The best sports viewing is shared with friends, and when you can’t get to the stadium, the next best place to embrace the action and excitement of rooting for your favorite team (Go Pats!) is at your local sports bar. These East Bay restaurants and pubs are winners when it comes to keeping the celebratory snacks and drinks flowing all season long.
1. Judge Roy Bean Saloon
Bristol mainstay Judge Roy Bean Saloon keeps it classy with an extensive selection of wines by the glass, craft cocktails, a cigar bar and a polished wooden bar right out of the Old West.
Must-try item: Chicken Pot Pie Eggrolls
Pairs best with: Sam Adams Boston Ale
Best choice for: Throwing dietary caution to the wind for four quarters
6. Billy's
Billy’s in Barrington combines a friendly atmosphere with white-tablecloth dining. It’s the kind of place where you’ll feel fine whether you’re ordering burgers and pizza or a rib-eye steak to attack during commercial breaks. Brunch is served on Saturdays and Sundays, so you can indulge whether college or pro football is your passion.
Must-try item: Lobster sandwich sautéed in butter and served with spinach and bacon
Pairs best with: A mimosa or Bloody Mary
Best choice for: Brunching your way to kickoff
7. Lucky's
A dozen 50-inch HDTVs and one monster 113-inch behind the bar make Lucky’s in East Providence a fortunate find for football fans.
Must-try item: Build-your-own Angus beef, turkey, chicken and vegetarian burgers
Pairs best with: Harpoon IPA
Best choice for: Sharing buckets of ribs, pretzels, onion strings, fried chicken and fried Oreos among friends and fans
8. Dublin Rose
The Dublin Rose in Seekonk flies its Patriots fan flags proudly. Banks of TVs over the bar provide an Irish feast for the eyes, and sirens, horns and a game-day DJ keep the energy pumped up to 11.
Must-try item: Dublin Dipper sandwich (beef brisket, pepper jack cheese, caramelized onions, garlic spread)
Pairs best with: Newcastle Brown Ale
Best choice for: Inventing your own touchdown dance with a flash mob of fans
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