Where to Watch Your Favorite Teams in Action

So where’s the best bar/brewery/food cart lot in Central Oregon to watch your favorite televised sporting events?

There are so many that it’s like asking where’s the best place to go for a hike, bike ride, float, swim, ski, snowshoe, well, you get the idea.

It’s no secret that Central Oregon has a plethora of all of the above.

So where to watch the games? There are so many options, way too many to mention here. However, a little diligent research took me to about a half-dozen spots to witness first-hand the opportunities to watch, eat and drink. Just don’t succumb to any fear of missing out. Wherever you go to watch the games, if it’s a convenient location, if there’s ample TV screens, a decent selection of beers, drinks and N/A alternatives, tasty food and a friendly staff, then guaranteed, you are in the right place, even if not everyone knows your name. No one knew my name, but I found all these essential elements in the handful of places I visited.

We’ll start with the newer players and then cover a few of the longtime legacy locations that have been bringing in sports fans for years.

It’s always fun to go to places we haven’t been before, so here we go!

First up is the Pour House on South Third Street near the factory outlet stores. Walking in the front door for the first time, I steered toward the left, into what I thought was the “main” bar, with three large TVs on each side of the room facing each other. It was not crowded on this weeknight and the sight lines for viewing were optimum. Meanwhile, I “discovered” the “side” room and OMG! It was a very crowded, long rectangular space with no fewer than 10 giant screens hanging along its length. The full bar is the home to Oblivion Brewing, with eight of its beers on tap, and a full kitchen doing a brisk business. This impressed me as a great place to watch sports.

Next, venturing up to Redmond, we found General Duffy’s Sports Annex, with long tables, lots of seating, three pool tables and no fewer than seven large screen TVs. A sign above the bar proclaims, “Good vibes only.”

Within a few blocks there’s also the spacious Otto’s Landing and one-third of the OG trifecta, the Hideaway. Known for its epic, everything-but-the-kitchen-sink bloody marys and hearty food offerings, the Hideaway is a sports bar mainstay, with the original spot on South Third Street in Bend and the newest Hideaway on the north side of Bend. One cannot go wrong at any of these locations.

This sign beckons sports fans to a small, unassuming neighborhood bar in Redmond where midwestern food and hospitality are the norm. Patrons don’t have to be fans of the Green Bay Packers, but it doesn’t hurt. Everyone is welcome. Credit: Richard Sitts

The new kid on the block (literally — it’s just across the parking lot from the nonprofit brewery, Cascade Lakes) is Lombardy’s, the place formerly known as Bangers & Brews. The menu in this cozy establishment claims, “A tavern for the people, built on midwest comfort and Central Oregon community.” Its mission is to “Serve honest food. Pour cold beer. Treat people like neighbors.” The “Wisconsin-inspired sports tavern” is “an official Green Bay Packers Establishment,” registered as a “Packers Fan Hub.” The pub serves up “never-frozen butter burgers, hand-battered Wisconsin cheese curds and crispy wings.” They had me at “butter.” Yes, single, double and triple burgers cooked in butter! A double transported me to burger heaven, though I decided to save the cheese curds for a return visit.

Owner Matt Bardy, whose parents are from Wisconsin, was raised in San Diego and has lived in Oregon since 2008. Since opening in mid-December last year, Bardy says that through word of mouth, “people have been over the top,” with about 80% new clientele. Inside, the main room might seem a little cramped, but in nicer weather the patio out front fills up. Bardy says to look for the pub’s cheese curd festival coming in April.

Sidelines Sports Bar & Grill in the heart of downtown Bend is the OG spot to watch televised sports. The place is often packed, especially when Oregon teams are playing. Credit: Richard Sitts

Back in Bend, the OG go-to sports bar is Sidelines on Wall Street downtown. There are TVs everywhere you look, showing a variety of different sporting events. It’s often packed, noisy and especially if Oregon teams are playing, standing room only.

New kid on the north side, Ballers & Brews, where food carts meet pickleball, is bright and spacious with huge TVs and lots of seating in a welcoming environment.

I was unable to visit the communities of Prineville, La Pine or Sunriver, but each has several options for watching sports. Just ask a local.

Cheers to your favorite team!

This article appears in the Source January 29, 2026 and Toast! 2026.