile spot for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, which means you possibly can a minimum of take pleasure in a pleasant meal there as your companions get their game-viewing in.
On the Kirb has loads of TVs so that you can watch your favourite sports activities group on.
On the Kirb
A number of areas
Get pleasure from one among On the Kirb’s 4 Houston areas in Higher Kirby, Midtown, Greenway Plaza, or Katy. Anticipate quite a lot of food and drinks whereas watching the sport, comparable to pizza, steaks, salads, and each common and vegetarian-friendly burgers. For refreshment, order one of many bar’s craft cocktails, mimosa towers, home wines, or sip on native craft beer.
Patterson Park
Heights
Patterson Park is a dog-friendly sports activities bar that hosts quite a lot of specials all through the week. The bar has a revolving meals truck schedule with totally different cuisines to pair with a glass of wine, draft beer, or seasonal cocktail. Patterson Park’s laid-back patio ambiance makes it an incredible spot to bond with different sports activities followers whereas collectively cheering in your favourite group.
The Phoenix on Westheimer
Montrose
This pub is the perfect place on the town to observe soccer, whether or not you’re after the newest English Premier League recreation or following worldwide tournaments just like the FIFA World Cup, Copa America, and the Euros. We love the wings right here, served with enjoyable sauce choices like sriracha-barbecue and spicy Korean.
Pitch 25 Beer Park
East Downtown
Toast to your favourite soccer group at Pitch 25 Beer Park, situated only a brief stroll away from Shell Vitality Stadium. With almost 100 beers on faucet you’ll have loads of liquid refreshment as you watch the Dynamo or Sprint play. The 25,000-square-foot beer backyard contains an indoor soccer pitch and breezy outside patio, making it a soccer fan’s dream ingesting location.
Submit Oak Ice Home
Galleria
With two very massive projectors and over a dozen massive TV screens, Submit Oak Ice Home is a stellar spot for recreation day. Throughout industrial breaks, play a spherical or two of corn gap whereas sipping on a brew from the bar’s consistently rotating beer menu, or sip a cocktail whereas lounging on one of many bar’s large Adirondack chairs.
Pour Conduct
Midtown
This sports activities bar has so much to supply, together with almost 50 big-screen TVs. Pour Conduct can be identified for internet hosting a few of the finest watch events for Astros playoffs, UFC fights, and faculty soccer video games. Its cocktail menu provides each signature and traditional drinks, together with a number of native craft beers to go together with your selection of pizza, burgers, or appetizers like calamari. You may as well hire out the bar for personal occasions.
Social Beer Backyard HTX
Midtown
Along with having loads of screens, this bar is dwelling to an expansive beer menu. Have your decide from almost 50 beers on draft or over 100 drinks by the bottle. There’s additionally seltzers, ciders, mead, and kombucha. Make sure you try the web site earlier than heading over to see which meals truck might be there that day.
