BellyUp! to Charlotte’s Best Bars

South End

South End sports bar on the Rail Trail that calls itself Charlotte's Game Day Destination and lists 45 TVs. It is the official bar of the Charlotte Seminole Club.

Montford

Montford Drive neighborhood bar open since 2001. Its site pitches game day with dozens of TVs, and it hosted a World Cup final watch party on July 19, 2026.

Uptown

Uptown Irish pub on Brevard Court. Its homepage invites guests to Charlotte FC and Charlotte Knights pregames, and its Instagram posts game day specials.

Ballantyne

Pub and restaurant in Ballantyne Village. The Charlotte Buckeyes club lists it for its 2026 college football game watches, and its Instagram bio calls it a gameday destination.

South End

21-plus sports lounge on West Tremont. Its Instagram bio lists a 60-foot screen, and its site links local press about the giant screen. Charlotte FC lists it in its Bar Network.

Montford · pub food

A neighborhood pub on the Montford Drive strip, named for William Joel Braswell. It is the Charlotte home bar for Iowa Hawkeyes fans, and it makes its bar food in house. Trivia nights, live music and craft nights run through the week.

Camp North End

Bar at Camp North End. Its own site and Instagram list trivia, Sangria Sundays and live music. Charlotte FC lists it in its Bar Network, which is the only viewing source found.

Uptown

Fourth Ward neighborhood bar and grill at 5th and Cedar. Its site promises sports playing every day with NFL Sunday Ticket and the SEC Channel.

Neighborhood sports bar beside the Carolina Panthers and Charlotte FC stadium. Its site lists over 20 TVs upstairs, downstairs and on the patio, and it hosts Charlotte FC away watch parties.

Uptown

Uptown Irish pub open since 2001. Its site says it shows all the GAA championship games live, and its Instagram keeps GAA Charlotte and Six Nations highlights.

Midtown · pub food, pizza, bbq, american

Dilworth Neighborhood Grille is a bar and grill on East Morehead Street that is open until 2 a.m. every day of the week, which makes it one of the few genuinely late kitchens in this part of the city. Wings and pizza are the signature items alongside sandwiches, burgers, salads and barbecue. The room calls itself family friendly and has outdoor seating.

LoSo · american, pub food

Catch a game, shoot pool or play darts at Dom's Dive Bar in LoSo. This neighborhood bar on South Boulevard pairs beer and cocktails with wings, flatbreads and a brisket grilled cheese. It stays open until 2 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. Check the menu before heading over, or call to ask about the game you want to watch.

Dilworth

Neighborhood pub on Park Rd in Dilworth. Its site says televisions are propped at all angles and every seat has a view. It also runs a second Ed's Tavern in the Lake Norman area.

LoSo

Live music bar and restaurant on South Boulevard in LoSo. Charlotte FC names it the official away watch party for the Saturday Oct 17 match at 2:30 pm against Philadelphia Union.

Uptown

Uptown rooftop bar a few blocks from Bank of America Stadium that calls itself a sports pub. Its feed posts game day specials for Charlotte FC and college games.

NoDa · american, oysters

Growlers pairs a craft beer list with what its own site calls craft Americana food, built around oysters, burgers, sandwiches and wings. The kitchen closes at 11pm but the bar runs to 2am on Friday and Saturday, which makes it one of the few genuinely late rooms on North Davidson. It is run by Jeff Tonidandel, a Certified Cicerone, with Jamie Brown, the same pair behind Haberdish, Ever Andalo and Supperland.

North End · neapolitan pizza

Barrel Arts is Heist's production brewery and second taproom, in a warehouse on Woodward Avenue north of NoDa. It has its own address, its own hours and its own kitchen: Livy's Neapolitan Pizzeria operates inside it.

Plaza Midwood

Legion's Commonwealth Ave room in Plaza Midwood is the group's first Charlotte taproom. The company now runs four rooms across the city, including the Trolley Barn Fermentory and Food Hall on South Blvd, a West Morehead taproom and a SouthPark location.

South End

South End restaurant three blocks from Bank of America Stadium with a covered patio. It runs a Panthers watch party page with a 25-foot LED screen and two bar screens.

bbq, southern

A family smokehouse and saloon on Old Pineville Road, opened in 2006 by brothers Ryan and Jim Register with their father Namon. Its own account is that the family noticed how few scratch-made kitchens Charlotte had and started collecting the family's best recipes with the idea of opening their own room. The bar side is rustic, with beer signs and sports jerseys on the wall. Our State singles out the award-winning smoked ribs and the homemade coconut pie, and says the wings are smoked over pecan wood.

NoDa · pizza

NoDa Brewing has been, in its own words, brewing craft beer for the Carolinas since 2011. It took its name from the NoDa arts district where it started, then moved its brewery and taproom to 150 W 32nd St off North Tryon; the old N Tryon address is still used for shipping. Pizza is served on site.

