Where to Watch the Red Sox on the Road

The bars, restaurants, and fan clubs of Red Sox Nation...
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New York
New York City
The Riviera Cafe & Sports Bar
225 West 4th Street @ 7th Avenue
212-929-3250
A sports bar in Greenwich Village which has gained a reputation as a haven for Red Sox fans.

Hairy Monk
337 3rd Ave. (@ 25th St)
212-532-2929
An Irish pub with Red Sox memorabilia displayed in the bar, the Hairy Monk shows all Red Sox games on their plasma screens and 8 foot projection screen. Best of all, the bar staff of Leanne, Pete & Ivan are not Yankees fans.

Harrison's Tavern
355 Amsterdam Ave. (@ 77th St)
212-724-3600
They have good pub food, Harpoon on draft, a pool table and neighborhood Sox fans. The owner is from Boston, and Red Sox games are always on the flat screen behind the bar.
Harrison's is temporarily closed. They are moving to a new location at 143 Chambers Street but aren't reopening until October 1st.

Lion's Head Tavern
995 Amsterdam Ave. (@ 109th St)
212-866-1030
Located in the Morningside Heights area near Columbia University. Some people are calling this place Riviera Cafe north, but with cheaper beer.

Pat O'Brien's
1701 Second Ave (@ 88th St.)
212-410-2013
Located in the upper east side of Manhattan, this bar is owned by a Boston College grad and has Boston bartenders working the bar. All Red Sox games are shown, and there are bar specials for all of the games. In case you're wondering, there's no connection to the New Orleans bar of the same name.

Phebe's
359 Bowery (@ 4th St.)
212-358-1902
It's not the biggest Sox hangout in New York, but the place is clean, the food is very good and there is lots of room to watch the game and get food. More Sox fans hang out at this East Village bar than Yankees fans, and the atmosphere is classier than any of the other Red Sox hangouts.

Professor Thom's
219 2nd Avenue (between 13th & 14th Street)
212-260-9480
Jim McGuire, the bartender who started the Red Sox following at the Riviera Cafe, has opened his own bar in the East Village, which has become famous for "Play-by-Play Tuesdays." Pairs of Red Sox fans can sign up to do their own commentary, which is broadcast throughout the bar every Tuesday night that Boston has a road game.

Standings
43 East 7th St. (between 2nd & Cooper Square)
212-420-0671
This neighborhood pub opened in the summer of 2005 to the delight of local Red Sox fans. They have bartenders from Boston that are VERY passionate about the Sox and proudly show all available Red Sox games (with sound) that appear on NESN or the MLB Package. As an added bonus, Standings has free pizza every Friday night at 8 PM during the baseball season.

The New York City Boston Red Sox Meetup Group
A group of over 400 Red Sox fans in enemy territory, these guys get together twice a month to hit all of the BoSox-friendly hot spots in Manhattan.

Brooklyn
Angry Wade's
222 Smith St.
718-488-7253
A neighborhood bar that always shows Red Sox games via the MLB package. It's gaining a reputation as a haven for Boston fans and all of the bar's patrons can enjoy the free popcorn machine.

Lighthouse Tavern
243 5th Ave.
718-788-8070
Located in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, they have Harpoon IPA, Honkers Ale, and other good beers on tap. The place is small, friendly and usually not crowded. They have the MLB package and often show the Red Sox on one or two of the 5 TVs, plus the bartender Shane is a Southie boy.

Elmira
Patrick's Bar
303 College Ave.
607-732-5159
An Irish bar with all sorts of Boston/New England memorabilia on the walls and Red Sox games regularly featured on the television sets. Patrick's is owned and operated by Sox fan Patrick Boland, and has great beer and sandwiches plus free darts and table shuffleboard.

Endwell
The Galley
409 Hooper Road
607-748-6544
A Sox bar in a town full of Yankee fans....a little sanctuary for the Fenway Faithful.

Rochester
The Sports Page Restaurant and Bar
499 Monroe Ave.
585-271-8460
Bills itself as the "Official Home for Red Sox Games." Even the walls of this 13-television bar are adorned with Red Sox flags.

Patriots Fan Club of Rochester
3800 Dewey Avenue
585-750-9772
Established in 1993, this fan club meets for every Patriots game at a local pub called What's on Second. Most of the members of the Patriots Fan Club are also Red Sox fans, and they sometimes meet up for Red Sox games.

