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Although the Spurs are San Antonio’s only top-level professional sports team, San Antonio sports bars are still prime places to watch all of Texas’ teams. Longhorns, Spurs and Cowboys fans flock to their favorite neighborhood sports bars to be among supporting fans. The usual favorites like basketball and football are still the most common, but some bars have a profound dedication to the entire world of sports. No matter your sport of choice, San Antonio's got a sports bar for you; and, since most bars have begun to forego those deficient old TV's hanging ominously over the crowd for hi-def plasma screens, it’s easy to find a good seat. Since most sports bars serve delicious American food with south-of-the-boarder influences, passing up $8 beers and $10 hotdogs at the stadium is an easy choice.
Blanco Tavern
7210 Blanco Rd., San Antonio TX 78216; Tel. 210.341.0405
A neighborhood bar that's cigar friendly and has pool, games and darts? San Antonio's Blanco Tavern is that neighborhood bar. Pool and dart leagues keep serious players happy while others can play video games or use the free wireless Internet on their own laptop. This San Antonio local bar also has an awesome jukebox and several TVs to watch the current Texas sports game on. Blanco Tavern invites customers to bring their cigars and offers special cigar ashtrays for those smokers. With so many activities it almost doesn't matter what kind of beer the San Antonio bar has, but they do have a fine selection of bottled and draft beer, alongside their liquors, at the Blanco Tavern.
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Champps Americana
11075 I-10 W., San Antonio TX 78230; Tel. 210.561.2833
The full bar at Champps Americana sports bar has several flat screen TVs for a great view of the game. The San Antonio location also offers a full menu for their restaurant that has burgers, pastas, steaks, seasonal specialties and other special entrees. Happy hour at Champps Americana sports bar is a great time to visit for Texas sports games and customers who stay longer will be able to enjoy the nightlife when a DJ comes to spin music. Saturday games often draw a college crowd into the wood paneled bar area of this local San Antonio bar but, be assured because there's also a fine wine selection at Champps Americana to enjoy at the bar or with one of their entrées.
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Charlie Brown's Neighborhood Bar & Grill
11888 Starcrest Dr. #101, San Antonio TX 78247; Tel. 210.496.7092
On the backside of the San Antonio International Airport, Charlie Brown's Neighborhood Bar and Grill serves up cold beer, sports, all-American bar food and appetizers. The sports bar can be a little dark in the evenings, but it's really great for the sports game-watching environment it creates. The menu at Charlie Brown's bar has everything from burgers and sandwiches to sirloin and chicken fried steaks if beer and cocktails aren't filling the hunger. In addition to sports, drinking and food, some of the customers frequent this San Antonio local sports bar to get a game of pool in while enjoying their beverage of choice or a few songs of karaoke. When the night is slow the jukebox is a welcome filler to all of the bar's extracurricular activities.
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Fatso's Sports Garden
1704 Bandera Rd., San Antonio TX 78228; Tel. 210.432.0121
The bar area of Fatso's Sports Garden is always filled with people sitting at picnic tables with their eyes directed at the many TV screens for any Texas games. Pool tables, trivia, karaoke and other entertainment besides watching sports on TV are offered at the San Antonio neighborhood bar for customers who aren't enjoying food and drinks. Outside, sand volleyball leagues run from March to December with Monday night open play at Fatso's Sports Garden. Lunch and dinner are popular with the locals because Fatso's offers some of the best BBQ in the San Antonio area. Come play on one of the six sand volleyball courts then retire to the bar for BBQ and beer at Fatso's Sports Garden.
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Finnegan's Sports and Spirits
16260 San Pedro Ave., San Antonio TX 78232; Tel. 210.495.4717
Good sports bars in San Antonio, Texas are usually typical American places, not so with Finnegan's Sports and Spirits. This sports bar is good and Irish, which makes it that much more of a desirable place to drink beer. The bartenders are some of the best in town and serve up the bar's Irish beer and whiskey to the many customers who flock to the bar after work, during happy hour or for the local sports games. Guinness and Bass are among the selections on tap and the extensive Irish whiskey menu tops the wine and schnapps also offered at this San Antonio bar. When there isn't a game on or customers have down time, the pool tables and darts provide a welcome distraction. Don't forget that St. Patrick's Day offers even more drink specials than the regular happy hour at Finnegan's Sports and Spirits, plus live music in the Irish tradition.
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Hooligan's Bar & Grill
13920 I-35 North, Live Oak TX 78233; Tel. 210.654.4444
Right outside of San Antonio, Hooligan's Bar and Grill offers a friendly environment to watch a game or partake in one. The sports bar offers poker nights, pool and darts to give customers a break while watching a Texas sports game. Local San Antonio live bands perform throughout the month when they won't interrupting a game on TV and draw as much of a crowd as the game would. Daily drink specials at Hooligan's Bar & Grill go from happy hour into the late night, so there's a way to save money all night long. The best part about Hooligan's Bar and Grill is the food they serve up fresh from the grill. Barbeque chicken, enchiladas, burgers and wings are served throughout the day and when the grill closes down at this San Antonio local bar and restaurant there is a menu of "Late Night Nibbles" to satisfy hunger. Looks like this sports bar has all the bases covered.
