Albuquerque, NMSports Bars

This is a sports bar with several large flatscreens placed around the room, each tuned to a game, a setup built for watching with friends while the menu still has enough range for anyone who would rather skip the commentary. Order the Pretzel Sticks with pale ale queso and spiked marinara, the 505 Hatch Chile Burger piled with multiple cheeses and Hatch green chile, or finish with the Deep-Fried Cookie Dough in vanilla ice cream and caramel and chocolate sauce. The room sits along the North I-25 corridor near Journal Center.

A room of dark wood and low light is broken up mostly by televisions and illuminated bar signs, fourteen high-definition sets in all, every one turned to a sporting event. The food is effing good despite the joke in the name, with the Hot Dogs, the Taco Plate, the Effing Burger, and the Con Queso with chips the things to order. It is a westside neighborhood bar on Sequoia Road, easy-going rather than rowdy.

The 300 Club, the utterly charming sports bar tucked next to the lanes inside this Lomas bowling alley, keeps a wall-mounted flat screen tuned to ESPN anchoring one wall while smaller sets carrying more sports programming are spread around for easy viewing from the bar or the booths. Order the Green Chile Cheeseburger, French Fries, Chips and Salsa, or the Burrito in a Bowl, alongside a deep list of premium vodkas and draft and bottled beer.

This Lomas Boulevard bar is one of a handful of spots around town that shows NFL games, a room built for shooting pool while sipping a drink or catching live music through the weekend. Its menu runs from Mexican plates to pub classics, giving a table something to order alongside the game or the band. It is a straightforward neighborhood grill and bar on the eastern stretch of Lomas, not far from the fairgrounds.