The Best Sports Bars in Adelaide to Catch a Game

There’s nothing like catching live sport surrounded by fans who feel every catch, tackle and goal right alongside you. It’s big screens, buzzing atmospheres, cold drinks and tasty eats — the kind of energy your living room just can’t match.

From AFL and NRL to tennis, soccer and more, these spots are the best bars in Adelaide for a full game day experience.

Arkaba Hotel

Freshly revamped, Sportys at the Arkaba Hotel brings stadium energy with giant LED and 360° funnel screens and surround sound, plus an outdoor zone with booths, fireplaces and more screens. Add all-day eats, cocktails and game-day specials, and you’ve got one of Adelaide’s best spots to cheer with mates.

150 Glen Osmond Road, Fullarton 

The Highway

For fans who like their sport loud, proud, and packed with pub vibes, The Highway delivers. A big garden screen, buzzing bar, and menu stacked with running specials make it a favourite in the west. Rocking team merch? Dress-code rules happily bend so you can cheer, sip and snack with total pride.

290 Anzac Highway, Plympton

The District at SkyCity

The District at SkyCity is where all sports come together under one roof. If it’s on TV, it’s on the giant video wall. Take your front row seat, with some “deliciously dirty” (their words) eats, or level up your game day in a VIP booth. Bonus points? It sits alongside the Pirate Life Brewing, so you can keep the good times flowing after the final whistle.

125 North Terrace, Adelaide

Alma Tavern

Once co-owned by Adelaide Crows stars Mark Ricciuto, Taylor Walker and Rory Sloane, it’s no surprise the Alma Tavern makes this list. From siren to siren, they’re dishing up game-day food and drink specials to keep AFL and NRL fans fuelled — plus extra deals when the SA footy clubs hit the screen.

66 Magill Road, Norwood 

Feathers Hotel

It’s game day, your way at Feathers Hotel. Follow every tackle, swing or catch on the oversized screen in the Upper Terrace Bar, or kick back in the Lower Terrace Bar with its own TV and accompanying cosy, laid-back vibes. With the main menu served all day and happy hour specials running Monday to Saturday, this is a go-to in the east.

 516 Glynburn Road, Burnside 

The Cremorne

From the beer garden to the sports bar, The Cremorne has a spot for everyone. With 18 beers on tap (some rotating), hand-crafted cocktails, small and large bites, and a dedicated sports bar menu, it’s all about good food, great drinks and unbeatable vibes.

207 Unley Road, Unley

Mosaic Hotel

In the heart of the new Footy Park Precinct, The Mosaic Hotel is the home of game day. Big screens, casual dining and regular specials set the scene, while upstairs, X-Golf and Hey Caddy keep the sporting vibes going.

37 Turner Drive, West Lakes

Got your sports fix with our article on the best sports bars in Adelaide and want to see what else our city has to offer? Check out what’s happening across Adelaide this month, or the best pubs for a purse-friendly feast.