South Glen Falls
Dango's Dugout
43 Main Street
518-793-9560
Owner Dave Johnson is a huge Red Sox fan and his bar, located just a few miles outside of Lake George, proudly shows all games on NESN and has Sox memorabilia all over the place.

Alaska
Anchorage
Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse
610 W. 6th Avenue
907-276-2337
Home of the aptly named Far From Fenway Fan Club (4,600 miles and four time zones from Boston).

Arizona
Tempe
Baer's Den (AKA Frank's Friendly Tavern)
941 E. Apache Blvd.
480-517-9544
One of Tempe's oldest sports bars (1962) and owned by 2 guys from Marblehead, MA for the past 10 years. This small neighborhood bar is decked out in Sox and Pats gear. They show Red Sox and Patriot games with sound, and the Sox/Yanks games draw great fans.

California
Big Sur
The Maiden Publick House
Hwy 1
831-667-2355
Owners Bill and Danielle are Quincy, MA transplants and welcome local Red Sox fans to their pub, which is located in the Village Center Shops.

Colfax
The Naked Rooster
38 N. Main St.
530-346-8213
All Red Sox games on the DIRECTV package are shown at this restaurant & bar owned by Rhode Island native Joyce Howard, who promises to sell a beer for a buck to any fan wearing Red Sox gear that mentions Boston's Pastime.

Hermosa Beach
Fat Face Fenner's Fish Shack
53 Pier Avenue
310-379-5550
Seafood grill, chowder house and bar that features a genuine Boston "T" route map at the top of the stairs.

Pacific Beach
RT's Longboard Grill
1466 Garnet Avenue
858-270-4030
A definite Red Sox Nation hotbed just outside of San Diego! The game's always on multiple TVs with the sound system tuned to NESN...even when the Padres are playing. A Red Sox and Celtics flag hang near the tiki-themed bar's entrance, easily visible from the sidewalk outside. A fun atmosphere with many Boston transplants awaits inside.

San Diego
Players Sports Bar
7061 Clairemont Mesa Blvd
858-277-7060
Red Sox fans are plentiful here, enjoying the NESN feed with sound for every game, and so is Boston memorabilia, which stretches from wall to wall.

Red Sox Nation West, San Diego Chapter
Meet other local Red Sox fans who are either visiting San Diego or have moved to San Diego. These guys are proud to call the Pacific Beach Bar & Grill their home base.

SoCal Sox
Dedicated to becoming "the biggest Sox fan group outside of New England," these guys congregate at the Bullpen Bar & Grill and take trips to see the Red Sox when the team visits the West Coast.

San Francisco
Connecticut Yankee
100 Connecticut St. (at 17th St.)
415-552-4440
This sports bar in the Potrero Hill neighborhood is home to local Sox fans and covered in Red Sox memorabilia. The Connecticut Yankee has five TVs, a full bar and a back patio for outdoor dining and drinking. Be warned some fans have had bad experiences here (sound only in the back room, you can't clap loudly for the Red Sox without drawing complaints).

Dave's Bar
29 Third St.
415-495-6726
Red Sox-friendly, low key dive bar with cheap draft beer. Located in the heart of SoMa, two blocks from the Moscone Center.

The Buccaneer
2155 Polk St.
415-673-8023
Wall to wall Red Sox shirts make this Russian Hill neighborhood bar a friendly New England outpost.

Santa Monica
Sonny McLean's
2615 Wilshire Blvd.
310-449-1811
This Irish pub is owned by Jim & Fran Conners, two diehard Boston fans. Any Boston sporting event is carried on TV there, while Red Sox bus trips are offered to see the Sox in Anaheim.

Colorado
Denver
Spanky's Roadhouse
1800 East Evans Avenue
303-733-6886
Located across the street from the University of Denver, they proudly feature Red Sox games courtesy of Direct TV. The bar's owner, Steve Lemonidis, is a Sox fan from Connecticut.

Chopper's Sports Grill
80 S. Madison St.
303-399-4448
Located three blocks east of the Cherry Creek Mall and ranked the #7 sports bar in the nation by ESPN's Cold Pizza. Chopper's is a neat neighborhood bar run by a born and raised Bostonian (Len) and has a big Red Sox flag hanging near the main bar.

