Best Bars for Watching Football in Washington, D.C.

When autumn rolls into the nation’s capital, brisk temperatures and shorter days transform the city from a sweltering urban jungle into a haven for football fans from colleges and cities across the nation. Sports fans dip into bars throughout the District on Saturdays and Sundays to down beers and inhale chicken wings while watching their beloved teams duel it out on the gridiron. The following bars are among D.C.’s best spots to catch your team´s next match.

Buffalo Billiards

Beneath Dupont Circle sits a cavernous space full of high-top tables, billiard tables and other bar games to distract patrons during timeouts and half times. For prime-time events, some pool tables are transformed into dining tables in front of large-screen TVs.

Redline

In the shadow of its colossal neighbor, the Verizon Center, Redline is a second-floor bar in Chinatown with TV screens around every corner and large windows that look out onto bustling 7th Street. Gather your friends around your own tabletop beer tap.

Penn Social

Descend into the spacious basement bar with ceilings so high, you´ll feel like you´re in an airport hanger. Chockfull of arcade games and a central corn hole court, the walls are dressed with large-screen televisions airing games around the clock.

Ivy & Coney

Midwesterners head to this Shaw establishment to catch college and pro teams, and suck down both Chicago- and Detroit-style hot dogs.

A-Town

Although located outside the city proper, Arlington´s mega-sports hub surrounds a central square bar and features brunch specials during the weekend. Head outside to the patio for a casual afternoon game of beer pong or corn hole during commercial breaks.