FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN DC (2011)

1. The 19th Bar & Restaurant

1900 I St NW (at 19th St. NW), Washington, D.C.

Bar · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 45 tips and reviews

Thrillist: 19th's a subtly links-themed watering hole with grass-green walls and retro-styled golf posters. Read more.

Buffalo Billiards is one of FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN DC (2011).

2. Buffalo Billiards

1330 19th St NW (at Connecticut Ave. NW), Washington, D.C.

Sports Bar · Connecticut Avenue - K Street · 103 tips and reviews

Thrillist: 14000sqft containing 18 pool tables, nine for shuffleboard, two skee ball machines, and two ping pong set-ups. Read more.

The Boardwalk DC is one of FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN DC (2011).

3. The Boardwalk DC

6.5

507 7th St NW, Washington, D.C.

Bar · Penn Quarter · 105 tips and reviews

Thrillist: Iron's a sprawling, bi-level, moto-obsessed brewhouse, with vintage bikes (from a '63 Norton to a '67 Triumph) hanging from the downstairs ceiling and inset into the upstairs wall. Read more.

Redline is one of FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN DC (2011).

4. Redline

707 G St NW (btwn 7th & 8th St NW), Washington, D.C.

Sports Bar · Chinatown · 95 tips and reviews

Thrillist: The new pre-Caps powerhouse is serving 10 drafts (from hometown "Rockin' Red Ale" to Starhills Northern Lights IPA) and pre-game bites (like chipotle BBQ'd tilapia tacos). Read more.

Spider Kelly's is one of FAVORITE 5 SPORTS BARS IN DC (2011).

5. Spider Kelly's

6.3

3181 Wilson Blvd (btw N Hudson St & N Irving St), Arlington, VA

Bar · Lyon Village · 92 tips and reviews

Thrillist: Its all-new massive, wrap-around diamond plate main bar's ringed by 25 flatscreens, dart boards, pool/shuffleboard tables, and arcade rigs like Golden Tee and Big Buck Hunter. Read more.