Sporting the historic sign from Gresham’s iconic Satellite Restaurant, Satellite Tavern is one of the city’s newer bars to grab a mid-game drink. The industrial dining room features a number of TVs over its hardwood walls and concrete floors, and even the back patio has a few TVs so as not to miss a touchdown or run. The menu leans into the sports theme, with stadium staples like wings, nachos, burgers, and Little Smokies simmered in barbecue sauce.

Just east of 205 and a stone’s throw from the Columbia River, the Wooden Chicken Pub is a destination sports bar for fans of Bay Area teams. It also offers one of the best fish-and-chip dinners in town, three pool tables, and a friendly environment for other fans. The nearly 40-year-old pub has a timeless, low-key vibe, and is beloved by its many regulars. The parking is usually ample, except when the pub hosts its popular classic car cruise-in events.

On a sleepier stretch of northeast 42nd, the Wilshire Tavern is an enduring artifact of a bygone Portland: Beer and wine only, no credit cards accepted, and the most minimal of food offerings, any concessions made to modern Portland are almost invisible. If none of the games on the bar’s multiple screens are especially thrilling any particular night, the Wilshire has plenty of options for more active fun: two pool tables, foosball, ping pong, shuffleboard, and video poker. The patio is spacious but anticipate it being smoky on busy evenings.

With nearly 50 TVs, including 11 massive ones and a single screen in every bar booth, someone would have to go out of their way to miss a gaming moment at this decades-old pool house and dive. Despite being something of an Irish bar, the food and drink here are more of the standard sports bar staples, like wings, tacos, burgers; however, Wednesdays are all-you-can-eat fish and chips, and weekends feature and endless breakfast buffet.

A more upscale take on a classic sports bar, the Fields does away with the neon bar signs and team posters for large, window-lined walls and industrial chic vibes. The menu follows suit, offering elevated takes on sports bar staples, both in quality and price, like wagyu beef sliders and mahi mahi tacos. It also offers an appreciable cocktail list, something not every sports bar in town can claim. Though the bar screens all the major and local games, it is Beaver territory, so Ducks beware.

Whether it’s March Madness or the Super Bowl, Spirit of 77 — named for the first year the Trail Blazers won an NBA championship — is one of the liveliest spots in town. With an expansive beer-hall setup filled with tongue-in-cheek retro touches, it comes with large, flat-screen TVs, a projection screen, and pop-a-shot basketball. The food is a cut above, too, touting responsibly sourced chicken for its wings and beef for its burgers.

A bar that’s just as much about the games on the floor as the games on the TV, Silver Dollar offers ping pong, pool, darts, hoops, and video poker to its visitors. The many screens around the brewpub-style space show all sorts of games regularly, but the main focus is on Portland Winterhawks games, which are always screened live for hockey fans. The pizza itself isn’t mind-blowing, but slices are reliable, cheap, and good for soaking up some draft beers and cheap well drinks.

One of downtown Portland’s sports bar mainstays, the Independent has around 20 beers on tap at all times, mostly local, plus fun bar food like hot dogs, sandwiches, hot wings, salads, and a kid’s menu. The family-friendly bar itself is decked out in vintage sports photography, as well numerous screens for different games.

Known primarily as a bowling alley, Grand Central’s large bar and dining space is an under-the-radar gem for watching the big game. The rare Portland sports bar with a kids menu, ample garage parking, and an arcade offering more than video poker, Grand Central is an ideal choice for families with young ones. The food menu is stylistically sprawling, meat-heavy, and generously portioned. The tap list is expansive, and the bartenders are adept at mixing up classic cocktails and house specials. The bowling space is separated enough from the dining room that anxious fans can watch their game without fear of noisy distraction.

Hawthorne is loaded with sports bars, but thanks to its old-school ways, this pub stands out as a destination. Low ceilings and hardwood furniture give it a cozy vibe, and the many televisions stream all kinds of sports. There are video poker machines aplenty for those wanting to throw some money away, and a basic-but-reliable menu of burgers, chicken sandwiches, pizzas, and gyros. 

Toffee Club is all about soccer, which works well in a city that’s almost as obsessive about its soccer teams as it is its basketball teams. Besides Timbers and Thorns games, the British-themed bar — which is decked out in vintage furniture and dark hardwood — screens all major games, including World Cups, Gold Cup, and Champions Leagues, no matter the time of day. The menu is appropriately English as well, with fish and chips, meat pies, and a full English breakfast served on weekends. When the games aren’t on, sports fans can recreate their favorite plays on the foosball tables.