Where to Watch NFL Games in Chicago
Updated March 3, 2020
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NFL season is full of team spirit. Bears fans in Chicago are blessed with a wide selection of bars for viewing their monsters of the midway. We've collected our favorite bars for locals, where you can actually reserve a seat to watch the game, and where non-Bears fans can find their cheering squad.
Best Places to Watch the Chicago Bears
The short list:
Soldier Field.
Duh. haha.
Timmy O'Toole's, Streeterville
Solid brunch menu with build your own Bloody Mary bar, great craft beer list with larger steins available, multiple TVs labeled with the games that will be/are playing and sound for selected games (Bears always top priority). If it isn't too crowded you can play a game of pool.
State, Lincoln Park
Grab a booth with a dedicated TV screen and chose the game you watch. Build your own Bloody Mary and choose from an extensive food menu.
Chicago Bars to Host Your Fantasy Football Draft
Joe's on Weed, New City
Joe's is a great play for both fantasy drafts and regular season games. Why? You can reserve a table, they have food and drink specials, and jumbo screens.
Chicago Bars Cheering for Non-Chicago Teams
Chicago is home to many enthusiastic NFL fans who choose not to support the home team. I mean, some of us have standards.
Baltimore Ravens bars: Fizz Bar and Grill
Buffalo Bills bars: Lincoln Station
Cincinnati Bengals bars: Kincades
Cleveland Browns bars: Vaughans Pub Lakeview, Fieldhouse
Denver Broncos bars: Irish Oak, Riverview Tavern
Green Bay Packers bars: Will's Northwoods Inn, Matilda, Cheesie's Wicker Park, Crossroads Public House
Houston Texans bars: Kasey's Tavern
Indianapolis Colts bars: Four Shadows
Minnesota Vikings bars: Humble Bar and Lounge, Cheesie's Evanston
New England Patriots bars: Tripoli Tavern
New Orleans Saints bars: Toons
New York Giants bars: Racine Plumbing
San Francisco (aka Santa Clara) Forty Niners bars: Grand River Bar and Grille, Cheesie's Lakeview
If you're going to show up to scream your heart out at every pass, block, and tackle, you can't forget your gear! Support your team, even if it's the Packers, with merch straight from the NFL or, if you don't trust the big guy, from Fan's Edge, where you can even stock up on Cubs gear if you don't have any for some reason!