The Elm
5001 E. Colfax Avenue
303-336-5763
With a Red Sox flag proudly flying over their sidewalk, The Elm is a neighborhood bar (Park Hill) that thrives on diehard Sox fans. Every Red Sox game is televised and the cheering, yelling and cursing you expect during any Sox game is almost always led by one of their two Boston area natives tending the bar (Matt and Aaron). Beer specials are available during every game and the menu features some traditional New England grub.

Pour House Pub
1435 Market St.
303-623-7687
Run by a Jamaica Plain transplant who modeled his bar after Boston’s Pour House, this pub was featured in the Providence Journal during the 2007 World Series as the premiere gathering spot for Sox fans in the Mile High City.

Connecticut
Hartford
Coach's Sports Bar and Grill
187 Allyn St.
860-522-6224
Owned by UConn basketball Coach Jim Calhoun, a well known Massachusetts native and lifelong Red Sox fan. A proud member of Red Sox Nation, Coach Calhoun rejected the Yankees' invitation to throw out a first pitch in the Bronx after Connecticut won the 2004 NCAA championship. He instead threw out the first pitch before a Yankees-Red Sox game at Fenway Park. Located two blocks from the Hartford Civic Center, Coach's features 38 TVs.

Milldale
The Manor Inn Restaurant
1636 Meriden/Waterbury Turnpike (Rt. 322)
860-628-9877
Owner John Riccardone welcomes all Sox fans to this Italian restaurant to watch the team on NESN on 3 or 4 of the 5 TV's in the bar or dining area. The Manor Inn is located 25 miles southwest of Hartford, right off I-84.

Florida
Big Pine Key
Rob's Island Grill
31251 Avenue A
305-872-3022
Located at Mile Marker 31.2 in the Keys, this place is a Mecca for Red Sox and Patriots fans. Rob is from Vermont and has decorated his restaurant/bar with Red Sox memorabilia, going so far as to mark the entrance to the restrooms as Yawkey Way.

Delray Beach
Boston's on the Beach
40 South Ocean Blvd.
561-278-3364
The name should say it all, but if there's a Boston game on -- any team, any season -- it can be seen here on many of the 40 TVs.

East Naples
FoxBoro Sports Tavern
4420 Thomasson Drive
239-530-2337
All of New England's sports teams are featured on the bar's 45 televisions, while the restaurant specializes in seafood. Run by Joe Popoli, who is originally from Leominster, MA.

Fort Lauderdale
Kelly's Landing
1305 SE 17th St.
954-760-7009
Owned by a Massachusetts native who has put some Red Sox memorabilia on the walls and the team's games on TV, this restaurant is a great place for the south Florida faithful to watch the game while enjoying such New England fare as Ipswich clams, Maine lobster, clam chowder and Boston baked beans.

Key West
The Lazy Gecko
203 Duval Street
305-292-1903
Shows every game, and bills itself as the "Southernmost Red Sox bar."

Finnegan's Wake
320 Grinnell Street
305-293-0222
All Red Sox games shown on the Direct TV baseball package can be seen at this bar, owned by a Grafton, MA native. Sam Adams specials and $3 shots of Jameson are available during all Sox games.

Naples
Boston Beer Garden
2396 Immokalee Road
239-596-2337
This South Boston establishment now has a southern outpost in Naples' Green Tree Plaza that's a haven for fans of all New England teams. The BBG sells Sam Adams on draft for $3 during all Red Sox games.

Tampa Bay
New England Fan Club
A wicked cool website connecting Tampa Bay's Red Sox and Patriots fans. New England transplants living in the area can find out where to meet, eat and cheer on New England's finest on the Florida Gulf Coast.

Georgia
Atlanta
Central City Tavern
1801 Howell Mill Road #400
404-351-1957
The official home of Red Sox Nation-Georgia's viewing parties, as proclaimed by RSN Georgia Governor Bobby Donlan.

Hawaii
Honolulu
Eastside Grill
1035 University Ave.
808-952-6555
Local members of Red Sox Nation hold court at this University area eatery and pub. Located in Puck's Alley, the Eastside Grill has NESN and is the place to be to watch the Sox game in the early afternoon (Hawaii time is 6 hours behind Boston).

Illinois
Chicago
Brendan's Pub
3169 N. Broadway
773-929-2929
The pub's two owners are from Boston and their Lakeview neighborhood bar shows every Red Sox game.

