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McGillin's, Misconduct and Fox & Hound lead eight ranked Philadelphia bars for watching the game, picked for screens, sound policy and the crowd.
The short answer
10 ranked rooms follow. How we picked is at the end of this guide.
Philadelphia treats a game day as a civic event, and its bars run to match. The rooms our editors rate keep the sound up for the headline fixture, carry the full Sunday slate, and keep the kitchen moving when the place is two deep at the bar.
This shortlist runs eight bars that hold live profiles on barsforKings, from the oldest tavern in the city to an Old City craft taproom that screens every major game. Each one links straight to its full profile below.
We ranked on the game day basics first. Screen count and sightlines, whether the commentary goes on for the room, and how the kitchen handles a packed Eagles Sunday.
These four sit within a short walk of City Hall and pack out for Eagles and Phillies runs. Each is logged in our city guide as a sports room, with the bar as the focal point rather than the music.
American Sardine Bar is a Point Breeze corner spot at 1800 Federal St with craft drafts, a kitchen open until midnight, and screens for every Philly game.
Full listing & hours →Cavanaugh's Headhouse is a two-floor Philly sports bar at 421 S 2nd St off South Street, with multiple bar rooms, darts, and a wall of flatscreens.
Full listing & hours →Drinker's Pub is a cheap, unpretentious Rittenhouse dive at Chestnut St, with stiff pours, the game on the TVs, and a crowd that skips the markup.
Full listing & hours →Locust Rendezvous is a two-floor Center City dive at 1415 Locust St, open since with cheap pints, a late kitchen, and the game on every screen.
Full listing & hours →The Sidecar Bar and Grille is a Graduate Hospital gastropub at 2201 Christian St, with craft beer, a Triple D burger, and screens for every Philly game.
Full listing & hours →Tap Room on 19th pours 14 rotating drafts at 2400 S 19th St in Girard Estate, South Philly, with chef-driven pub food and the game on until 2am nightly.
Full listing & hours →Beyond the 10
Xfinity Live!, now Stateside Live!, packs six sports bars and a 58-foot NBC Sports Arena screen into South Philadelphia's stadium complex on Pattison Ave.
Brü Craft & Wurst on Chestnut Street is a Center City beer hall and sports bar with 40 drafts, German food, and games on screen until 2am on weekends.
How we picked
Every bar here holds a live profile on barsforKings and was checked against its own current listing before publishing. We ranked on the game day basics: screen count and sightlines, whether the sound goes to the room, and a kitchen that survives a packed house. We left off venues we could not verify as open and showing live sport. For more, see our Philadelphia sports bars guide, the Philadelphia bar guide, the sports bars category, and the sports bars near me hub. Sport guides: NFL, Premier League, watching the game worldwide. Last reviewed June 2, 2026 .
Tom covers the Philadelphia and East Coast bar scene for barsforKings. He rates a game day room by how it handles a packed house, sound policy first.
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Last reviewed 2026-06-02 · The editors recheck hours and closures against current local coverage.