Our editors track 193 sports bars worldwide. Ranked by rating, the top of the list spans Dubai, Las Vegas, Philadelphia and Cape Town, with classic Irish and British pubs holding their own against big-screen megabars.
The Irish Village in Dubai takes the top spot. It is a Dubai institution with stadium-style seating for football, named among the city's best by Time Out Dubai. Among the winners, Toronto's Real Sports runs 199 screens including a 39-foot main wall, per Destination Toronto, which confirms the calibre of the list.
| Rank | Bar | City | Neighbourhood | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | The Fireman's Arms | Cape Town | City Bowl | 4.6 |
| 02 | The Irish Village | Dubai | Garhoud | 4.6 |
| 03 | Stadium Swim at Circa | Las Vegas | Downtown | 4.6 |
| 04 | McGillin's Olde Ale House | Philadelphia | Center City | 4.6 |
| 05 | The Tavern | Austin | West Campus | 4.5 |
| 06 | The Pub Usaquen | Bogota | Usaquen | 4.5 |
| 07 | Bleacher Bar | Boston | Fenway | 4.5 |
| 08 | James Joyce Pub | Brussels | Avenue Louise | 4.5 |
| 09 | The Shamrock Pub | Budapest | District V | 4.5 |
| 10 | Jack Doyle's Irish Pub | Budapest | District VII | 4.5 |
| 11 | Downtown Matias | Buenos Aires | Recoleta | 4.5 |
| 12 | Perseverance Tavern | Cape Town | City Bowl | 4.5 |
| 13 | Headquarters Beercade | Chicago | River North | 4.5 |
| 14 | Katy Trail Ice House | Dallas | Uptown | 4.5 |
| 15 | The Irish Snug | Denver | Capitol Hill | 4.5 |
| 16 | McGettigan's JLT | Dubai | JLT | 4.5 |
| 17 | Double Decker | Dubai | Trade Centre | 4.5 |
| 18 | The Back Page Pub | Dublin | Phibsboro | 4.5 |
| 19 | The Bath Pub | Dublin | Sandymount | 4.5 |
| 20 | The Golf Tavern | Edinburgh | Tollcross | 4.5 |
| 21 | Conan Doyle | Edinburgh | Picardy Place | 4.5 |
| 22 | Rose & Crown | Edinburgh | Stockbridge | 4.5 |
| 23 | The Stage Door Pub | Hamburg | St Georg | 4.5 |
| 24 | Irish Cottage Pub | Helsinki | Centrum | 4.5 |
| 25 | Molly Malone's | Helsinki | Centrum | 4.5 |
Inside the top three
The Fireman's Arms leads from City Bowl in Cape Town, where the house pour is the Fireman's Pint. Behind it, The Irish Village in Dubai sends out the Guinness Pint, and Stadium Swim at Circa in Las Vegas is known for the Stadium Pitcher. Each holds the highest rating band our editors award in the category.
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Methodology
Dataset. barsforkings.com master index, bars-master-72-cities.csv. We ranked every sports bars our editors track, 193 venues in total, by the rating field, deduped by name and keeping the highest score. Pulled June 2026.
Method. The list is ordered by editor rating. Where bars tie on rating, we break the tie alphabetically by city, and we say so rather than implying a finer distinction than the data supports. Each winner links to its verified profile with address, hours and price.
External sources. Top placements are corroborated against independent recognition, cited inline, including The World's 50 Best Bars and city press. Our ranking is our own, but it should agree on direction with these authorities.
