10 Best Bars to Watch the Game in Budapest

Champs on Dohany utca in the Jewish Quarter runs more than 40 screens, three giant projectors, and over 1,900 sports channels, so its whole philosophy is to have any game on somewhere. With 200 seats it follows several matches at once, opens from midday, and from late spring runs Champs Sziget on Margaret Island with huge screens by the Danube. It is the city's biggest watch the game room.

The Stifler bars, with several central locations, cover football, American football, Formula 1, tennis, handball, and water polo on numerous TVs, LED screens, and private viewing booths. Stifler32 near Blaha Lujza ter opens every day with free entry and eight billiard tables for the gaps between matches. The booths make it easy to hold a group together for a long session.

Becketts is a two floor Irish bar with screens across both levels showing the Premier League, the Champions League, and the major summer tournaments, plus a terrace overlooking Liszt Ferenc ter. The long running Irish format brings a proper match day crowd and a full kitchen, and the central location makes it an easy meet up. It is a dependable football choice. See our Becketts profile.

Jack Doyle's in the centre is the city's best pub for rugby, showing every Six Nations match, British and Irish Lions tours, and Gaelic games alongside Premier League football. It is Irish run and big on sport, food, live music, and atmosphere, and it packs out for the headline games. The rugby and GAA coverage sets it apart from the football only rooms. See our Jack Doyle's profile.

6:3 Borozo is named after the famous 1953 match when Hungary beat England six three at Wembley, and it counts as one of the oldest football bars in Europe. The walls are a shrine to the Magical Magyars, and it screens the big fixtures in a room steeped in the game's history. It is the pick for fans who want football culture with their match.

John Bull is an English style sport pub showing the Premier League and other football championships with live English or Hungarian commentary, which makes it a comfortable home for English football fans. The pub format keeps it focused on the match and the pint, and the central location is easy to reach. A reliable choice for a Premier League weekend.

Kaledonia on Mozsar utca is a Scottish owned and themed pub that doubles as one of the best places in Budapest to watch football and rugby, with the largest whisky selection in the city behind the bar. Guinness, Bombardier, and Hungarian craft beer round out the range, and the village pub feel suits a long afternoon. It is the pick for a dram with the match.

Winners in downtown Budapest sets 14 TVs and a massive screen in front of up to 110 football fans, which makes it a strong central pick for a headline fixture. The sports and music format keeps the energy high before and after the whistle, and the downtown location puts it within walking distance of the main nightlife. It fills for the big European nights.

Pigvin is a legendary pub in the 11th district where you watch the match on two large screens with complimentary snacks and drink discounts. The Buda side location and the regular crowd give it a proper local feel, away from the tourist centre. It suits fans who want the football and a friendly room rather than a big sports barn.

Bajor is a Bavarian themed sports bar built around German football, with a bar counter modeled on the Bayern Munich stadium and a menu of Bavarian dishes. It is the natural home for a Bundesliga fixture or a Germany international, and the theme makes a match feel like an away day in Munich. It carries the wider football slate too.