Top-10 sport bars

VLC market team researched and ready to tell you where to watch World Cup games in Valencia this summer. 

Knock-off stage of the tournament creates crowds at pubs 2 hours before the whistle, so this review can give you some options probably you had not before and put some lights on details about things like reservation availability and kitchen working schedules.

Sean O’Brians Pub

Irish embassy in green and calm living area.

Advantages: Outstanding 5.0 rating with highly dedicated owners; fantastic cozy, friendly local community atmosphere away from tourist centers.

Disadvantages: Located slightly north of the historical core, requiring a brief commute if staying in central/southern tourist districts.

Interior Details: Traditional dark wood elements with custom bar counter layouts, corner seating, and multi-angle television setups.

Infrastructure: Equipped with physical pub games including pool/billiard tables and arcade machines. Features a wide, comfortable street-view outdoor terrace.

Drinks Available: Wide selection of international beers, draft stouts, hard liquor, and signature cocktails.

Food Menu: Light pub snacks, organic small plates, and localized vegetarian finger foods.

Working Hours: * 

• Mon – Fri: 4:00 PM – 1:30 AM
• Sat – Sun: 12:00 PM – 1:30 AM

Kitchen Working Hours: Closes approximately 1 hour before the venue shuts down.

Casa Mundo GASTROSPORT

Long living small sport bar in an alley of the shopping street.

Advantages: Gourmet traditional food that elevates standard matchday menus; highly accessible, premium central city location.

Disadvantages: Operates tightly as a restaurant layout; staff can be strict about table seating and less accommodating to people who only want to stand up and drink.

Interior Details: Elegant contemporary dining room layout with walls fully decorated in historical local sports memorabilia, jerseys, and archived photographs.

Infrastructure: Full multi-zone layout. Wheelchair-accessible entrance, accessible seating zones, and dedicated accessible restroom facilities. Includes an outdoor seating zone.

Drinks Available: Extensive regional and imported beer lists, fine wines, and artisanal coffees.

Food Menu: High-quality traditional Spanish tapas, brunch, dessert options, and their highly acclaimed gourmet calamari sandwiches.

Working Hours: * Mon: Closed

• Tue – Fri: 12:00 PM – 11:30 PM
• Sat: 10:00 AM – 11:30 PM
• Sun: 11:00 AM – 11:30 PM

Kitchen Working Hours: Open continuously for lunch, dinner, and late-night cravings alongside the match.

River Bar Valencia

High capacity modern bar on the bank of The River.

Advantages: Exceptional modern high-definition televisions and crisp acoustic sound system distribution; fully air-conditioned indoors for hot summer games.

Disadvantages: The dense concentration of international travelers and expat groups can occasionally overpower the local native fan presence.

Interior Details: Clean, modern lines with open view corridors maximizing sightlines to flat-screen displays from any table alignment.

Infrastructure: Features live music performance staging setups, wheelchair-accessible entrance, and an expansive outdoor terrace next to the promenade.

Drinks Available: Premium cocktails, happy hour drink specials, draft beers, hard liquors, and wines.

Food Menu: Classic international pub dishes, full meals, and finger-food platters tailored for large friend groups.

Working Hours: * 

• Mon – Thu: 5:00 PM – 12:00 AM
• Fri: 5:00 PM – 2:30 AM
• Sat: 12:00 PM – 2:30 AM
• Sun: 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Kitchen Working Hours: Active from opening up until 11:00 PM on weeknights and 1:30 AM on weekends.

Afición Bar

Legendary Mestalla-view compact beer place with the terrace.

Advantages: Unrivaled, electric local football passion; situated right on Avenida de Suecia, just steps outside the legendary Mestalla Stadium.

Disadvantages: The surrounding streets become completely gridlocked with pedestrian crowds and traffic whenever Valencia CF hosts a game, creating highly chaotic entry logistics.

Interior Details: Brightly lit, modern sports-bar interior layout built around high-density parallel television screen walls.

Infrastructure: Full infrastructure accessibility featuring a wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking lot, restrooms, and seating layout. Includes free Wi-Fi and dog-friendly outdoor spaces.

Drinks Available: Draft beers (such as Turia), local spirits, happy hour drink promotions, and premium cocktails.

Food Menu: Late-night full kitchen service featuring specialized cuts like Iberian picanha steak, local tapas, and hearty pre-match sandwiches.

Working Hours: * 

• Mon: Closed
• Tue – Thu: 6:00 PM – 1:30 AM
• Fri: 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM
• Sat: 10:00 AM – 2:00 AM
• Sun: 10:00 AM – 12:00 AM

Kitchen Working Hours: Famed for its late-night kitchen, cooking hot meals continuously up to 1 hour before bar closing.

The Salty GOAT

Texan hospitality with many screens in quiet living area.

Advantages: Incredible customer care; the staff actively checks schedules to turn on custom, niche international streaming requests (e.g., Premier League or Ligue 1) upon request.

Disadvantages: Intimate, tight indoor capacity means doormen strictly block entry to look for friends once the legal limit is reached.

Interior Details: Charming, narrow American-style bistro aesthetic with space-optimized high-top tables facing clear screens.

Infrastructure: Features internal bar game integration, trivia night setups, free high-speed Wi-Fi, and a wheelchair-accessible entrance.

Drinks Available: Massive beer list selection, high-quality coffees, and craft cocktails like their signature “Ranch Water.”