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The Iceman's Pub
202 SBC Center Pkwy., San Antonio TX 78219; Tel. 210.270.9587
Directly across from the SBC Center at the Willow Springs Golf Course, NBA Hall of Famer George Gervin has spruced up the clubhouse and made it a cool San Antonio sports bar. Now Spurs fans can eat and drink before, during and after the game right across from where their perennial NBA playoff powerhouses are making a run at another basketball title, or on away games to cheer on the home team. The Iceman's Pub bar and restaurant serves up American bar fare like burgers and hotdogs to golfers and San Antonio sports fans with a huge outside patio offering more seating on those warm San Antonio nights. Iceman's Pub is a prime location for a nice lunch or dinner alongside a cold beer whether catching the Spur's game at the SBC Center or playing some golf at Willow Springs.
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JJ's Tavern
2209 Guadalupe St., San Antonio TX 78207; Tel. 210.226.7807
There's not much to being a neighborhood bar than cold beer and nice people, and JJ's Tavern has both of those in kind. Locals go to the bar for Texas sports games and the action gets particularly good at JJ's Tavern during San Antonio Spurs games. Besides watching sports on the TVs, pool is a popular activity at the sports bar for San Antonio folks. When there's no game on, a DJ spins rock, oldies, rap and even country music to the full house. JJ's Tavern is s a good, clean, friendly bar where the bartenders will get to know everyone making then instant regulars.
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Joey's
2417 N. Saint Marys St., San Antonio TX 78212; Tel. 210.733.9573
A few blocks away from San Antonio College and Trinity University, Joey's sits in the perfect San Antonio location to draw students in the evening and downtown businesspeople during happy hour. Part of the St. Mary's strip, a small group of clubs on the street, Joey's provides pool players a lively environment and plenty of opportunities to play on one of the almost 10 billiard tables. TVs at Joey's always have the latest San Antonio sports game on and the sound system is worked out so everyone can hear the game throughout the entire sports bar. A rooftop deck at Joey's lets customers take in the San Antonio night air while enjoying one of the 17 beers on tap or one of the over 50 in bottles. Joey's also offers a menu of classic Texas pub food for something to munch on while watching the game.
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Legends Sports Bar & Billiards
1305 SW Loop 410 #208, San Antonio TX 78227; Tel. 210.674.0627
Sports fans that don't want to deal with the sometimes-obnoxious drunk fans that can flock to the River Walk go to Legends Sports Bar and Billiards in San Antonio. Customers at Legends can still catch a San Antonio Spurs game and all the excitement, but they get lower prices and better service. A menu with classic American bar fare and south-of-the-border influences keeps customers full while they sip cold beer and watch the game at the bar. Video games, darts, a card area and obviously pool tables are always available for idle sports fans. Karaoke and live music are also offered during the week from San Antonio locals, so there's always plenty to do and see at Legends.
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Lion & Rose Pub
5148 Broadway, San Antonio TX 78209; Tel. 210.822.7673
As the San Antonio original in the Lion and Rose Pub chain, the Alamo Heights location still has the magic touch when it comes to serving customers cold beer and classic British food. Plasma TVs line the bar and show American and European sports plus there's free WiFi for those that have a laptop. Because a great pub needs good food too, there is a full menu of British food at the Lion & Rose Pub and a few San Antonio favorites also. The shepherd's pie, English pub crock and Piccadilly pasties are all worth trying with a fine imported beer. Nowhere else in San Antonio—except maybe their other locations—can sports fans feel like they're watching a game in England.
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Nice Rack San Antonio
9518 Console Dr., San Antonio TX 78229; Tel. 210.614.5200
Nice Rack is a lively, frequently packed billiard and sports bar in San Antonio. Regular drink specials make drunkenness a shockingly affordable state of being, and a hefty menu of classic bar fare preps the stomach nicely for the copious amounts of alcohol. When shooting pool isn’t free (which it is several times throughout the week), it’s pretty darn cheap at this Northwest San Antonio/Medical Center nightlife destination. TVs all around the venue keep sports fans up on the latest stats, and occasional DJs add a club-style element on the weekends.
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Sir Winston's Pub
2522 Nacogdoches Rd., San Antonio TX 78217; Tel. 210.829.5933
There aren't just Texas sports teams like the Longhorns, Spurs and Cowboys to be watched at Sir Winston's Pub, there are also bar games to be played. The San Antonio neighborhood bar has pool tables, shuffleboard, dartboards, video games and even more. Specials on drinks and pitchers make drinking, playing and watching games all the more fun at Winston's Pub. It's the bar to be at with awesome bartenders and a fun crowd.
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Stacy's Sports Bar
3805 Blanco Rd., San Antonio TX 78212; Tel. 210.738.1208
It's almost as if grunting men can be heard from the strip mall parking lot outside of Stacey's Sports Bar. The biker, rocker and blue-collar crowd that frequent the San Antonio sports bar can create a raucous environment during Spurs games or when other Texas teams are on. San Antonio is serious about their sports and their sports bars and Stacy's is no different. Pool tables, sports TV and a blaring sound system when the game isn't on make the bar a great neighborhood place to hang out all the time.
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