Skip to content
anightoutCHI

Sports watching

Sports watching in Chicago

Screens, crowds, game-night energy.

Plan a sports watching night →

Example nights

Real Chicago venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Jul 20.

Dinner at Mother Hubbard's Sports Pub in River North, then 10pin Bowling Lounge.

  • 01Mother Hubbard's Sports PubRiver North · $
  • 0210pin Bowling LoungeRiver North · $$
Plan your own →

Dinner at Fatpour Wicker Park: Ultimate Chicago Sports Bar in West Town, then Innjoy.

  • 01Fatpour Wicker Park: Ultimate Chicago Sports BarWest Town · $$
  • 02InnjoyWest Town · $
Plan your own →

Dinner at Will's Northwoods Inn in Lake View, then Side Street Saloon.

  • 01Will's Northwoods InnLake View · $
  • 02Side Street SaloonLake View · $
Plan your own →

Top 12 venues

  1. 01

    Theory

    River North · $$

    This upscale sports bar offers an eclectic menu in a slick, loungey space with plentiful plasma TVs.

  2. 02

    O'Leary's Public House

    River North · $

    Warm Irish pub offering traditional eats & drinks, plus TVs showing Packers games & other sports.

  3. 03

    Mother Hubbard's Sports Pub

    River North · $

    Sports bar with 7 10-foot screens, an American menu, extensive beer list & late-night hours.

  4. 04

    Ten Cat Tavern

    Lake View · $

    Pool, darts, 75-inch TVs — Arsenal mornings, late-night locals, and a back room for book club. Mosaic walls, punching machine, spacious patio.

  5. 05

    Kirkwood

    Lake View East · $$

    Sports bar where Huskers and Hoosiers gather for games, juicy chicken tenders, and the kind of bartending that actually checks in on you.

  6. 06

    The Graystone Tavern

    Lake View East · $$

    Sports screens everywhere, killer fish and chips, seasonal pop-ups (Hanukkah bar is the real deal). Staff actually remembers you.

  7. 07

    Parlay Lincoln Park

    Sheffield & DePaul · $$

  8. 08

    Fatpour Wicker Park: Ultimate Chicago Sports Bar

    West Town · $$

    Bi-level brewpub named for its 22-ounce pours, with a 200-plus beer list & a wide-ranging pub menu.

  9. 09

    A. J. Hudson's Public House

    Lake View · $$

    Shepherds pie that converts connoisseurs, fish and chips with tartar sauce worth the trip — walls of TVs, Steelers fans welcome.

  10. 10

    Gracie O' Malley's Wicker Park

    West Town · $

    Bears games, DJ nights, shot o'clock — Wicker Park's living room runs loud and takes care of you.

  11. 11

    Four Shadows

    Lincoln Park · $$

    Corner sports bar where the wings hold up, nachos are worth the trip, and the crowd actually talks to each other.

  12. 12

    Clover Lincoln Park

    Lake View East · $$