Food Menu: American-style diner options: chicken wings, hot dogs, fries, and highly rated gourmet cheeseburgers.

Working Hours: 

• * Mon – Tue: Closed
• Wed – Sun: 6:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Kitchen Working Hours: Closes exactly 15–20 minutes before the midnight venue shutdown.

Bar Veni

Tapas sport bar at busy avenue.

Advantages: Highly welcoming to spontaneous walk-ins; staff works hard to adjust stools and fit fans in right before kickoff.

Disadvantages: Situated in an upscale boulevard district where local street parking is exceptionally expensive and difficult to locate.

Interior Details: Cozy yet trendy layout combining a long, high-stool service counter with a casual social dining floor.

Infrastructure: Packed with full entertainment infrastructure including built-in board games, arcade cabinets, an interior salad bar, and free guest Wi-Fi.

Drinks Available: Craft microbrews, brewpub house selections, cocktails, coffee, and wines.

Food Menu: Argentinian-influenced tapas, small plates, quick bites, and specialized grilled items.

Working Hours: * 

• Mon – Thu: 1:00 PM – 12:00 AM
• Fri – Sat: 1:00 PM – 1:30 AM
• Sun: 1:00 PM – 12:00 AM

Kitchen Working Hours: Active during defined lunch and dinner windows, transitioning to light tapas service late at night.

Saints and Scholars

Irish pub culture at the end of the city at Univercity area.

Advantages: Extremely diverse sporting portfolio (screens Football, Rugby, F1, and more) set within a vibrant, young, international Erasmus student atmosphere.

Disadvantages: Central tourist hotspot location results in slightly inflated drink pricing compared to residential neighborhood bars.

Interior Details: Classic, authentic dark wood Irish pub aesthetic with deep seating booths, high-ceiling acoustics, and multi-directional monitor arrays.

Infrastructure: Massive activity integration featuring pub games, trivia nights, live music staging, a dedicated kid’s menu setup, and full wheelchair accessibility.

Drinks Available: Extensive international imports (German, Belgian, Irish stouts), cocktails, and specialized coffee brews.

Food Menu: Breakfast, brunch, vegan/vegetarian options, and comforting Irish-pub styles like their signature “Spice Bag” and burgers.

Working Hours: * 

• Mon – Fri: 6:00 PM – 2:00 AM
• Sat – Sun: 12:00 PM – 2:00 AM

Kitchen Working Hours: Service bottlenecks can happen during peak weekend matches, but the kitchen stays open until roughly 12:30 AM.

Pub Liverpool

One of the oldest pubs on the edge of Ruzafa area.

Advantages: Excellent social atmosphere, making it a premier choice for solo travelers looking to make friends and catch Valencia CF games with passionate locals.

Disadvantages: The interior music and fan chant volume can be incredibly loud, making conversational deep analysis of the match near impossible.

Interior Details: Highly atmospheric and visually distinct Beatles-themed rock pub with retro rock posters and iconic British memorabilia.

Infrastructure: Equipped with bar games, live performance stages, an indoor karaoke infrastructure, and a wheelchair-accessible entrance. Outside food is permitted.

Drinks Available: Ice-cold stouts, draft selections, mixed spirits, and signature cocktails.

Food Menu: Focuses mainly on drink service, but offers light pub snacks and explicitly allows outside food to be brought to tables.

Working Hours: * 

• Mon – Tue: 6:00 PM – 1:00 AM
• Wed: 4:00 PM – 1:00 AM
• Thu: 7:00 PM – 3:00 AM
• Fri: 6:00 PM – 3:30 AM
• Sat: 5:00 PM – 3:30 AM
• Sun: 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM

Kitchen Working Hours: No formal heavy kitchen facility onsite; snack options are available during all active operational hours.

St. Patrick’s Irish Pub

Youth loud vibes with traditional decorations.

Advantages: Massive spatial capacity featuring a multi-room powerhouse layout with wall-to-wall screens visible from any angle. Proactive security team ensures safety.

Disadvantages: Feels corporate or commercialized, loud disco 90s early evening, losing out on intimate local neighborhood pub charm; staff enforces strict closing calls.

Interior Details: Grand, sweeping traditional Irish tavern design clad in rich wood panelling and high-top counter stools across multiple viewing halls.

Infrastructure: High-capacity infrastructure complete with bar games, trivia night zones, karaoke tech, live performance options, and full wheelchair accessibility.

Drinks Available: Extensive international draft tap selections, stouts, happy hour drinks, hard liquor, and wine.

Food Menu: Hearty pub burgers, classic baskets, fries, and late-night hot finger foods.

Working Hours: * 

• Mon – Sun: 12:00 PM – 3:00 AM

Kitchen Working Hours: Active continuously from noon through the night, wrapping up hot food operations around 1:30 AM.

Juniper & Barley Pub ^NEW

Very new pub converted from pastry shop.

Advantages: New big screens, not too much packed as others and good options on a tap as for not sophisticated neighborhood.

Disadvantages: Some complains related to rush hours for just opened bar and roulette working hours.

Interior Details: Bright space with panoramic windows with some pastry shop legacy like cake fridge and garden chairs.

Infrastructure: Three screens, high tables, coupe-style benches and many chairs.

Drinks Available: Imported beer on a tap alongside with local options, cans and bottles of standart spirits.

Food Menu: Basic local tapas and standart international options like burgers and chicken strips.

Working Hours: * 

• Very local and unpredictable (not updated info in web)