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Watching the game in Newport Beach

The 8 places to watch the game that local best-of lists name most often. We read 5 lists from local papers, magazines and food writers, counted who shows up, and link every one.

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Stag Bar + Kitchen

121 McFadden Pl, Newport Beach, CA 92663

McFadden Place bar with TVs everywhere; known as a Rams bar, with wings, pizza and beer buckets.

Mon to Fri 11:00a to 2:00a, Sat and Sun 9:00a to 2:00a (kitchen closes 10:00p)

Named by Locale Magazine, 20 Orange County Sports Bars for All the NFL Action This Fall (Aug 2026) · Visit Newport Beach, Where to Watch the World Cup in Newport Beach (2026) · Enjoy OC, Where to Watch the FIFA World Cup in Orange County (Jun 2026)

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Helmsman Ale House

2920 Newport Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92663

House-brewed beer, TVs inside and on the patio, football specials Sun, Mon and Thu; all ages welcome.

Mon to Thu 12:00p to 11:00p, Fri 12:00p to 1:00a, Sat 10:00a to 1:00a, Sun 10:00a to 11:00p

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Mutt Lynch's

2300 W Oceanfront, Newport Beach, CA 92663

Boardwalk bar by the Newport Pier with TVs lining every wall and big schooners of beer.

Sun to Thu 8:00a to 12:00a, Fri and Sat 8:00a to 2:00a

Named by Locale Magazine, 20 Orange County Sports Bars for All the NFL Action This Fall (Aug 2026) · Visit Newport Beach, Super Bowl Sunday (Feb 2026) · Enjoy OC, Best Places to Watch the Super Bowl (updated Feb 2026)

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Cruisers Pizza Bar Grill

801 E Balboa Blvd, Newport Beach, CA (Balboa Peninsula)

30 big screens, a 4K projector and four rooms for four games; a 49ers and Vikings bar.

Named by Locale Magazine, 20 Orange County Sports Bars for All the NFL Action This Fall (Aug 2026) · Visit Newport Beach, Super Bowl Sunday (Feb 2026)

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Baja Sharkeez Newport Beach

114 McFadden Pl, Newport Beach, CA 92663

Beach cantina by the pier with wall-to-wall HDTVs and surround sound; packed for big games.

Mon to Fri 11:00a to 2:00a, Sat and Sun 9:00a to 2:00a

Named by Visit Newport Beach, Where to Watch the World Cup in Newport Beach (2026) · Enjoy OC, Where to Watch the FIFA World Cup in Orange County (Jun 2026)

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Sgt. Pepperoni's Pizza Store

2300 SE Bristol St, Ste F, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Family pizza place with large-screen TVs, a kids arcade and patio seating; showed World Cup matches.

Mon to Thu 11:00a to 9:00p, Fri and Sat 11:00a to 10:00p, Sun 11:00a to 9:00p

Named by Visit Newport Beach, Where to Watch the World Cup in Newport Beach (2026) · Enjoy OC, Where to Watch the FIFA World Cup in Orange County (Jun 2026)

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Classic Q

4251 MacArthur Blvd, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Pool hall bar on MacArthur packed with TVs; Packers fans gather here. 21 and over always.

Mon and Tue 11:00a to 10:00p, Wed to Fri 11:00a to 12:00a, Sat 12:00p to 12:00a, Sun 9:30a to 10:00p

Named by Locale Magazine, 20 Orange County Sports Bars for All the NFL Action This Fall (Aug 2026)

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The Place Bar & Grill

2920 E Coast Hwy, Corona del Mar, CA 92625

Corona del Mar bar and grill with over a dozen TVs inside and seven more on the patio.

Mon to Thu 4:00p to 9:00p, Fri and Sat 11:30a to 9:00p, Sun 11:00a to 9:00p

Named by Visit Newport Beach, Where to Watch the World Cup in Newport Beach (2026)

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How this list is ranked

Each place gets a point for every recent local best-of list that names it: readers' choice results, local papers and magazines, food writers. Review-site top tens count half. Newer lists break ties. Nobody can pay to be on it. When reader votes come in, they count too.

Think we missed a place? Tell us which list named it and we'll recount.