By Kevin Wilkerson, San Diego Blogger
Super Bowl LX may be in San Francisco but here, San Diego is a lively place to watch the Big Game. One of the reasons is there are a lot of transplants from the cities of the teams in the Super Bowl who live here and they loyally and loudly gather to watch games at designated bars.
Additionally, there are several fun bars where people go to watch the games for the great socializing. This article contains both team bars for the Seahawks and Patriots in San Diego, as well as fun game-watching bars with food and drink specials.
As you will discover, there are a lot of lively places to watch Super Bowl LV in San Diego.
Seattle Sehawks Game-Watching Bars In San Diego
For the 12s, as Seahawks fans call themselves (that’s because of the 12th Man), the narrow and thin dive bar Thrusters in PB is a Seahawks bar and gives out shots whenever Seattle scores a touchdown. Waterbar, the large venue overlookng PB Pier and the beach, also has several Seahawks fans.
The largest Seahawks bar in San Diego is R Place Bar & Eatery in Hillcrest (University & 10th) The Rabbit Hole in Normal Heights, El Cid Brewing in North Park and Tony Pepperoni’s up in Oceanside also get a lot of Seahawks fans.
New England Patriots Game-Watching Bars In San Diego
One of the biggest bars for Patriots fans in San Diego is Tipsy Crow (5th & F). While several people watch the game on the ground level the real action is in the upstairs lounge. In PB, The Sandbox Pizza & Wings (Garnet & Haines) is a complete Boston bar. Another Pats bar is Players Sportsbar in Kearny Mesa
Pacific/Mission Beach Super Bowl Bars
Okay, getting away from specific bars for Hawks and Pats fans, here’s some insight on other places. Two of PubClub.com’s San Diego Bartenders of the Month – “Cute” Kate at Miss B’s Coconut Club in Mission Beach and Natalie at 710 Beach Club in PB – are from Seattle. And you can bet that they will be slinging drinks with high spirits at both of those places on Super Sunday.
I can also assure you that Hideaway will be busy and buzzing from a socializing standpoint. Across the street and down a couple blocks, PB Local has a huge screen on a large patio so that is another lively PB bar for Super Bowl Sunday.
Duck Dive will be honoring its NFL gametime specials which includes $7 Pacificos, $10 Kentucky or Vodka Mule, $12 shot + beer (Pacifico Mexican Lager & Altos Tequila or Jameson), $35 High Noon Buckets (5 seltzers included). For food thee’s $10 Fried Pickles, $20 Carne Asada Fries, $15 Cheesy Garlic Parmesan Fries and a $35 Touchdown Platter consisting of fried pickles, chicken wings, calamari, garlic parmesan duck fat fries, and dipping sauces. Game time drink specials include $7 Pacificos, $10 Kentucky or Vodka Mule, $12 shot + beer (Pacifico Mexican Lager & Altos Tequila or Jameson), $35 High Noon Buckets (5 seltzers included). Call 858-273-3825 for reservations, there are no table minimums.
Sandbar in Mission Beach has a Touchdown Package, It is is selling tickets in tiers starting at $75 + tax and fees. For this, you get receiving reserved seating, three drink tickets, a raffle ticket, access to hosted apps, and all-you-can-eat tacos . Tickets are available to purchase through Humanitix, a non-profit ticketing platform that donates all booking fees towards providing access to education, healthcare, and life’s basic necessities to millions of humans across the world. Doors open at 2:30 and AYCE tacos will end at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased here: Super Bowl LX Viewing Party
And there’s always the dive Open Bar in case all the other places are two crowded and you either can’t get into it or can’t find a seat.
Gaslamp Quarter/East Village Super Bowl Bars
The go-to bar for games in the Gaslamp is barleymash and it will be packed long before kickoff, which is at 3:30 p.m.
Around the corner, The Smoking Gun has Happy Hour from Noon-3 (pre-game) with all-You-Can-Eat Wings for $22.99 and beer buckets (six beers) for $15 (game time) Halftime Show specials include $6 drafts, $7 wells, and $8 “Super Bowl Slammers”. It will also have Super Bowl Squares, which are free to enter.
If Tipsy Crow is too crowded for you then go a block down Fifth Ave., to Whiskey Girl, which has tons of TVs and will likely have some beer specials. At 4th & Market, Warewolf has an interesting Super Bowl promotion you’re not likely to win: if the winning coach does not get anything poured on his head, your tab is free.
Carlsbad Village Super Bowl Bars
PRK 101 in has an outdoor courtyard with large LED screens to catch the Super Bowl. The restaurant will offer the Super Bowl Drink Package for groups for $250, and it includes eight Happy Dad Hard Seltzers, 10 Baby Michelob Ultras (8 oz.), and two bottles (375ml) of vodka, tequila, or whiskey with mixers included. Other Super Bowl drink specials are $5 pints of Bud Light, eight Happy Dads for $30, and 10 Baby Michelob Ultras for $25. On the food side, the MVP Super Bowl Sunday Menu goes for $180 and includes smoked wings (10 lbs.), hamburger sliders, chili potato skins, and pizza logs. Reservations are strongly recommended, especially for larger groups, and they can be made through Toast here. Doors open at 10 a.m.
It’s MVP Super Bowl Sunday Menu also is available to go and orders can be placed at https://www.park101carlsbad.
This story was written by a human from personal experiences, local knowledge and information from the bars with no assistance from AI or ChatGTP.
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