Ballantyne · Irish, pub food

Come for shepherd's pie and a pint, then stay for the music. Nora Mac's brings a traditional Irish pub to Ballantyne Corners, with live music on Friday and Saturday nights and a rooftop patio for an outdoor drink. The menu reaches beyond burgers: try the Irish spice bag with curry sauce or a full Irish breakfast with black and white pudding. Kids have their own menu, including smaller fish and chips and shepherd's pie. Co-owner Dominic Kennedy opened the pub in the former Blackthorne space in late December 2024. Football is shown on TV too, so the same room can suit a family meal, a match or a lively music night.

Beverly Woods

A self-pour tap bar off Carmel Road where the beer, wine and cocktails come from the wall rather than a bartender. Local craft producers fill most of the taps. Food comes from rotating food trucks parked at a covered outdoor space the bar calls The Port.

LoSo

LoSo brewery and pizza kitchen with a heated patio. Its own FAQ says it has plenty of TVs to share, and the Charlotte Buckeyes list it for their 2026 college football game watches.

South End · beer

QC Pour House is a beer bar and kitchen on West Tremont Avenue in South End. It hosts events and keeps its schedule on social media rather than on the site.

LoSo

Arcade, bowling and bar in LoSo. Its events calendar lists Thursday Football & Food with NFL football and Sunday Football All Day. Charlotte FC lists it in its Bar Network.

Irish pub on North Tryon. Its Live Sports page lists Premier League mornings, Champions League afternoons, Six Nations and World Cup matches, and a Hornets gameday food deal.

South End

South End bar that the Charlotte Gamecocks alumni club names as its official bar. Its Instagram keeps Gamecocks, Bills and Panthers highlights.

Plaza Midwood

Pub on Central Avenue in Plaza Midwood. Its site lists multiple flat-screen TVs and game-day watch parties, and its Instagram bio says it shows Penn State and Chiefs games. Penn State Charlotte and Charlotte FC both list it.

Uptown

Uptown bar and kitchen at 5th and Tryon, near the Spectrum Center. Its site invites fans to catch the game on multiple big-screen TVs and calls it a pre-game and post-game spot for Hornets fans.

beer, german

The Olde Mecklenburg Brewery opened in 2009 and calls itself Charlotte's oldest standing independent brewery. It brews German-style beer to the Reinheitsgebot, using only water, malt, hops and yeast. Its LoSo home sits on a one-acre biergarten shaded by mature oak, pecan and hickory trees, which the brewery calls the largest biergarten in the Southeast. A second room opened in Ballantyne.

East Blvd diner and bar, Est. 1954 per its Instagram. Its Iceberg Lounge and Moon Room have TVs, and its Instagram bio calls it the official home of Charlotte's Auburn Club.

Uptown · irish, pub food

The Pub at Uptown is an Irish pub on West Trade Street in Charlotte's Third Ward, in the Gateway district near Truist Field, Bank of America Stadium and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. It is open from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. every day and runs its full kitchen menu until 1:30 a.m., which makes it one of the few genuinely late kitchens in Uptown. It added weekend brunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Parking is free in the garage attached to the building.

South End

South End neighborhood bar open daily until 2 am. Its homepage says it shows Charlotte FC, Panthers, Hornets and East Carolina Pirates games on match days.

Plaza Midwood · pub food

The Workman's Friend is a Central Avenue pub that calls itself a friendly neighbourhood watering hole. It runs two rooms with different characters: a dark, cosy side and an open-air bar. It is the latest-closing room in Plaza Midwood on this list, open to 2am seven nights a week, and it opens at 10am on weekends.

South End

South End kitchen and bar at Atherton Mill with a dog-friendly covered patio on the Rail Trail. Its site says it has plenty of TVs and lists Football Watch Parties among its busiest times.

Pub and eatery on South Church Street. Charlotte FC lists it in its Bar Network. Its own pages post no game schedule, so the club list is the only viewing source found.

Plaza Midwood · american, pub food

Whiskey Warehouse sits on The Plaza across from Supperland and calls itself a top shelf pub: classic American dining, craft beer and cocktails, with a rooftop above the main bar. The rooftop keeps its own hours and runs latest of all, to 2am on Friday and Saturday.

South End · beer

Wooden Robot calls itself an urban farmhouse brewery and says it blends art and science to make its beer. The South End room at 1440 S Tryon is the original taproom and it runs a kitchen and a coffee bar alongside the beer, opening at 8 a.m. on weekdays. A second Charlotte room, The Chamber in NoDa, holds the wood-aging program and a rooftop bar.

NoDa

The Chamber is Wooden Robot's NoDa room, on E 36th St, and it carries a rooftop bar that the South End original does not have. It keeps its own hours and closes Mondays.