Monsignor Murphy's
3019 North Broadway
773-348-7285
An Irish tavern for sports fans (with a tropical-themed wood patio out back) that shows Red Sox games on the TVs behind the bar with the volume tuned to NESN.

Nic and Dino's Tripoli Tap
1147 W. Armitage Ave.
773-477-4400
A low-key neighborhood tavern in Lincoln Park with a Red Sox flag outside and a great Boston scene indoors.

Mother Hubbard's
5 W. Hubbard St.
312-828-0007
This is a great sports bar with lots of big screen TVs. Although it's not a Red Sox specific bar, Mother Hubbard's is the only place in Chicago that shows every Red Sox game, including the national FOX games that are normally blacked out on Saturday afternoon.

Chicago Boston Red Sox Meet Up Group
75+ members that get together to cheer on the Red Sox at local bars in Chicago.

Iowa
Des Moines
Felix & Oscar’s Pub
4050 Merle Hay Road (Haymarket Mall)
515-278-8887
Famous for their Chicago Style pan pizza, the restaurant's GM is a huge Patriots fan and Red Sox games are shown alongside the Midwestern MLB teams.

Maryland
Baltimore
Don't Know Tavern
1453 Light St.
410-539-0231
Proudly proclaims itself as Baltimore’s home for Red Sox Nation. As such, the Red Sox are always on the bar's main TV (with sound) and all fans wearing Sox apparel will receive discounts during the game.

New Jersey
Hoboken
McSwiggans Pub
110 First St.
201-798-6700
An Irish bar that has become "Hoboken's Home for Red Sox Fans," McSwiggans has 10 TVs and shows all Red Sox games on the big screen. They offer drink specials throughout all Sox games, during which Red Sox trivia questions are asked with winners getting a chance to claim Boston-themed prizes.

North Carolina
Asheville
The Bier Garden
46 Haywood Street
828-285-0002
A downtown joint with a few pieces of Sox flair, they have 20 televisions, at least two of which are tuned into the Red Sox game, and over 200 choices of cold ones to help you pass the time watching America's pastime.

Cary
Chuck 'em
4300 NW Cary Parkway
919-319-3400
Owner and management cater to local Red Sox and Patriot groups. Every wall has huge HD Plasma TV's and the food & service are great.

Greenville
Professor O'Cools
605 Greenville Blvd
252-355-2946
BoSox fans unite for every game. This eating & drinking saloon his 30 TV screens, including two 60-inch TVs and two plasma TVs, all major sports subscriptions and great drink specials.

Matthews
Beantown Tavern
130 Matthews Station Street
704-849-2023
The home of RSN in Charlotte. Owned by a Bostonian and lifelong Red Sox fan, this tavern has the Direct TV baseball package as well as NESN so you will not miss a Red Sox game. Anytime the Sox play the Yankees or they play during the afternoon there is a FREE hot dog buffet. Mention that you heard about Beantown Tavern on Boston's Pastime and Donnie G will buy you a beer!

Mooresville
Beef O'Brady's
168-A Norman Station Blvd
704-660-0199
This location of the national family sports pub chain is a haven for local Red Sox fans. The owner is a diehard who proudly shows all games and even refers to his place as "Red Sox Beef O'Brady's."

Raleigh
Triangle Red Sox Nation
A 250+ member group of Red Sox fans living in the Raleigh-Durham area that gets together to watch games at various local bars. This group of New England transplants even has a coed softball team for its members!

Ohio
Columbus
Buffalo Wild Wings
968 West Fifth Ave.
614-298-9464
Hosts monthly meetings of the local Red Sox Nation chapter. For dates check their schedule at http://redsox.meetup.com/148/.

Oregon
Portland
New Old Lompoc
1616 NW 23rd Ave.
503-225-1855
A good crowd of local fans show up to watch all Red Sox games. This place even serves Fenway franks during games!

Rhode Island
Matunuck
The Joyce Family Pub
907 Matunuck Beach Rd.
401-789-2684
An Irish Pub & Grill located on the beach in the southern part of the state. They proudly show every Red Sox game and have a picture in the center of the Pub behind the bar that shows Ted Williams hitting home run # 521. Owner Vinnie Joyce hasn't missed an Opening Day at Fenway since 1976, the same year his family bought the Pub.

