Austin Sports Bars

Bar food including fish and chips, and wings. Friendly staff. Authentic Irish decor.

Two-story place with bar food, lots of games (foosball, shuffleboard, billiards, air hockey) and a view of downtown from the upstairs floor.

Popular hangout for 20- and 30-somethings. More of a neighborhood bar feel, but they do have lots of TVs for sporting events. Wide beer selection and burgers, happy hour, pet-friendly patio seating.

Close to the University of Texas. Giant multi-screen TV and patio. Menu includes more than the usual bar food e.g. ahi tuna tacos, salads, crawfish. Parking lot is small, so plan on parking on the street or walking there.

Wide beer selection, ambiance, and waitstaff. Wide range of food, including fish and chips, corned beef, sandwiches, and Guiness ice cream. Can get really loud during major sports events.

Extensive selection of bar food. Pulled pork tacos, nachos, wings. Loud crowd on sports nights. Games including ping-pong, shuffleboard.

A place to hang out and people-watch on 6th Street. Extensive beer selection and happy hour specials. Doesn't serve food, but there are often food trailers on the premises.

Large bar with friendly staff, inexpensive drinks, and often live music. Rooftop patio with cooling fans and large TV screen.

Near the University of Texas. Cozy sports bar with college atmosphere. Inexpensive beer, burgers, and a selection of books and board games to check out.

Close to the University of Texas. Wide selection of beers, especially German beers. Also bar food, barbecue, and German food.

More of a favorite local bar with sports on TV. Inexpensive beer, bar food (pizza, nachos).

Large screen TVs, comfortable couches, dog-friendly patio. Doesn't serve food, but restaurants are nearby.

Historical building with a balcony overlooking downtown. Bar food (burgers, nachos, wings)

Smaller place with pizza, bar food, and extensive drink selections.

Excellent wings, with many choices of sauces (smoked chipotle raspberry?). Lots of TVs, with a good view from most any seat.

Like a burger bar, with lots of TVs. Extensive menu including a wide selection of burgers, sandwiches, and wings.

Excellent beer selection with reasonable prices, indoor and outdoor seating, bar food (burgers, wings, fries).

Traditional sports bar setting with a wide selection of food (mac and cheese, chipotle ranch fried pickles).

Similar but more upscale than Cover 2, with fancier decor, a wider food selection, such as seafood, lettuce wraps, and beef tenderloin.

Although a sports bar, they have items beyond the usual bar food, such as crawfish bisque and goat cheese omelettes. Multiple TV screens with Dish Network for out-of-market games.

Wide selection of wings with homemade sauces. Also fried pickles and lots of other bar foods. Plenty of TVs but can get crowded during sports events or on trivia night.

Burgers, salads, and sandwiches. View of the TV from anywhere. Regular crowd of locals.

In the Domain shopping center. Popular for brunch. Egg rolls, bacon-wrapped shrimp, fish tacos, sandwiches. Also breakfast and lunch entrees. Lots of TVs.

Friendly staff. Golf simulators in a private area of the bar. Exotic food choices for a sports bar e.g. pork sliders, quail, fried oysters, duck.

Neighborhood bar atmosphere with wide range of customers. Decent selection of bar food. TVs above the bar.

Comfortable place to sit and watch TV sports, or play billiards or shuffleboard. Inexpensive beer, standard bar food.

Drink, lunch, and wing specials. Bar food, selection of wings, lots of TVs. Trivia and poker games.

Variety of bar food (fried pickles, chicken avocado, nachos, burgers). Patio good for people watching on Congress Ave.

A classy hotel bar with extensive menu, a wide drinks selection, and a patio that overlooks the lake.

Wide selection of wings and other bar food. Menu is highly customizable and you can pick and choose. Lots of TVs.

Upscale sports bar with a downstairs patio and upstairs deck. Bar food. Lots of TVs with a decent view from most any seat.

Upscale restaurant/bar environment with a variety of burgers, pizza, salads, wings, and some entrees. Kid-friendly atmosphere that can get quite loud and rowdy. Patio seating available.

Large place with lots of billiards, shuffleboard, poker, TV trivia, and other games. Happy hour and drink specials. Lots of TVs.

Projection screen TV, skeeball, darts, billiards, and dog-friendly patio. Bar food.

Burgers and sandwiches. Lots of TVs with sports on. Arcade games and billiards.

Standard sports bar atmosphere (high tables, beer on tap, many large TVs). Bar food with other entrees available e.g. butternut squash soup, chicken quesadillas. Dog-friendly patio. Close to shopping mall.

Neighborhood bar atmosphere with several large screen TVs and a patio. Sandwiches, wraps, sno-cones.

At Austin Bergstrom International Airport. Reasonably priced beer for an airport location. Good place to meet up waiting for a flight.

Just south of the lake and east of I-35. Large place, with a good-sized crowd on game days. Many TVs, wide selection of beer and bar food.

A large neighborhood bar that has a big following on sports days, especially football. Big screens to watch sports, arcade games, billiards tables.