Atlanta, GASports Bars

Woofs runs wall-to-wall televisions playing whatever game a fan wants to watch, with pitchers of beer keeping the game-day crowd going strong all afternoon. It also doubles as the city's LGBTQ+ sports bar, sponsoring teams in local gay sports leagues alongside the regular game-day crowd. The food menu sticks to bar staples, and the Cuban sandwich is the one worth ordering.

A block from Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena, Park Bar works as a pregame and postgame stop and as its own viewing spot. The screens run smaller than a typical sports bar, but the food and drink make up for it: order the burgers or the wings, and choose from a liquor list built around a deep bourbon selection.

Elbow Room is a well-loved Buckhead dive that fills up for Falcons season, with any American sports game playing live on a given night. Seating runs tighter than most sports bars, so arriving early means an actual view of the game. The bar pours a dozen beers on draft alongside an extensive liquor list, and the Italian-leaning bar fare centers on the stromboli and the pizza.

Brewhouse Cafe keeps soccer hours, with Little Five Points regulars packing into the room every Saturday morning for European league matches under club scarves and street signs pulled from English top-flight stadiums. Two dozen beers run on draft, including European imports, alongside brunch cocktails for the early spectator. The food menu covers breakfast plus solid burgers, pizza and tacos for the rest of the crowd.

The Midway Pub is an East Atlanta Village hang built for game days, with garage doors from a former auto shop opening onto a sprawling patio and enough TVs inside for every fan to find their match. Wings, sandwiches and burgers cover the bar-food side, and the drink list runs to 130 beers, 32 of them on draft, plus a full range of cocktails and wines.