Best Sports Bars in Scottsdale
Scottsdale, Arizona — updated August 22, 2026
Seven Scottsdale sports bars ranked by how settled their ratings are, from a 2,000-review anchor on Northsight Boulevard to a smaller room up on North Scottsdale Road.
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Scottsdale's game-day bars are spread across three distinct zones: the Old Town blocks off North Scottsdale Road, the older stretch of McDowell Road on the southern edge, and the office-park corridor up in North Scottsdale near the 101. Which one suits you depends less on the screens, which every place here has, and more on how far you want to drive. We ranked these by rating and by how many reviews stand behind it, because a high score from a few hundred people is a different kind of evidence than a high score from two thousand.
1. K O'Donnell's Sports Bar & Grill
The most thoroughly tested sports bar in the city: 4.5 stars across 2,060 reviews, which is the largest sample on this list paired with the highest rating. That combination is what puts it first. It sits on Northsight Boulevard in North Scottsdale, well away from the Old Town crowds, which makes it the practical pick if you are coming from the Loop 101 side rather than downtown. A rating that high holding steady over two thousand visits usually means consistency rather than a good month.
2. Boondocks Patio & Grill Scottsdale
A 4.3 rating over 1,734 reviews, and the patio is in the name, which matters in a city where watching a game outdoors is viable for much of the year. It is tucked on North 75th Street just east of the main Old Town grid, close enough to walk from the Scottsdale Road bars but off the busiest block. The review volume here is second only to two other rooms on this list, so the score is well settled.
3. Duke's Sports Bar and Grill
Duke's carries 1,812 reviews at 4.2 stars, the second-largest sample here. It is the southern option, out on East McDowell Road near the Tempe line, which puts it in reach if you are coming from ASU rather than from Old Town. The rating is a step below the two above it, but it is backed by nearly as many visits, so treat the 4.2 as an accurate read rather than a fluke.
4. R.T. O'Sullivan's Sports Grill
Sports grill in the name and a 4.4 rating from 745 reviews, a mid-sized sample that lands it above the smaller rooms below. The address is East Thomas Road, just south of Old Town proper, which is the sort of location that draws neighborhood regulars more than bar-crawl traffic. Fewer reviews than the top three, but 745 is enough that the score is unlikely to move much.
5. Famous 48
4.4 stars across 526 reviews, matching R.T. O'Sullivan's on rating with about two thirds of the evidence. It is the northernmost Scottsdale Road entry on this list, up at 8989 in a suite address near the Kierland and Gainey side of town, so it serves a different crowd than the Old Town bars. Worth knowing that the sample is moderate: the rating is encouraging rather than proven.
6. Longshots Bar & Grill
The highest rating on the list at 4.6, but from 287 reviews, the thinnest sample here. That is why it sits sixth rather than first. It is on North Scottsdale Road at 13610, north of the resort corridor, and the small review count is consistent with a smaller neighborhood room rather than a barn full of screens. Promising, and if the score holds as the count grows it belongs higher.
7. Barstool Scottsdale
The lowest-rated entry on the list at 3.9 stars from 541 reviews, and worth including only because the name and the North Scottsdale Road address put it squarely in the middle of Old Town's game-day traffic. The sample is large enough that the 3.9 is a real reading, not an early wobble. Go for the location and the crowd rather than for the reviews.