5 Best Sports Bars in Seattle (2026)

Von's 1000Spirits is a downtown Seattle bar and restaurant near Pike Place Market that has operated since 1987, built around scratch sourdough pizzas, handmade pasta and a large spirits collection, including its own small-batch bourbon, gin and vodka. The menu spans burgers, pasta and pizza rather than strictly sports-bar fare, and the space gets busy, especially on weekends. It has since expanded to Woodinville and Kirkland, but the original downtown Seattle location is the one on this list.

Yard House is a national bar and restaurant chain with a downtown Seattle location near Westlake, known for an extensive draft beer list alongside a broad American menu spanning burgers, seafood and pasta. As a chain, the format is consistent across cities, and the Seattle branch runs a well-reviewed happy hour. It seats large groups and keeps the format familiar for anyone who has visited another location.

Tom's Watch Bar is a sports bar at Seattle Center built specifically around watching games, with a large bar and numerous screens throughout the space. It runs bar games like ping pong, shuffleboard and foosball alongside its sports-bar menu, and the site tracks upcoming games across major leagues so visitors can plan around what is showing. It positions itself explicitly as a destination for watching sports rather than a general restaurant that happens to have TVs.

Flatstick Pub is a Pioneer Square pub built around an indoor mini golf course alongside its bar, along with duffleboard, darts, cornhole and ping pong. It runs weekly trivia nights with prize incentives and offers a discount for military. The format leans more toward games-and-drinks than food, and reviewers who do eat mention the pizza specifically.

Owl N' Thistle is an Irish pub in Pioneer Square serving fish and chips, Guinness beef stew and a range of Irish beers alongside a pool hall and near-nightly live music. It has operated in the same historic building since the 19th century, and reviewers describe it as an unpretentious, slightly hidden spot compared to the newer bars nearby. It is as much a live-music and pool venue as a place to watch a game.