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Southern California is a sports-obsessed paradise, with dozens of collegiate and professional teams spread across the region and millions of cheering fans. All that athletic prowess means a huge demand for sports bars that serve quality food and drink, have great sightlines to plenty of televisions and encourage boisterous energy. LA offers many places that fit the bill, including craft beer-obsessed hangouts, cocktail bars, and spots specializing in barbecue brisket, chicken wings, and even Indian pizza.
Here are Los Angeles’s best sports bars, just in time to watch the Super Bowl. Brewz Sports Cafe & Grill Finding a family-friendly bar to watch games can pose a challenge when most venues are 21 and over, but Brewz offers an option that even kids can enjoy. The restaurant channels elements of both a neighborhood restaurant and a boisterous sports bar with plenty of screens and crowd-pleasing menu items like hamburgers, hot dogs, and quesadillas.
Just be aware that Brewz doesn’t serve any liquor — only beer is available to drink here. Thunderbird Bar Thunderbird Bar is a great low-key spot to grab a drink and catch a game on the Westside. The dark wood interior and vintage Skee-ball machines make it easy to become a regular here.
For food, the menu leans Tex-Mex with dishes like tacos, burritos, and quesadillas. On weekdays, happy hour runs from 4 p.m.
to 7 p.m. with beer and cocktails available for under $10, and plenty of other heavily discounted bites.
Tiny's Hi-Dive Tiny’s Hi-Dive in West LA is more than just a dive bar; it’s a restaurant, a cocktail hangout, and an ideal place to keep one eye on the game while chatting with friends from a deep red booth. Be sure to try the well-seared cheeseburger or the Italian beef sandwich, which is somewhat of a rarity here in Los Angeles. While this may not be the absolute must-stop sports bar destination for hardcore fans, it’s a great place for casual watchers who love good food and drink.
Also featured in: The 20 Best Dive Bars in Los Angeles The 15 Essential Late-Night Restaurants in Los Angeles The Woodman Grab a stool and order a bacon burger and craft beer at the Woodman, one of the Valley’s best sports bars. This Sherman Oaks spot checks off the sports bar requirements easily with ample seating, a solid food menu, and a view of the game from practically anywhere. With its central location, it's easy to make a day out of seeing a game here by adding in a stop at nearby seafood spot the Joint or French stalwart Petit Trois.
Also featured in: Where to Watch the Dodgers Try to Win it All in Los Angeles The Garage Sports fans in Palms are lucky to have the Garage in their neighborhood. With over 30 televisions set throughout the interior and patio, it’s practically impossible to have a bad seat for game day. The Garage offers a full bar, plus rotating beers on taps and bites, including chicken nachos, potato skins, and cheeseburger sliders.
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Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again. Hi Tops Bar Hi Tops Bar is an iconic San Francisco gay sports bar with two outposts in Los Angeles in West Hollywood and Los Feliz.
Find a patio at both locations, plus a menu that pairs well with beer featuring delicious cauliflower on a stick, pretzels, and a classic cheeseburger. Watch out for trivia nights, dance parties, and more events posted on the bar’s Instagram. Also featured in: LA’s Best Sports Bars For a Full Season of Football Action Where To Watch Women’s Soccer In LA Founders Ale House Rotating craft beers and a generous amount of TV screens share the spotlight at this Pico-Robertson watering hole.
On most nights, even if there isn’t a big game happening, the bar is full of locals digging into plates of regular or vegan nachos, buttermilk fried chicken, and burgers. Also featured in: Where To Watch Women’s Soccer In LA Catch NFL Action at These 10 Boisterous Los Angeles Bars The Wood Urban Kitchen With indoor and outdoor viewing areas, Wood Urban Kitchen is always ready to host watch parties for live sporting events. The food menu is the star here, with brisket, ribs, turkey legs, and pulled pork.
Bring a crew and settle in at the bar in front of one of the many screens, or meet new friends over a shared love for a team. Make sure to save room for sweet potato pound cake or pecan pie at the end of any outing here. Also featured in: The 18 Essential Barbecue Restaurants in Los Angeles 22 Incredible Restaurants to Try in South LA Barney's Beanery Barney’s Beanery is a Los Angeles institution with multiple locations, including Burbank and West Hollywood.
The decor is slightly different across the addresses, but each location features lots of neon-lit bar seating and banquettes, plus plenty of television screens to watch the game. Don’t be deterred by the chain aspect of Barney’s, it's a local favorite for a reason and any location is sure to be a raucously good time on game day. Also featured in: Where To Watch Women’s Soccer In LA Catch NFL Action at These 10 Boisterous Los Angeles Bars LAces Bar This two-story sports bar in Koreatown is known in the neighborhood, and beyond, for its constant flow of games to watch, and cold beer on tap.
The food menu is simple but satisfying with choices like chili nachos, wings, salads, and onion rings. The multi-story setup allows for even more space to sip beers and watch sports on one of the many screens. While there is a small parking lot out front, it does fill up quickly and Koreatown parking often presents a challenge.
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Pijja Palace Pijja Palace may be one of Los Angeles’s hottest restaurants thanks to its mashup of Indian, classic American, and Italian American flavors, but it’s also a bona fide sports bar. Catch the game on the restaurant’s many televisions while digging into chutney-slathered pizzas and plates of malai rigatoni. The see-and-be-seen crowd completes the picture.
Make sure to book a reservation in advance, Pijja Palace is consistently busy most nights. Also featured in: The 38 Essential Restaurants in Los Angeles The 21 Best Indian and South Asian Restaurants in Los Angeles Tom's Watch Bar - Los Angeles Located right in L.A.
Live, Tom’s Watch Bar is always bustling with fans tuning in for games over a pitcher of beer. Massive screens cover every wall of the spacious interior playing sports and highlights from open to close, seven days of the week. If hungry, the bar also serves a solid menu of gastropub classics like mac and cheese, burgers, and wings.
Also featured in: Where to Watch the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Los Angeles Legends Most sports bars in Los Angeles have plenty of oversized flatscreens, with crispy pixels to watch every interception, but the massive projector screen at Legends is on a different level. Fans flock to this Long Beach bar, which opened in 1979, to down beers and dig into Bavarian pretzels and wings while their favorite team competes. The atmosphere here is unbeatable, but that does present a challenge for game day crowds.
If wanting to catch a game here, go early or be prepared for hours-long waits..
