A Bar of Their Own
Sports bar · Seward
2207 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Highlights
Women's sports bar with local beer, cocktails, and bar food
Women's sports bar with local beer, cocktails, and bar food
"The Cities’ first bar dedicated entirely to women’s sports offers local beer on draft, a tight list of cocktails and mocktails, and a big bar food menu, feat. Caesars, smash burgers, kimchi carnitas sandwiches, fried pickles, and more in the former Tracy’s Saloon space. Women’s sports are playing on all screens, all the time. Even better, Tracy’s sold ABOTO its wing recipe, so that famous dry rub appears on the menu as well." - Eater Staff
"This bar became the Steve Rummler HOPE Network’s first restaurant-or-bar Naloxone Access Point (NAP), expanding harm reduction beyond distribution to awareness and destigmatization. Alicia House of the Steve Rummler HOPE Network emphasizes the visibility piece: "Resources are great, harm reduction is amazing, but if nobody's aware of them, and they can't access them, they're only doing so much." Staff at the bar have also made hand-drawn harm-reduction zines available in the bathrooms to help spread information in an approachable way." - Justine Jones
"Built through sheer force of will and community support, this bar — inspired by Jenny Nguyen’s Portland Sports Bra and opened by Jillian Hiscock — reimagined a neighborhood tavern into a dedicated women’s sports destination. The transformation kept the kitchen’s uber-popular wing recipe while redecorating the walls with Maya Moore jerseys, pride flags, and softball murals; the owners negotiated streaming rights across disparate platforms to get everything from roller derby to the WNBA on the screens. The place functions like a true community home: when wins stack up, the joy is compounded by the room; when heartbreak happens — for example, after the Minnesota Lynx lost a record-breaking championship game on what many called the most egregious referee call in the history of the WNBA — it’s one of the few places that holds that grief. Despite early naysayers who doubted a women’s-sports bar could last, the project stands as a testament to the old line, “If you build it, they will come.”" - Justine Jones
"The Cities’ first bar dedicated entirely to women’s sports is now open in the former Tracy’s Saloon space on Franklin Avenue, and it’s absolutely buzzing. Owner Jillian Hiscock, who took inspiration from Jenny Nguyen’s Portland bar the Sports Bra, raised more than $200,000 to launch A Bar of Their Own just in time for the women’s Big Ten basketball tournament. She’s offering local beer on draft, a tight list of cocktails and mocktails, and a big bar food menu, feat. Caesars, smash burgers, kimchi carnitas sandwiches, fried pickles, and more, with women’s sports playing on all screens. Even better, Tracy’s sold Hiscock its wing recipe, so that famous dry rub appears on the menu as well. Plan to arrive early, as A Bar of Their Own has been packed during its opening week." - Eater Staff
"Opened March 1 in Minneapolis, this sports bar was created to ensure fans of women’s sports stop feeling like an afterthought: it centers women’s games, offers a safe, welcoming environment where patrons can confidently ask to have a channel changed, and explicitly enforces inclusion policies. The owner, Jillian Hiscock, launched the venue after being denied an SBA loan and relied on community support, raising over $200,000 in 75 days to get the space open." - Frankie de la Cretaz
