FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN SF (2011)

6.9

1849 Lincoln Way (at 20th Ave), San Francisco, CA

Sports Bar · Outer Sunset · 32 tips and reviews

Thrillist: Features its perfect-for-NFL-Sunday Chug Tower -- a three-liter beer cylinder equipped with a personal tap and served with free fries. Read more.

Irish Times is one of FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN SF (2011).

2. Irish Times

6.8

500 Sacramento St (at Sansome St.), San Francisco, CA

Irish Pub · Financial District · 38 tips and reviews

Thrillist: IT is an Emerald Isle pub in the FiDi actually run by a bunch of Irish people from Galway -- with 12 Celtic-friendly beers on tap and a wide array of Jameson products. Read more.

Knuckles at the Wharf is one of FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN SF (2011).

3. Knuckles at the Wharf

555 N Point St (in the Hyatt Hotel), San Francisco, CA

Sports Bar · Fishermans Wharf · 23 tips and reviews

Thrillist: For the tourney's duration, Knuckles is rockin' wing baskets, calamari, and private label vino for 5 bucks a pop (also $2 off all draft beers). Read more.

Public House is one of FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN SF (2011).

4. Public House

7.1

24 Willie Mays Plz (at King St), San Francisco, CA

Sports Bar · South Beach · 59 tips and reviews

Thrillist: This delicious beast of a restaurant doubles as a massive, brick-walled sports pub with flatscreens galore and a wall of kegs separating the sit-down side from the massive polished wood bar. Read more.

The Wreck Room is one of FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN SF (2011).

5. The Wreck Room

7.3

1390 California St (at Hyde St), San Francisco, CA

Bar · Nob Hill · 52 tips and reviews

Thrillist: This half-a-year-old Nob Hill drinkery enters its first NFL season equipped with 10 TVs -- two of which're saved for a Jets-only viewing section in back. Read more.