Finnerty's
Sports bar · Midtown West ·
Bay Area sports bar with kegs, BYO food, and memorabilia
Bay Area sports bar with kegs, BYO food, and memorabilia
"This second coming of a beloved San Francisco sports bar—originally in the East Village—is the best place in town to watch the Giants, 49ers, and Warriors. Finnerty’s 2.0, in Midtown, still has plenty of fernet-fueled Bay Area charm and sports memorabilia. While it gets appropriately rowdy during games, this is nevertheless a good spot for a post-office drink or wings with any colleagues if you work in the area. Even if Derek from accounting doesn’t totally grasp the significance of the life-size painting of Willie Mays making The Catch, it’s still nice to look at." - will hartman, willa moore, molly fitzpatrick, bryan kim
"Getting food from Han Dynasty or Joe’s Pizza while drinking a keg with friends may sound like one of those confusing dreams that mixes current life circumstances with college ones, but at Finnerty’s, you can make it a reality. Both of those restaurants are about a block from this East Village sports bar, which offers the option to reserve a keg of anything from its massive beer list." - bryan kim, matt tervooren
"Your roommates don’t actively dislike sports, but they complain about going to sports bars because they don’t want to eat jalapeno poppers or room-temperature chicken tenders. Finnerty’s is an East Village sports bar with a BYO food policy, so you can bring in Han Dynasty or Joe’s Pizza whenever you get hungry - both are a block away. They also offer the option to reserve a keg, which is a good move if you want to day drink with a big group while watching pretty much any game you want (they have a lot of TVs)." - matt tervooren
"I recall that for 11 years Finnerty’s served as the go-to place for Bay Area sports fans before it shuttered during the pandemic." - Bao Ong
"Finnerty’s, an 11-year-old Manhattan bar dedicated to Bay Area sports, permanently closed in late December due to the economic downturn from the coronavirus pandemic after the owners were unable to reach a favorable rent agreement with their landlord." - Luke Fortney