Your Guide to Middleton Sport Bars
There’s never a dull moment when watching teams compete at one of Middleton’s sports bars. Check out where to watch the next big game.
Cheer on your favorite team at one of Middleton’s local bar and grill restaurants. With great food and drink options and plenty of screens, these locations are sure to offer the ultimate sports game-watching experience.
Thinking of taking the party home? Carryout is available at many of these restaurants, with a few offering take-home brew packs.
WHERE: CRAFTSMAN TABLE AND TAP, 6712 FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT AVE.
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.; Friday: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Saturday: 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday: 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
Happy Hour: Monday-Friday: 3-5:30 p.m.; late night happy hour: Monday-Thursday: 8-9 p.m.
Whether crafted right here in Dane County, across America, or around the globe, Craftsman Table & Tap brings the best in craft beer and offers a menu designed to reflect hearty rustic home cooking. Head to Craftsman for their “Wisconsin Happy Hour,” where you can enjoy unique cocktails or Saturday and Sunday brunch from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.
WHERE: Longtable Beer Cafe, 7545 HUBBARD AVE.
Hours: Monday: 4-10 p.m.; Tuesday-Saturday: 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m.; Sunday: Closed; Kitchen closes at 9 p.m.
A combination cafe, bottle shop and tasting room that brings a communal experience to craft beer and food. Longtable offers 300 brews in their self-serve open cooler and 12 rotating tap beers. The food menu is crafted from artisan meats, cheese and local produce. Carryout is available. And, if you’d like to take your favorite beverages home, create your own to-go brew packs!
Longtable Beer Cafe will be closed on Super Bowl Sunday in 2024 but will be open the Saturday prior for football fans to stock up on craft brews from the self-serve cooler to bring to an at-home viewing party.
WHERE: MIDDLETON SPORT BOWL, 6815 UNIVERSITY AVE.
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday: 11 a.m.-11:30 p.m.; Saturday: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday: 8 a.m.-8 p.m.
You can watch your favorite sports teams compete at Middleton Sports Bowl. This multi-level sports bar is home to multiple flat-screen TVs and 10 bowling lanes, so you can play a round in between watching sports games. Plus, breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served here.
WHERE: MID TOWN PUB, 2405 ALLEN BLVD.
Hours: Daily: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Mid Town Pub is Middleton’s lakeside neighborhood bar and grill. Stop by for weekly dinner specials, including their award-winning fish fry. Enjoy a refreshing adult beverage; choose from the pub’s 10 draft lines, more than 100 different bottles of beer, and more than 200 spirits.
WHERE: MONK’S BAR & GRILL, 8313 MURPHY DR.
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-9 p.m.
Take in some Sunday football, spring training games or tournament basketball at Monk’s, where you’ll find plenty of big-screen TVs, a welcoming atmosphere, great food and daily drink specials.
WHERE: NITTY GRITTY, 1021 N. GAMMON RD.
Hours: Monday-Friday: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Saturday: 10 a.m.-11 p.m.; Sunday: 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
The Nitty Gritty offers excellent food and drink specials every day of the week. Stop by on your birthday for a free memento mug plus free refills of tap beer, birthday cocktails or soda. The Nitty Gritty will close at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 (Super Bowl Sunday), so stop by before the game for a drink or meal.
WHERE: PAUL’S NEIGHBORHOOD BAR, 2401 PARMENTER ST.
Hours: Monday-Saturday 7-2 a.m.; Sunday: 7 a.m.-11 p.m.
This local bar and grill is a place for everyone, offering breakfast, lunch and dinner. Every Friday night, you can catch an all-you-can-eat fish fry; Saturday during the winter, you can compete in a meat raffle; and Sundays offer a special prime rib breakfast. There are 14 TVs available to watch your favorite teams compete.
WHERE: TANNER’S NEIGHBORHOOD BAR & GRILL, 2259 DEMING WAY
Hours: Monday-Thursday: 11 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday-Saturday: 11-12 a.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
Shopping near the Greenway Station? Stop by for a bite and a beer at this friendly neighborhood sports bar and grill, where you can enjoy a menu filled with classic sandwiches, “boogas” (burgers), fish, soups, salads, and more.
WHERE: THE FREE HOUSE PUB, 1902 PARMENTER ST.
Hours: Sunday-Wednesday 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; Thursday-Saturday 11-12 a.m.
Get cozy at this downtown gastropub that offers an expansive beer, wine, cocktail, and whiskey menu and a variety of food — from salads to sandwiches to Friday Fish Fry. Sporting events are broadcasted throughout their restaurant. When the weather warms up, grab a seat (and a bite!) on their outdoor patio.
WHERE: WORLD OF BEER, 8825 GREENWAY BLVD.
Hours: Monday: 3-9 p.m.; Tuesday-Thursday: 3 p.m.-12 a.m.; Friday-Saturday: 11 a.m.-2 a.m.; Sunday: 11 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Beer lovers: this is the place you want to be. World of Beer offers more than 500 beers from around the state, country and world on tap and in bottles, as well as tasty pub grub.
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Modified February 6, 2024
