Best restaurants, bars to watch college, NFL games throughout Palm Beach County

With the NFL and college football seasons underway , Major League Baseball getting into the best part the year and the NHL and NBA slated to kick off in October, most would agree that this is the heart of the sports season.

Yes, the games themselves are great, but what's also pretty special? Going out with friends to watch those games among other screaming fans, seeing those games on televisions as big as movie screens (for those of you that still remember actually seeing movies at the theater) and, maybe as important as the games themselves, knocking back a few cold ones and enjoying classic game-time fare.

Whether it's chicken wings, potato skins, jalapeño poppers, steamers, burgers or barbecue washed down with beers, sodas, or even hard seltzer (if you're into that sort of thing) here are more than a dozen excellent restaurants/bars to get your total sports experience.

Lucky Shuck Oyster Bar & Taphouse, Jupiter

During this season's Sunday NFL games there will be several great specials at this Jupiter hot spot. Quench those thirsts with $6 pitchers of Busch Light and $12 buckets of bottled Budweiser, Bud Light or Michelob Ultra. Then, indulge in some serious football grinds with brisket-loaded kettle chips for $16, Cajun popcorn shrimp for $15, shredded pork sliders for $13 and Buffalo-fried oysters for $16.

Information: 1116 Love St., Jupiter; luckyshuckjupiter.com

Topside at the Beacon, Jupiter

Enjoy great views and awesome football action at this rooftop bar in Jupiter. For NFL Sunday they will offer a $40 combo that includes a burger or 10 boneless wings with a bucket of beer including Miller Lite, Stella Artois, Heineken, Sailfish and Michelob Ultra. Whether you go for a Broadway Burger (Namath's signature burger featuring sriracha candied bacon, cognac aïoli, crisp lettuce, smoked gouda, beefsteak tomato, grilled red onions) or some sweet Thai chili-style wings, this deal is a 'W.'

Information: 1116 Love St., Jupiter; topsidejupiter.com

Stadium Grill, Jupiter

The official home of the Cleveland Browns Club of Palm Beach County and the Palm Beach Buckeyes (the local Ohio State Buckeyes group), this Jupiter establishment gets an estimated 250 Browns fans every time the team plays and about 300 for Ohio State. Situated across the street from Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, it has nearly three dozen 50- and 60-inch televisions as well as a 10-foot projection screen. Five of those televisions are in their outdoor seating area and are perfect for those looking to soak up a bit of the beautiful Florida atmosphere. This year they are offering several drink specials, including the Buckeye shot, which features peanut butter whiskey and chocolate syrup, for $7.50; the Dirty Lemonade cocktail, made with Jameson Black Barrel Irish Whiskey, blackberry liqueur and lemon, for $9; and more.

Information: 1203 Town Center Drive, Jupiter; stadiumgrilljupiter.com

DAS Beer Garden, Jupiter

Named one of “The Top 100 Sports Bars to Watch the World Cup,” by Yelp in partnership with Fox Soccer, DAS Beer Garden is also a great place for college and NFL football. With over two dozen indoor and outdoor televisions, plus NFL ticket, they've got your game on. Need more? How about $13 steins of beer during all NFL games (Sunday, Monday, Thursday and all others) and Saturday college games.

Information: 1203 Town Center Drive, Jupiter; dascraftbeer.com

Tap 42 Craft Kitchen & Bar

During all NFL games this season, the restaurant and bar will be offering $10 green tea shots along with $12 drinks made with Tito's Vodka, Patron Silver, Bacardi Silver and Jameson.

Information: 3101 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens; tap42.com/locations/palm-beach-gardens

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The Snuggery, Palm Beach Gardens

In business since 1976, this longtime neighborhood bar and restaurant has been owned by Bernie Kirchner since 1988. Kirchner played for the West Virginia Mountaineers in the 1970s (where Bobby Bowden was his coach), and his bar is the official home of the South Florida West Virginia Alumni chapter. If the Mountaineers are playing, they're on. For NFL games, they have 20 televisions with the east side devoted to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the west side to the Miami Dolphins and other games from around the country on the other televisions.

Information: 2576 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens; 561-622-2231

Legends Tavern & Grille, Palm Beach Gardens

Featuring a dozen 55-inch televisions, they show college and NFL games on Saturdays and Sundays, as well as Mondays and Thursdays. Though they're not the "official" bar of any one school or professional team, the marketing director said the tavern gets a good mix of fans. Drink specials are available all day, every day, and include mix-and-match beer buckets for $18.99, their Legendary Margaritas for $4.99 and their very own house beer called Legendary Monk for $4.99 a pint. This beer is a Belgian blonde ale made especially for them by Barrel of Monks Brewery in Boca Raton.

Information: 4550 Donald Ross Road, Palm Beach Gardens; legendstavernandgrille.com

Stormhouse Brewing, North Palm Beach

The North Palm Beach brewpub is an official University of Florida establishment and a home base for the Palm Beach Gator Club. When the Gators are playing, they'll have most of the televisions tuned in and will hold a raffle. Tickets are sold in the first and second quarter with the winners announced at halftime. Past prizes have included gift cards, televisions and grills. The pub's screens most often show Florida games, but the manager says they'll take customers requests to watch other games. The pub has 15 60-inch televisions. Game-day food specials change every weekend.

