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Here Are Denver's Best Sports Bars

Posted on April 23, 2024   |   Updated on September 30, 2025
Peyton Garcia

Peyton Garcia

Fans celebrate a Nuggets victory during last year’s playoffs at Tom’s Watch Bar.

Fans celebrate a Nuggets victory during last year’s playoffs at Tom’s Watch Bar. (Grace Smith / The Denver Post / Getty Images)

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Denver’s Best Bars (for St. Paddy's and Beyond)

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Energy is way up in the Mile High right now as our Denver Nuggets and Colorado Avalanche vie for championship titles. Off to a promising 2-0 start, the Nuggs play the Lakers again on Thursday. And the Avs (0-1) will get another go at the Winnipeg Jets tonight at 7:30 p.m. Looking for somewhere to watch the action (since most of us still can’t do it from home)? Here are some options.

⛱️ For a patio seat: RiNo Beer Garden offers a whopping 4,000-square-foot patio space complete with heaters and mounted TVs.

📺 For BIG screens: Tom’s Watch Bar, a local sports-lovers’ go-to, has 150 screens available, with some taking up nearly entire walls.

🏳️‍🌈 For the queer community: As Denver’s “only gay sports bar,” Tight End Bar focuses on offering a sport-watching environment where everyone can feel welcome.

🍺 For classic sports bar vibes: Stoney’s Bar and Grill (both locations!) hits the mark with local beers, yummy pub fare, TVs aplenty, and that must-have raucous game-watching atmosphere.

🏟️ For something near the action: Society Sports and Spirits brings you as close to Ball Arena as you can be without actually being there in person. The TV-lined bar will ensure you have a view of the main game, plus others.

😋 For the wings: Is it really game day without some saucy, finger-lickin’ wings? There’s hands-down no better place than CD’s Wings.

📣 For the camaraderie: For the face-painters, foam finger-wielders, and fellow diehard sports fanatics, DNVR Bar is where you’ll find your people.

📧 Where are you watching the game?

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