Football Sunday in Bend: Where to Spend Game Day

For many of us, the cooler days of fall are a reminder of another season at our doorstep: football season! Whether it’s watching your alma mater play its longtime rival on Saturdays or spending the day watching NFL Sunday Ticket, football has long brought together friends and family for a day of food, drinks, and cheering. And, if football isn’t exactly your “thing,” you can still enjoy these Sunday brunch and daytime specials alongside your football fanatic friends at some of the best sports bars in Bend, Oregon. However, if football is your thing, you’ll want to add these spots to your list of where to watch football in Bend and throughout Central Oregon.

1. Cascade Lakes Brewing at 7th Street

What goes better with Sunday football than a good beer and great food? Cascade Lakes Brewing’s 7th Street Pub in Redmond has Sunday brunch specials to satisfy your cravings while watching the game and enjoying Central Oregon brews. Choose from French toast, meat and veggie scrambles, and classic biscuits and gravy every Sunday from 9 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. 

2. Midtown Yacht Club

Get ready for brunch pizzas and $5 mimosas every Sunday at Midtown Yacht Club! During football season, Midtown Yacht Club opens at 10 a.m. along with select carts offering morning fuel. Visit P!ZZA, sister cart to TOTS!, for egg-on-a-pizza, or swing by Alley Dogz, Shimshon, Barrio, TOTS!, and Lively Up Yourself, who will open early on select Sundays. Midtown Yacht Club will be streaming all NFL Sunday Ticket games, along with Monday Night Football and Thursday Night Football. However, the game choice is first come, first served! So, arrive early.

 

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3. River Pig Saloon

Sunday Funday meets NFL Sunday Ticket at River Pig Saloon for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Here, you can enjoy hearty Sunday brunch alongside fellow gameday goers. Fuel up with River Pig’s chicken and waffles and sip on their 22-ounce Hail Marys while watching the big screens. The Box Factory’s bar and restaurant is a hub for Sunday Funday, especially during football season.

4. Brother Jon’s Alehouse

Head to Downtown Bend for a special breakfast series at Brother Jon’s Alehouse every Sunday! From 9:30 a.m. until noon, grub on $6 biscuits and gravy and other brunch specials while you sip on beermosas and Bloody Marys. Or, enjoy their regular menu starting at 11:30 a.m. for lunch, craft beer, cocktails, and all-you-can-watch NFL Sunday Ticket in Bend. As the weather gets cooler, you’ll want to try one of their many housemade soup specials like clam chowder and French onion soup.

5. Boneyard Pub

You can’t beat all-day $5 Blood Marys, Micheladas, mimosas, and screwdrivers on football Sunday! Boneyard Pub’s Division Street location has happy hour pricing on these drinks from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. With eleven new big screen TVs, you can enjoy NFL Sunday Ticket and the big games all day long. Additionally, you can watch college football every Saturday and enjoy their same delicious menu from noon until 8 p.m.

6. Luckey’s Woodsmen & The Brown Owl

Bundle up and find a spot around the fire pits at The Brown Owl, where Luckey’s Woodsmen serves Sunday brunch from 10 a.m. until noon. Inside, The Brown Owl is streaming NFL Sunday Ticket and making Bloody Marys. Meanwhile, the Woodsmen crew prepares huevos rancheros, brunch burgers, and biscuits and gravy. For a lighter option, try their Forbidden Cereal with seasonal fruit, paleo granola, and oat milk over forbidden rice. Or, go all the way with their Dutch Oven Biscuits and Gravy made with mushroom and sausage gravy, sunny-side-up eggs, two strips of bacon, and a fresh Dutch oven-made biscuit.

7. Corral Taproom

Mimosas and football? Say no more! Prineville’s food cart lot and taproom, Corral Taproom, has all-day drinks and grub for football and breakfast fanatics alike. Grab homemade breakfast specials from Kristi’s Comfort Korner and a mimosa from the taproom, and settle into game day.

8. Southside Pub

Head to Southside Pub for a special seasonal brunch—football season, that is! Southside Pub starts serving brunch at 10 a.m. and features some greasy spoon favorites and all your favorite pub grub. Enjoy your choice of cocktail from their full bar as they stream football all Sunday long. For midday games and Sunday Night Football, you can choose from their pub menu for options like the Southside Turkey Dip, Black and Bleu Burger, and Fried Chicken Sando. You won’t be disappointed at this longtime favorite— this sports bar in Bend, Oregon, has been serving locals for almost 25 years.

9. The Hideaway Tavern

For the ultimate football experience, head to one of the best sports bars in Bend, Oregon—The Hideaway Tavern. Every Saturday and Sunday, visit what The Hideaway Tavern calls “Food Network meets ESPN.” Brunch service starts at 8 a.m., which includes greasy spoon favorites like chicken fried steak, breakfast burritos, and sweets from the griddle. While they’re known for their Game Changer Bloody Mary, you can also enjoy a twist on a weekday morning favorite—the spiked chai latté! Oregon Chai and milk is spiked with Crater Lake Hazelnut Espresso Vodka and served over ice. Enjoy brunch until noon, after which time you can start grubbing on their daytime menu. Lounge on one of their six couches, watching one of their twelve TVs while you sip from over 18 taps. Find them along Third Street South in Bend and their family-friendly sports bar and grill in Redmond, Oregon.