Warwick
Picasso's Pizza & Pub
2323 Warwick Ave.
401-739-5030
The place to watch all Red Sox games, with 24 TV's, including TV's in bathrooms so you don't miss any of the action. Yankees Suck shirts and 23 ounce Yankees Sucks beer glasses are on sale, complimenting the award-winning pizza. When you come by, ask for Jenn, Linda, Julie or Robyn and they will take good care of you!

South Carolina
Charleston
Charleston Beer Works
468 King St.
843-577-5885
Sox friendly southerners gather to watch the game on NESN while drinking specially priced $2.50 pints of Sam Adams.

Texas
Austin
Little Woodrow's
520 West 6th Street
512-477-2337
They show all Sox games and Red Sox Nation-Austin meets weekly on Friday evenings to watch the Sox play.

Virginia
Alexandria
Bugsy's
111 King Street
703-683-0313
Located in Old Town, this upstairs sports bar always shows the Red Sox game and attracts a gathering of local Sox fans. Bugsy's is owned by former NHL player Bryan Watson, who also owns the ground level pizzeria.

Arlington
Mister Days
3100 Clarendon Blvd
703-527-1600
Northern Virginia's home of monthly Red Sox Happy Hours, and the place where Boston fans can sign up for the Red Sox Fan VIP Card. Benefits of the card include a 10% food discount during all Red Sox games and front of the line status for big games. All Sox games are shown, and the bar features over 70 TV's, 119" projection screens, plasma screens & HDTV.

Ireland's Four Courts
2051 Wilson Boulevard
703-525-3600
Aiming to become the Red Sox bar in the DC area, this Irish pub is a great place to watch some Boston baseball. With up to a half dozen hi-def TVs dedicated exclusively to showing the Red Sox, you can enjoy the game with fellow members of the Nation while sampling authentic Irish cuisine and spirits.

Richmond
Bailey's Smokehouse & Tavern
7502 W Broad Street
804-755-6800
Where the Rivah City Red Sox Nation meet to celebrate!

Virginia Beach
H2O Beach Bar and Grill
3152 Shore Drive
757-496-2528
Red Sox games are on every night, a fact often advertised on their outdoor marquee, and discounts are given to anyone who shows their RSN citizenship card.

Washington
Seattle
Spitfire
2219 4th Ave.
206-441-7966
The Boston Sports Fan Group of Seattle gets together regularly to watch Red Sox and Patriots games in the back room of this sports bar.

Tacoma
Doyle's Public House
208 Saint Helens Ave.
253-272-7468
They show all the Sox games, during which Sam Adams specials are available. The guys that own the place are from Boston and in 2007 they even flew in Fenway Franks & Nissen buns.

Washington DC
The Ugly Mug
723 8th Street SE
202-547-8459
A Barracks Row sports pub owned by Red Sox fans. If the Sox are playing, the game is on one of the many plasma TVs.

Marx Cafe
3203 Mount Pleasant Street NW
202-518-7600
This restaurant in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood shows the Red Sox on NESN in their bar for a handful of diehard Boston fans.

The Rhino Bar and Pumphouse
3295 M Street NW
202-333-3150
This two level bar in Georgetown has been an official Red Sox Nation hangout for years and is where diehard fans in the District gather to watch games and have a good time.

Japan
Kyoto
Fenway Park Public Bar
408 Kawaramachi
011-81-75-255-4633
A pair of Japanese brothers opened this bar in the summer of 2005 and have made it a shrine to their favorite American baseball team. There's Red Sox memorabilia on the wall, Sam Adams in a bottle, and highlights of the 2004 champions playing on a wall projector. Located on the third floor across the street from the Kyoto Royal Hotel & Spa, this Far East outpost of Red Sox Nation is open from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Tokyo
Fenway Park Public Bar
Kei Bldg 2F, 5-46-4, Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo, Japan 164-0001
03-3319-9185
Inspired by the success of their bar with the same name in Kyoto, ownership opened a second location in Tokyo.

The Ginza Lamp
3-16, 7-Chome, Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan 104-0061
011-81-3-6303-4140
A cozy three story bar in the Center of the Ginza where the first drink is on the house to fans who show their Red Sox Nation citizenship card. The bar has been in existence since 1933 and is currently run by local Red Sox fans who speak fluent English.