sports bar
noun
: a bar catering especially to sports fans and typically containing several televisions and often sports memorabilia
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From the roads between Midtown hotels and the matches at MetLife Stadium to spillover sidewalk crowds outside sports bars, the World Cup could be a congested, overcrowded nightmare — or a huge opportunity.
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Ben Furnas, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The Pub - Downtown Situated on West Fourth Street near several downtown clubs, The Pub functions as a casual Irish-style tavern and sports bar.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Looking for the best sports bars to watch college basketball?
—Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Friar Tuck’s Tavern The go-to sports bar in Mystic, Friar Tuck’s Tavern serves Irish and English fare like fish and chips and bangers and mash.
—Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
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Ben Furnas, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The Pub - Downtown Situated on West Fourth Street near several downtown clubs, The Pub functions as a casual Irish-style tavern and sports bar.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Looking for the best sports bars to watch college basketball?
—Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026
Friar Tuck’s Tavern The go-to sports bar in Mystic, Friar Tuck’s Tavern serves Irish and English fare like fish and chips and bangers and mash.
—Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Sports bar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sports%20bar. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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