The 2010 World Cup kicks off Friday, June 11th.
Though only a few bars in Portland can really be designated Soccer Bars, during the World Cup the list expands dramatically. Virtually all bars that have a TV will occasionally be tuned to world soccer this summer, and many bars, restaurants, and cafes that don’t normally sport TVs will roll in a big screen or mount an HD flat screen above the bar.
Below is a starter list of bars, restaurants, and cafes where you can catch World Cup Matches this summer, culled from the Portland Soccer Bars bar list. Please drop me a line, or leave a comment below if you know of other deserving establishments I should add to the list.
And any time you’re looking for a soccer bar, even in a non-World Cup year, visit Portland Soccer Bars to look up bars by name, quadrant or type of establishment.
5th Quadrant
Bakery Bar
Beulahland
Bitter End Pub
Brooklyn Park Pub
Caffe Umbria
Cheerful Bullpen
Costello’s Travel Caffe
Dublin Down Irish Pub
Kells Irish Pub
Leisure Public House
Marathon Taverna
North 45 Pub
Oblique Coffee Roasters
Piazza Italia
Prost!
Rogue Ales Public House
Roots Organic Brewing Company
Rose and Thistle Public House
Skybox Pub and Grill
Slim’s Cocktail Bar
St. Johns Theater & Pub
Thirsty Lion Pub
Zack’s Shack
For all the fine Williams/Vancouver St area denizens, bike commuters, and Soccer fans, MAUI’S BAR recently announced that they will be showing the USA v. England @11AM on 6/12!!! Come on out, they have 3 (maybe 4) big screens and lots of seating. They may be interested in opening earlier and for more games if there’s a good turn out, so spread the word!
Blackbird Wineshop (around 42nd and Fremont) is showing the games on a projector, daily. Call for game times – he usually opens around noon but will be changing that for World Cup. You can grab wine, beer, cheese plates, pressed sandwiches, etc. Kid-friendly, too — juices and snacks for kids.
You can search lokiloka for “world cup” to find a list of locally owned venues:
http://lokiloka.com/portland/search?q=world+cup