Nashville Sports Bars

Browns bar· The Gulch· $· 4.5(130)

The Green Light is a no-fuss Gulch bar with a real stage in the back and a kitchen turning out hot chicken, smash burgers and banana pudding. Come for weekday happy hour, stay for the songwriter round.

Steelers bar· Midtown· $$· 4.6(68)

Heartbreakers Hideaway is a late-night Division Street bar that takes its Detroit-style pizza more seriously than you'd expect — the hot honey pepperoni is the one. Black-and-gold Steelers fans own it on Sundays, and…

Steelers bar· Franklin· $$· 4.8(102)

Amruth is a Franklin sports bar where the wings share the table with tandoori lamb chops and chicken tikka pizza. Plenty of TVs, a late Friday and Saturday close, and a kitchen that's a lot more interesting than your…

Nittany Lions bar· Midtown· $$· 4.5(840)

Live Oak is the Music Row bar where Patriots fans gather on Sundays, and where the Breakfast Shot comes with a strip of bacon. Come hungry — the house-smoked wings and 7 oz Angus burgers are the move before the band…

Bulldogs bar· Midtown· $$· 4.6(68)

Heartbreakers Hideaway is a late-night Division Street bar that takes its Detroit-style pizza more seriously than you'd expect — the hot honey pepperoni is the one. Black-and-gold Steelers fans own it on Sundays, and…

Bama bar· The Gulch· $$· 4.8(56)

Hoppin' Gulch hands you a wristband and lets you pour your own from a 60-tap wall, so you can sip a few ounces of something weird before committing to a pint. Add duckpin lanes, plenty of TVs and a patio, and it's an…

Bama bar· Midtown· $$

Riley Green's Duck Blind lives inside Losers, the Midtown dive where music-industry folks have been closing out nights for years. Expect live bands, wings and smash burgers, and a packed room on game days, so book a…

Mountaineers bar· The Nations· $$· 4.7(389)

Tee Line is the rare Nashville bar where the main event is actually curling: three sheets of ice, a few bowling lanes, and plenty of TVs for when you'd rather just watch the game. Book ice time for a group, order wings…

Irish bar· South Nashville· $$· 4.5(1,610)

The Lost Paddy is a proper Irish pub off Spence Lane where the TVs are tuned to rugby and Premier League and the Man United crowd turns up in red. Get the full Irish breakfast on a weekend morning or fish and chips and…

Wolverines bar· East Nashville· $$· 4.4(834)

Beyond the Edge is East Nashville's go-to sports bar for wings since 2003. Wings come in 6, 12, or 18 pieces — available plain, dry-rubbed, or sauced in Buffalo, TN Hot, or Dragon. They also have Buffalo Chicken…

Spartans bar· Green Hills· $$· 4.4(694)

Crow's Nest is the Green Hills sports bar that doubles as a meat-and-three: country fried steak with mac and greens on one side, every game with the sound up on the other. Bring the dog to the deck and catch weekday…

Dawgs bar· Downtown· $$· 3.8(290)

Tin Roof bills their wings as 'the best in Nashville' and they're not entirely wrong. 8 Jumbo Wings at $13.25, tossed in house-made sauces. 12 sauce options including a dedicated Buffalo, plus Red White & Blue (Buffalo…

Commanders bar· East Nashville· $$· 4.8(828)

The East Nashville TailGate is the small one with the most unusual beer, since it's home to the brewery's wild and spontaneous fermentation program. Come for bottles and drafts you can't get at the other taprooms, stay…

Colts bar· Downtown· $$· 3.8(290)

Tin Roof bills their wings as 'the best in Nashville' and they're not entirely wrong. 8 Jumbo Wings at $13.25, tossed in house-made sauces. 12 sauce options including a dedicated Buffalo, plus Red White & Blue (Buffalo…

Giants bar· South Nashville· $$· 4.5(1,610)

The Lost Paddy is a proper Irish pub off Spence Lane where the TVs are tuned to rugby and Premier League and the Man United crowd turns up in red. Get the full Irish breakfast on a weekend morning or fish and chips and…

Cowboys bar· Bellevue· $$· 4.5(455)

Alley Pub in Bellevue is the hidden gem that Axios Nashville called out for wing sauces. The 'Juan Sauce' (sticky, tangy, house-made) and old-school buffalo sauce are both made in-house. Genuine neighborhood dive…

Bucs bar· Hendersonville· 4.6(1,205)

Sanders Ferry Pizza & Pub is Hendersonville's neighborhood pizza joint, with more than 15 specialty pies and names that don't take themselves too seriously. Get the hot chicken & waffles pizza or the Veggimus Maximus…

Packers bar· Franklin· $

J's is the bar tucked inside Franklin's bowling alley, and on Packers Sundays it's the loudest room in Williamson County — show up an hour early or you're standing. The rest of the week it's cold beer, fresh wings and a…

Packers bar· East Nashville· $$· 4.4(1,294)

Noble's East is a Main Street sports bar that takes its smoker seriously: brisket, bologna sliders and smoked wings in eight sauces. Come for 2-for-1 drinks on a weekday afternoon or grab a spot on the covered deck for…

Packers bar· Donelson· $$· 4.2(2,453)

Scoreboard has been the Music Valley sports bar since 1996, and these days it's as much a live-music deck as a place to catch the game. Smoked meats, hot chicken and a wall of 75-plus TVs make it an easy stop before or…

Bengals bar· Midtown· $$· 4.6(1,151)

The Music Row TailGate is where you go for cider as much as beer, since it's the only taproom brewing its own small-batch ciders on site. Grab a flight and a pizza on the patio, and come Thursday if you're up for trivia.