Houston, TXSports Bars

Pitch 25 fills a converted EaDo warehouse with a 25,000 square foot beer garden built around nearly 100 beers on tap and an indoor soccer pitch, a layout built with soccer fans especially in mind. Multiple screens run games across the room while people in jerseys pack the patio and the turf alike, only a short walk from Minute Maid Park. Order from the wings, burgers, and loaded fries menu and grab a spot near the pitch. It reads as part beer garden, part rec league, built for a crowd that showed up to watch.

Kirby Ice House in Upper Kirby claims the title of biggest bar in Texas, spanning more than 30,000 square feet with bars long enough to hold a crowd for any game. More than 60 beers fill the taps, and the indoor-outdoor layout keeps every seat facing a screen without feeling boxed in. Dogs are welcome alongside the pints, so the patio doubles as a casual hangout even on a slow sports night. Order a local draft and settle into one of the long bars to watch.

Biggio's is named for Astros hall of famer Craig Biggio and sits inside the Marriott Marquis downtown, steps from Discovery Green. More than thirty screens cover the room, including two 30 foot tall high definition screens built to be seen from anywhere inside. The kitchen runs an extensive beer list alongside chicken and waffles, loaded nachos, and crispy wings. Order the wings and the nachos, then find a seat facing one of the giant screens for the game.

Nick's Place is a neighborhood sports bar and Italian kitchen where the hosts of ESPN 97.5 come to hang out, a detail its own coverage treats as the room's best credential. Forty TVs cover the space, running whatever games are on for a crowd that comes back for the homemade Italian cooking as much as the screens. It reads as a genuine neighborhood spot rather than a flashy destination bar, built around regulars who know the room. Order the Italian food and grab a seat near the TVs.

Pour Behavior is a 12,000 square foot Midtown sports bar built around 40 televisions positioned for sporting events across a big, open room. The kitchen runs pizzas, burgers, and tacos alongside cocktails and beer, food meant to keep a crowd fed through a full slate of games. The room reads big and loud rather than cozy, built to hold a large group without anyone losing sight of a screen. Order a pizza or a burger and post up wherever the game is playing.