Information: 1201 US 1 Unit 15, North Palm Beach; stormhousebrewing.com ; 561-323-4172

Brass Ring Pub, North Palm Beach

In business since 1986, this North Palm Beach establishment is well known for having some of the best burgers and wings in Palm Beach County. It boasts 25 televisions and the pub is definitely a Dolphins bar. When the 'Fins are playing, that's who they support. Customers have a choice of some 11 beers on tap and 35 varieties in bottles. On Sundays, the pub promotes a daylong happy hour, which means $7 domestic pitchers. It also offers $7 pitchers on Wednesdays as well (you never know; there could be a game on).

Information: 200 US 1, North Palm Beach; brassringpubfl.com ; 561-848-4748

Grease Burger Bar, West Palm Beach

This popular downtown spot is an official Florida State University bar and shows every FSU game. During those games Florida State alumni host raffles for prizes. Guests who sign up with the alumni and get a wrist band then get 20% off their entire bill. Grease shows other college football games when FSU is not playing. During NFL games they offer $24 domestic beer buckets, $28 imported beer buckets, $36 High Noon seltzer buckets, $36 Sun Cruiser ice tea buckets, $6 game day Wheatley vodka shots and $2 jello shots. A bucket is five beers or seltzers. They also feature food specials during all NFL games as part of their $9 bites menu. These options include mozzarella sticks with marinara; the piggy nachos made with pulled pork; ham & swiss sliders; french onion dip with chips; and buffalo chicken tenders with either ranch or blue cheese dressing. Games are shown on the establishment's 20 55-inch televisions.

Information: 213 Clematis St., West Palm Beach; greasewpb.com ; 561-651-1075

Tacos Al Carbon, West Palm Beach

With 16 televisions for watching the games and a reputation for great authentic Mexican food, Tacos Al Carbon is already an excellent place for NFL games on Sundays. Add in the deal of five free wings with the purchase of any beer bucket and it's an easy touchdown at their location on Palm Beach Lake Boulevard in West Palm Beach.

Information: 2161 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., West Palm Beach; tacosalcarbonpalmbeach.com

Pig Beach BBQ, West Palm Beach

During college and NFL games, this Dixie Corridor hot spot will be offering a dozen wings and a pitcher of beer for $25 on Saturdays and Sundays. Though most of us love a good wing, Pig Beach takes wings on a flavor journey and makes them great. Their wings are brined, seasoned and then smoked for two hours with cherry wood before being flash fried and served sauced with BBQ, Buffalo or white sauce; hot honey dry rub with sweet and spicy sauce; or the house Pig Beach BBQ dry rub. There are also $5 select beers for all games. As for watching the games themselves, kick back and watch larger-than-life action on screens as big a 14-by-12-feet, 8-by-8 feet and dozens more.

Information: 2400 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach; pigbeachnyc.com ; 561-803-0333

The Cabana Bar, West Palm Beach

Located at The Park, West Palm Beach's premiere golf destination, this covered, open-air oasis will celebrate football season on Saturdays and Sundays with daylong happy hours. This means 2-for-1 on all draft and canned beers, along with wine and select spirits. The will also celebrate with half off chicken wings (six wings for $7).

Information: 7301 Georgia Ave., West Palm Beach. 561-530-3810; theparkwestpalm.com/eat-and-drink

Bostons on the Beach, Delray Beach

For over 35 years, this nationally recognized restaurant has been providing great food, world-class views of the water and a first-class sports-viewing environment. Bostons has more than two dozen televisions and one massive projector screen for games. Some of their food specials for the 2024 season include the Boston chop cheese sandwich made with seasoned ground beef, sautéed onions, crisp lettuce, tomato, cheddar, swiss cheese, secret street sauce and pickled red onions on a toasted hoagie roll, served with seasoned fries for $16; the Cubano quesadilla featuring mojo-braised pork, black forest ham, dill pickles, swiss cheese and triple-mustard aïoli in a pressed garlic tortilla served with a side Caesar salad for $16; and the chicken burger parmesan, made with house-made marinara, arugula, confit garlic, parmesan aïoli, and melted mozzarella and parmesan on a toasted ciabatta served with seasoned fries for $16.

Information: 40 S. Ocean Blvd., Delray Beach; bostonsonthebeach.com; 561-278-3364

Bounce, Delray Beach

Featuring over 20 televisions, this new establishment just off Atlantic Avenue promises patrons an "elevated sports bar experience." While over 20 televisions is impressive, one of those takes impressive to a new level. That would be their 60-foot wide LED wall. When they opened, BrandIt Hospitality Group (which owns Bounce) CMO Cole Bernard said "we wanted that wow factor" and they definitely got it. No projection screen, this behemoth features a picture that is not only larger than life, but "beyond crystal clear," said Bernard.

Information: 33 SE Third Ave., Delray Beach. bouncesportingclub.com

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Flanigan's

With dozens of big screen televisions at all their locations, sports fans can enjoy Flanigan's 'Weekend Sports Specials' from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. both Saturdays and Sundays which include up to 50% off all beer, wine and liquor.

Information: There are four Flanigan's locations in Palm Beach County including West Palm Beach, Lake Worth Beach, Wellington and Boca Raton. flanigans.net

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Eddie Ritz is a journalist at The Palm Beach Post, part of the USA TODAY Florida Network. You can reach him at eritz@pbpost.com. Help support our journalism. Subscribe today.

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