Sports watching
Sports watching in London
Screens, crowds, game-night energy.
Example nights
Real London venues, put together by our planner. Refreshed Jul 20.
Games at Kings Sports Bar at The Empire Casino in Leicester Square, then dinner at Golden Lion in Soho.
- 01Kings Sports Bar at The Empire CasinoLeicester Square · $$
- 02Golden LionSoho · $$
Games at Victoria Tavern N7 in Holloway, then dinner at Hammerton Brewery.
- 01Victoria Tavern N7Holloway · $$
- 02Hammerton BreweryHolloway · $$
Dinner at BLOODSPORTS by MEATliquor in Covent Garden, then Backstage Bar @ The Rialto in Piccadilly.
- 01BLOODSPORTS by MEATliquorCovent Garden · $$
- 02Backstage Bar @ The RialtoPiccadilly · $$$
Top 12 venues
01
Passyunk Avenue (Waterloo)
Southwark · $$
02
BLOODSPORTS by MEATliquor
Covent Garden · $$
03
Kings Sports Bar at The Empire Casino
Leicester Square · $$
Global sport on big screens, sofas, food — open 24/7 inside a casino. Staff actually remember your name.
04
Goldwood
City of London · $$
05
Ringside
Shoreditch · $$
Screens for sport, board games at the bar, staff who actually know your name. Proper local move in Shoreditch.
06
Frankie's Sports Bar
Fulham · $$
Burgers, chicken & pizza in a sprawling sports bar offering 16 big-screen plasma screens.
07
Belushi's Greenwich
Greenwich · $$
Informal chain bar with TV sport and live entertainment, plus a burger menu and global comfort food.
08
The Social Sports bar (Hounslow)
Hounslow · $$
09
Philomena's Irish Sports Bar & Kitchen
Covent Garden · $$
Irish rugby supporters find this pub a home from home as it shows all the matches on the big screen.
10
Belushi's Camden
Camden · $$
Informal chain bar with TV sport and live entertainment, plus a burger menu and global comfort food.
11
Post Play - Arcade & Sports Bar, Balham
Balham · $$
12
Victoria Tavern N7
Holloway · $$
Airy, vibrant hangout featuring pizza & craft beer plus football on TV, arcade games & quiz nights.