Best Sports Bars in Tel Aviv
for Watching Live Sport

Tel Aviv's most famous sports bar needs no introduction among the expat community — Mike's Place on HaYarkon has been the definitive address for catching Premier League football and American sports since 1996. Eight large screens cover every wall, the Guinness is kept at proper Irish temperatures, and the staff actually know the difference between off-side and a defensive foul. The beach-adjacent location means you can step outside for air during halftime and watch the Mediterranean. On Champions League nights the place is standing-room only by kick-off, so arrive forty-five minutes early and stake your claim near the main screen. Weekend live music sessions run from 22:00 — a bonus rather than a distraction.

Molly Bloom's is where you go when you want the sport on without compromise and a stool you can plant yourself in for three hours. The Rothschild Boulevard location draws a professional expat crowd — financiers, tech workers, NGO staff — who treat Saturday Premier League fixtures as sacred rituals. Six screens across two rooms mean no bad seat in the house. The food menu runs to solid pub standards: fish and chips, burgers, a decent shepherd's pie. The whiskey selection is genuinely impressive for a sports venue, and the bar team will flip to any channel you need with zero drama. Maccabi EuroLeague nights bring a distinctly local energy that makes the place feel entirely different from the expat Irish pub template.

The Hastings carved out a niche that no other sports bar in Tel Aviv can claim: a proper outdoor terrace overlooking Gordon Beach with weatherproof projection screens large enough to watch from twenty metres away. Summer weekends here are remarkable — you're watching live sport with sand between your toes and a cold local craft lager in hand. The sports coverage skews towards football and rugby union, with the weekend schedule posted on social media each Friday morning. Come winter, the indoor section takes over — a warm, wood-panelled room with six flatscreens and a food menu that punches above the average beach bar standard. Book a terrace table for afternoon games; walk-ins fill fast.

Florentine's most reliable sports-watching spot occupies a former industrial space with high ceilings, exposed concrete, and four ceiling-mounted screens that make even Tuesday evening games feel like an event. Pasáž attracts a young Israeli crowd — graphic designers, musicians, the Florentin creative class — who take their football seriously but wear it lightly. Expect good local craft beer on tap, a rotating guest keg from smaller Israeli breweries, and enough volume on the audio to feel genuinely present in the match. The kitchen closes at midnight but the quality of the bar snacks carries you through late kick-offs. For those also interested in Tel Aviv's craft beer scene, Pasáž doubles as a reliable intro to what local breweries are producing.

The best option in Tel Aviv when you want to book a table for eight and watch the game properly rather than craning around a bar. BarBQ Nation's sports lounge section has six private booth areas, each with a dedicated screen and the ability to tune independently — so your group can watch whatever match they want without sharing a screen with strangers watching a different sport. The food quality is genuinely strong for a sports-focused venue: generous mezze spreads, slow-cooked meats, and a wide selection of bottled craft beers. Advance booking is required on Champions League and Premier League peak nights. The lounge opens for Sunday NBA afternoon tip-offs, making it the go-to for playoff season meetups.

If American basketball is your sport, Captain's Quarter in the Old North neighbourhood is where Tel Aviv's NBA community congregates. The bar positions itself explicitly as the city's home for US sports — NFL, NBA, MLB and college football all feature on a packed schedule. The late opening hours are its defining advantage: a 04:00 close means the bar catches West Coast games that start around 01:30 local time, and the small but dedicated crowd that arrives for those late tip-offs creates an atmosphere that rivals any Brooklyn sports bar. Basic by design — dark wood, vintage sports prints, sticky tables — but absolutely zero doubt about whether the match will be on. Cold Maccabee beer and loaded nachos carry you through to dawn.

Ha'Salon in Neve Tzedek earns its place on this list for one specific reason: the energy on Maccabi Tel Aviv EuroLeague nights is unlike anywhere else in the city. The bar's core clientele are local basketball obsessives who have been following the club since childhood, and watching a crunch away game here — the crowd up on their feet, the commentary at full volume, strangers bonding over a crucial fourth quarter — is the authentic Tel Aviv sports experience that no expat bar can replicate. Outside basketball season, Ha'Salon shows Israeli Premier League and selected international fixtures. The cocktail list is more considered than your average sports bar, making it genuinely worth visiting on quiet nights too. See full listing →

Tucked into the Jaffa Port area, The Port Arms is a British-inflected sports pub with an emphasis on rugby union alongside football — an unusual combination in Tel Aviv that makes it the default destination for Six Nations and autumn internationals. The layout is classic and unfussy: long bar, wooden stools, three large screens visible from every seat. The Sunday roast tradition (noon–17:00, advance booking recommended) has attracted a loyal following among British and South African expats who treat it as a genuine weekly ritual. On non-match evenings the pub is genuinely pleasant rather than just functional — quality British ales imported alongside local draughts, and a kitchen that stays open later than most.

Kuli Alma is primarily a late-night music and arts venue, but during major tournaments — the Euros, the World Cup, the NBA Finals — it transforms its open courtyard into one of the best sports-watching experiences in Tel Aviv. Enormous projection screens, food vendors, and the distinctive Kuli Alma crowd (young, creative, international) create something closer to a street festival than a sports bar. It only activates for the truly big occasions, which is precisely what makes it special. Keep an eye on their listings page during tournament seasons — when Kuli Alma announces a screening event, tickets sell out within hours. The regular bar and music programming continues on the same site on non-screening nights.