Best-of list
Our 14 best sports bars in Europe, ranked. London, Rome, Munich, Barcelona and more, with the screens, the sports shown and who each is for.
The short answer
13 ranked rooms follow. How we picked is at the end of this guide.
The best sports bars in Europe are not the ones with the most screens. They are the ones that reliably have your game on, with a crowd that came to watch it and staff who know the kickoff times without checking.
We ranked the 14 European sports bars we would send a traveler to when the match matters more than the venue. Each has a full profile on this site, so you can confirm the fixture list and location before you commit your afternoon.
We weigh four things: breadth of coverage across football, rugby, and the American leagues; the number and sightlines of the screens; the crowd and atmosphere on a real match day; and how dependable the schedule is when a game is obscure. A packed room for a derby beats an empty hall with more televisions.
We publish an honest 14 rather than padding to 25. Every bar here is a genuine sports venue, not a pub that happens to own a screen. Where a city has several, we list only the ones we would choose first, which is why London appears three times and most cities appear once.
A backpacker-friendly sports bar near the station with a wall of screens and reliable coverage of Premier League, rugby, and the big American fixtures. Cheap pitchers and a young international crowd make it loud on a derby day and easy to get into.
Full listing & hours →A dedicated multi-screen room in Marylebone built for watching, not talking, with dozens of screens and full American sports packages alongside the football. It is the London chain locals name when they want every game on at once.
Full listing & hours →The Australian-themed sports bar off the Strand that fills for rugby, cricket, and AFL when the UK crowd is asleep for the rest. Expect a rowdy expat crowd and screens angled to every seat.
Full listing & hours →Rome's best-known Irish pub, a warren of rooms that shows football, rugby, and GAA to a mixed crowd of locals and travelers. It is the default answer when visitors ask where to catch a match in the centre.
Full listing & hours →The American-style sports bar inside the Marriott, with a big screen wall, US sports coverage, and Bundesliga on match day. It draws a business and expat crowd and stays reliable when smaller bars pick and choose their games.
Full listing & hours →An Old Town cellar bar with two floors of screens and a schedule that covers football, hockey, and NFL for the city's large expat crowd. Czech hockey nights are the ones to plan around.
Full listing & hours →A Centrum sports bar attached to the backpacker circuit, showing Premier League and Champions League to a young, international room. Loud, cheap, and easy, it is a first stop rather than a last one.
Full listing & hours →The Berlin link in the backpacker sports-bar chain, with big screens, long tables, and coverage that leans to the football everyone came to see. Good for a group that wants the game guaranteed to be on.
Full listing & hours →A La Rambla sports bar branded around its 16 screens, showing football, MotoGP, and the American leagues to a tourist-heavy crowd. Location makes it busy, so arrive early for a Barca or Clasico night.
Full listing & hours →A compact sports bar near Opera in central Madrid, tuned to La Liga and the Champions League with a local rather than tourist crowd. It is the kind of neighbourhood spot where the match, not the menu, is the point.
Full listing & hours →A sports bar by Marques that shows Primeira Liga, the derbies, and international football to a mixed local and expat crowd. Benfica and Sporting nights are the busiest by a wide margin.
Full listing & hours →The Old Town outpost of the chain, reliable for Six Nations rugby and Premier League football with a young, traveling crowd. It fills fast on a Scotland match day, so get there before kickoff.
Full listing & hours →A long-running Budapest sports pub with a big screen wall and coverage across football, Formula 1, and the American leagues. It is the city's steadiest bet for finding a specific game on.
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