Here are the 5 best sports bars in the Portland area: Readers' Choice Awards

No. 5: Jerry’s Tavern
No. 4: The Sports Bra
No. 3: McPeet’s Portland Pub
No. 2: The Garden Tavern
No. 1: Kooks

No. 5: Jerry’s Tavern, No. 4: The Sports Bra, No. 3: McPeet’s Portland Pub, No. 2: The Garden Tavern, No. 1: Kooks

You can watch the game while you shoot a game of pool at Kooks in North Portland.

Are you looking for a good place to watch some sports — maybe the Seahawks on Sunday — and get a bite to eat? Hundreds of our readers have shared their favorite spots for The Oregonian/OregonLive’s Readers Choice Awards. Read on for the best sports bars in the Portland area.

No. 5: Jerry’s Tavern

This Midwestern dive bar was one of our picks for Portland’s 10 best new restaurants of 2025. One reader noted it “somehow manages the impossible: existing simultaneously as a Bears bar and a Packers bar.” Another said, “You feel like family” at Jerry’s. And others professed their love for the wings and the bloody marys.

Kooks is one of our readers' favorite sports bars in the Portland area.

No. 4: The Sports Bra

The world’s first women’s sports bar was founded right here in Portland and plans to expand into other cities. “It’s the only sports bar in town where literally everyone is welcome — shes and hes and theys and kids, too! Which makes sense, because women’s sports are for everyone, too,” one reader said. Another said, “Hanging out at The Sports Bra is like a big rowdy sports-obsessed-family party.” Another readers summed it up with, “Inclusive space, great vibes, top-notch food.”

Kooks is a sports bar on N. Mississippi Ave. in Portland, Oregon.

No. 3: McPeet’s Portland Pub

Home of one of our favorite dive bar burgers, this neighborhood bar pours more than 15 taps of beer and hosts a trivia night on Wednesdays. One of our readers called it “Portland’s very own Cheers bar” while recommending the tots and fry sauce. Another reader said you need to try the smoked wings.

No. 2: The Garden Tavern

This self-proclaimed “retro sports bar” harkens to the days when the Moda Center was the Rose Garden. You’ll find plenty of Blazers jerseys along with TVs inside and outside. One reader said, “It’s the kind of place you stop by for ‘just one’ and end up staying longer because the vibe is comfortable, the drinks are solid, and you feel genuinely welcome.”

No. 1: Kooks

This North Portland spot is “a casual and awesome bar with tons of TVs, amazing bartenders and great food,” according to one of our readers. Another reader said they love Kooks for the “fun vibes” and “the best mezzanine in Portland with pool.” Others shouted out the darts, pinball, smash burgers and great drinks.