The final showdown: Which sports bar is the very best around Charlotte?
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- Readers can vote in six rounds to determine Charlotte's best local sports bar.
- Voting excludes global chains and previous winners to highlight new contenders.
- Final round ends Sept. 24; voters may cast unlimited votes for their favorites.
Editor’s note: Voting has concluded. Want to know more about who won? You can read our feature story about the winning sports bar here.
It’s a sports bar showdown, Charlotte.
The area is full of fan-favorite sports bars, whether you’re a sucker for soccer, football, basketball, baseball — or all of the above.
So it’s no surprise that after we asked you to nominate the best, dozens of contenders came in for our CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice contest to find the best of the best.
Now, it’s time to put it to a vote. Here are the details:
- Round 6 will determine the winner. It is currently live until noon on Wednesday, Sept. 24.
Like our previous polls, these are just for fun and, most importantly, a chance to spotlight local spots around the Queen City. So bars with more than 25 locations worldwide and previous CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice winners have been excluded. If you’ve got more than one favorite, go for it! Vote as many times as you want.
Top 2
1. Sports Page
2. Blinders
Top 4
1. Blinders
2. Sports Page
3. Courtyard Hooligans
4. Streetcar Bar + Bites
Top 8
1. Sports Page
2. LoSo Tavern
3. Nora Mac’s
4. Courtyard Hooligans 5. Blinders 6. Streetcar Bar + Bites 7. FreeMore Tavern 8. The Kilted Buffalo
Top 12
1. Sports Page
2. Courtyard Hooligans
3. Blinders
4. Streetcar Bar + Bites 5. The Pub at Uptown
6. Nora Mac’s
7. FreeMore Tavern
8. LoSo Tavern
9. Kristophers Sports Bar & Restaurant
10. Tipsy Pickle
11. The Kilted Buffalo
12. Buona Vita
Top 23 (due to multiple ties)
1. Courtyard Hooligans
2. Tipsy Pickle
3. Streetcar Bar + Bites
4. Sweetwater Sports Bar & Grill
5. Blinders
6. Buona Vita
7. The Pub at Uptown
8. Pineville Tavern
9. Ed’s Tavern
10. Nora Mac’s
11. Picasso’s Sports Cafe
12. Dilworth Neighborhood Grille
13. Selwyn Avenue Pub
14. Clutch Kitchen & Pour House
15. Steamers Sports Pub
16. Kristophers Sports Bar & Restaurant
17. Brazwells Pub, Duckworth’s Grill & Taphouse, FreeMore Tavern (tie)
18. Charlotte Beer Garden, DB’s Tavern, Mac’s Speed Shop (tie)
19. All American Pub
20. Big Al’s Pub & Grubberia, Bradshaw Social House, The Horseshoe, Platform Sports Bar, Tavern on the Tracks, Whiskey Warehouse (tie)
21. Carolina Steel Sports Bar, Graham St. Pub & Patio, Sports Page (tie)
22. The Corner Pub, The Kilted Buffalo, The Lodge, LoSo Tavern, Ten58 Sports Bar and Lounge (tie)
23. Carolina Ale House, H2 Public House, Ink n Ivy, Jack’s Corner Tap, Jackalope Jacks, Jocks & Jills, Sidelines (tie)
Shout out to previous CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice winner Angry Ales for being nominated! As per our rules excluding previous winners, the restaurant with Charlotte’s best fries did not move on to the next round.
Top 48
Location: 200 E Bland St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Location: 1518 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209
Location: 516-F River Hwy, Mooresville, NC 28117
Location: 1535 Elizabeth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
Location: 225 W Tremont Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203
Location: 8440 Rea Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277
Location: 1627 Montford Dr, Charlotte, NC 28209
Location: 3419 Toringdon Way, Charlotte, NC 28277
Location: Multiple
Location: 12206 Copper Way #124, Charlotte, NC 28277
Location: 1300 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Location: 601 S Cedar St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Location: 335 N Graham St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Location: 140 Brevard Court, Charlotte, NC 28202
Location: 8155 Ardrey Kell Rd, Charlotte, NC 28277
Location: 911 E Morehead St, Charlotte, NC 28204
Location: Multiple
Location: 2200 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28203
Location: 1500 W Morehead St C, Charlotte, NC 28208
Location: 400 S Graham St #4, Charlotte, NC 28202
Location: 19906 N Cove Rd, Cornelius, NC 28031
Location: 1515 S Mint St, Charlotte, NC 28203
Location: 222 S Church St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Location: 8301 Magnolia Estates Dr, Cornelius, NC 28031
Location: 1801 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Location: 4109 S Stream Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28217
Location: Multiple
Location: 1212 Central Ave, Charlotte, NC 28204
Kristophers Sports Bar & Restaurant
Location: 250 N Trade St, Matthews, NC 28105
Location: 7725 Colony Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226
Location: 4548 Old Pineville Rd Ste A, Charlotte, NC 28217
Location: Multiple
Location: 11318 N Community House Rd #200, Charlotte, NC 28277
Location: 230 E W.T. Harris Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28262
Location: 314 N Polk St, Pineville, NC 28134
Location: 3216 South Blvd #301, Charlotte, NC 28209
Location: 500 W Trade St #104, Charlotte, NC 28202
Location: 2801 Selwyn Ave, Charlotte, NC 28209
Location: 4544 South Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28209
Location: 1513 Pierson Dr, Charlotte, NC 28205
Location: 8400 Bellhaven Blvd # H, Charlotte, NC 28216
Location: 2135 Thrift Rd Unit 104, Charlotte, NC 28208
Location: 4582 Charlotte Hwy, Lake Wylie, SC 29710
Location: 1411 S Tryon St Ste B, Charlotte, NC 28203
Location: 430 W 4th St, Charlotte, NC 28202
Location: 1218 Thomas Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205
Location: Camp North End, 201 Camp Rd Suite 120, Charlotte, NC 28206
Location: 1221 The Plaza, Charlotte, NC 28205
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This story was originally published September 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM with the headline "The final showdown: Which sports bar is the very best around Charlotte?."