Best Boston Sports Bars Near Fenway & the Garden

Sox, Bruins and Celtics fans can use this guide to Boston sports bars clustered around the city's two big venues. Half the stops sit on Lansdowne Street and Brookline Avenue by Fenway Park, and the rest line Causeway, Canal and Friend Streets near TD Garden and North Station.

Cask 'n Flagon, across from the Green Monster since 1969, has been the pre-game meeting point for generations of fans. Bleacher Bar is tucked under the center-field bleachers, with a garage-door window looking straight onto the field. Banners Kitchen & Tap, next to the Garden, has a 40-foot screen billed as the biggest in the Northeast, and Sullivan's Tap on Canal Street calls itself Boston's oldest sports bar. Lansdowne Pub and Game On Fenway round out the Fenway side. Bleacher Bar's window tables go fast on game days, so arrive early or visit on an off day for the view.