The best sports bars in Manchester

This luxury, industrial-style sports bar behind Albert Square shows all your sporting matches, including niche requests. They show every sport you can imagine, from football and golf to rugby, roller derby, and more. There's a basement with a games area that includes football tables, private booths with screens that can be privately booked, and a separate mezzanine room decked out like an old gentleman's club. Celebrate with drinks from the huge brass-topped bar upstairs.

Cricket fans will love Sixes Social cricket, where the classic game of cricket is reimagined in a contemporary way with tech-enhanced facilities. You can challenge your your mates to a match, or if you'd rather not get involved, they also have pool tables and loads of live screens for watching sports matches, which isn't just cricket.

This buzzy sports bar, located next to Piccadilly Gardens, shows live sports on its 10 HD screens every day of the week. Enjoy all the classic bar drinks plus a menu of American comfort food, like loaded mac and cheese, burgers, hot dogs, and more. The food is complemented by an extensive range of lager, beer, wine, and tasty cocktails.

The Director's Box is your ultimate destination for just about any sport imaginable. Inside, there are a bunch of high-definition TV screens alongside a tasty selection of craft beer and small plates. They also offer a bottomless brunch option for those who want to celebrate any wins.

Manchester's Deansgate Box has 25 HD screens where you can watch all the live sports. You can also participate in a bunch of fun activities, like shuffleboard and karaoke backed by a live band. Hungry? They've got comfort food classics like pizza, sandwiches, and burgers, served alongside cocktails, craft beer, and wine.

The Bierkeller is the place to be for bustling Bavarian vibes and all the sports. Their Shooters sports bar houses a huge projector screen and plenty of TV screens so you can always guarantee a view of your match. Celebrate wins (or drown your sorrows) with steins of beer, games of darts or pool, or go all out with a bottomless brunch.

The Shack is an independent Northern Quarter sports bar, event space, and restaurant that serves brunch and coffee during the day and turns up the vibes at the weekends. Their venue is spread across two floors, with one floor dedicated to booth seating and private screens showing all live sports. They also host disco bottomless brunch and live music on Friday and Saturday nights.