Editorial
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Vienna's Marriott sports bar, a dependable American-style room for US leagues and European football alike. It is where the city's expats gather for fixtures the neighbourhood bars skip.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
London sets the standard for range, with dedicated rooms like the Sports Bar and Grill carrying full American packages alongside the football. Rome, Munich, and Vienna lean on well-run international rooms, Scholars Lounge and the two Champions bars, that never leave a big fixture off the schedule.
Barcelona and Madrid split between tourist-facing screens on La Rambla and quieter local spots near Opera, so pick by whether you want the noise or the neighbourhood. For a city-by-city ranking rather than a bar list, our guide to the best cities for sports bars maps the whole continent.
If you want a guaranteed game in a lively room, Belushi's and Walkabout do the job in almost every city they operate. If you want US sports on a European clock, the Champions rooms in Munich and Vienna are the safest bets. Skip any of these if you want a quiet pint, since match day is loud by design.
For city guides, see London sports bars, Madrid sports bars, Barcelona sports bars, Berlin sports bars, and the global sports bar index. Our companion list ranks the best sports bars in the US for the same match-day test.
Sofia Reeves covers sports bars, pubs, and match-day culture for barsforKings. She has spent a decade tracking where fans actually gather across Europe, from Champions League nights to the Six Nations.
Last updated 2025-10-22. One email, every Friday: our editors' top bar picks across 60+ cities, places worth the detour.