Football Sundays are back at Central Park Bar in Avondale, offering a laid-back neighborhood destination to catch every Bears game this season. Doors open at noon each Sunday, with Bears games played with sound and a lineup of game day specials including $10 Bloody Marys, $20 beer buckets (PBR, Miller High Life and Coors Light), $30 White Claw buckets, and bites from local food pop-up, Nannies & Patties. When the weather cooperates, fans can take in the action from Central Park Bar's expansive 3,500-square-foot Backyard Bar, a neighborhood favorite featuring a covered outdoor bar that will be enclosed for the winter, picnic tables, porch swings, a bumper pool table, photo booth, claw machine and a fire pit.
Tune-Up
Football season is back, and Tune-Up in Avondale is kicking off new Sunday specials for every NFL Sunday. Guests can catch all the day's biggest matchups on TVs throughout the bar beginning at 12 p.m. Weekend drink specials include Mimosas, Aperol Spritz, Micheladas (make any beer into a Michelada, including NA beers), and Beermosas (make any beer into a Beermosa, including NA beers).
Credit: Central Park Bar
Fulton Market
Bandit
Bandit in Fulton Market is bringing back its football watch parties at Bandit on Two, its second-floor space featuring large-screen TVs and game-day food and drink specials. The restaurant will show all Bears and Ohio State games throughout the season. As one of the Ohio State Alumni Network’s official Chicago game watch bars, Bandit is also a home for Buckeye fans in Fulton Market. Select Ohio State games will feature patio tailgates with a keg, live music and appearances from Brutus, the Ohio State mascot. Game-day menu highlights include mini Ohio-style coneys and Chicago-style hot dogs, mini Italian beefs, beer and seltzer bucket specials, Bears- and Ohio State-themed cocktails and shots, and the new Tailgate Tower, a large-format platter of snacks designed for sharing. For fans watching at home, Bandit also offers a $120 Gameday Box, serving four, with wings, disco waffle fries, nachos and chipotle mac & cheese. Add-ons include queso, salsa and chips, chicken tenders with honey mustard, and four Diplomat burgers.
Credit: Bandit
Lakeview
Cody's Public House
Football fans have a new destination this season as Cody's Public House in West Lakeview hosts college football and NFL watch parties all fall. Every game will be shown across 16 65-inch TVs throughout the bar, including six on the outdoor patio. Dog-friendly both inside and out, Cody's spacious beer garden also features an outdoor bar housed inside a converted Airstream trailer, darts, fire pits and plenty of seating. College Alumni Saturdays kick off on Saturday, September 5, when Cody's opens at 11 a.m. each week for the ESPN College GameDay featured matchup with full game sound. Fans can enjoy game day specials including $5 Mimosas, $6 22-ounce Miller Lite cups, $7 Walk of Shame Bombs and $30 Surfside Buckets. Beginning Sunday, September 13, Cody's transforms into Bears Central, showing every Bears game with sound throughout the venue. Bears fans can cheer on the team while enjoying $5 Mimosas, $5 22-ounce Miller Lite Bears cups, $6 Blue Moon pints, $6 Proper No. Twelve and Dobel Tequila shots, $8 Bear Down Bombs and complimentary popcorn.
Cesar’s Killer Margaritas
NFL football will return September 9, and Cesar’s Killer Margaritas has Football Party Packs for all those tuning in, hosting home-watch parties or tailgating at Soldier Field!
Fans can cheer for a variety of different options, including theFootball Taco Pack or Football Enchilada Pack (both feed four), or the Football Fajitas Pack (feeds 4-6). Other options include the Quesadilla Pack, with rice and beans, two large cups of sopa de fideo, and chips and salsa, Mini Burrito Pack, Chicken Lulu Pack (marinated and grilled chicken breasts with vegetable medley) and Mini Wraps Pack.
Bring flavors to the game with the Football Nacho Fries - beer-battered sidewinder fries, topped with a Mexican cheese blend, cilantro, tomato, fresh jalapeño, salsa de guacamole, and your choice of ground beef, chicken, pork, barbacoa, or birria, a Fiesta Platter sampler that include elotes, fresh guacamole, and queso dip, and a Churro Tray.
To-go margaritas - for those 21+ - are available this season with the Football Party Margarita Pack for either 4 or 8, where you can select the flavors! And of course, the margaritas come with a side of salsa and chips for all to enjoy.
Credit: Cody's Public House
Magnificent Mile
Sweetwater Tavern & Grille
Sweetwater Tavern & Grille invites fans to catch every play on wall-to-wall TV screens while enjoying classic American food with modern twists, more than 80 craft beers, seasonal cocktails and wine on tap. Beginning September 9 and running through the end of football season, Sweetwater will offer BIG Game Nachos, a shareable platter serving two to six guests. The nachos feature pulled tinga chicken, pepperjack cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa roja, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeños, smoked cheddar, pickled red onions, sour cream, micro cilantro and tortilla chips. Bottleneck Rewards members will also earn double points on Sundays and Mondays throughout football season, beginning September 13.
Credit: Sweetwater Tavern & Grille
Streeterville
Robert's Pizza & Dough Co.
Robert's offers great game-day deals with TVs throughout the restaurant (sound on), plus a patio if you want to keep an eye on the score while enjoying some late-season sunshine. Grab the dine-in game day deals on Sundays and Monday night games, including: $36 Buckets of 6 Beers (Cider & Seltzer Options Also Available), $8 Draft Beers, $8 House Wine ($36 Bottles) and $12 Select Cocktails.
Credit: Robert's Pizza & Dough Co.
The Loop
LH Rooftop at LondonHouse Chicago
Football fans can take in the action with a skyline backdrop at LH Rooftop, where a big screen, comfortable lounge seating and a full bar create an open-air game-day experience overlooking the Chicago River. The rooftop will show marquee college football matchups on Saturdays and Bears games on Sundays, along with select Monday and Thursday night games depending on the schedule. Guests can also request other games, subject to availability. September through November is prime rooftop football season, before LH Rooftop transitions to its winter holiday activation. It’s an option for fans looking to enjoy a game with friends while taking in the city’s fall skyline.
Credit: LH Rooftop at LondonHouse Chicago
Wrigleyville
The Graystone Tavern
Football season returns to Graystone Tavern in Wrigleyville, where fans can catch NFL and college football action all season long with game sound and team-themed specials. Every matchup will be shown across nine TVs throughout the bar, including in the winterized beer garden. A longtime destination for Minnesota Vikings fans in Chicago, Graystone Tavern will once again serve as the city's headquarters for Vikings game days during the 2026–2027 season. The bar also welcomes alumni and fans of the University of Washington and Kansas State University for college football watch parties throughout the season. Game day seating is limited, and reservations are recommended. Tables can be reserved by emailing [email protected].
Credit: The Graystone Tavern
Multiple Locations
Stan’s Donuts & Coffee
Stan’s Donuts & Coffee is bringing Bears spirit to the donut case with a limited-time football collection available on weekends, Thursday through Monday, beginning September 10–13. The lineup includes a Bear Claw, a Football Bismark with orange filling, and chocolate or vanilla sprinkled cake donuts decorated with Bears sprinkles.
Old Town Pour House
Old Town Pour House offers football fans plenty of screens, a sports-bar atmosphere and an extensive beverage selection, including 90 beers on tap from more than 30 breweries, cocktails, margaritas, mocktails, hard seltzers and wine on tap. The Oak Brook and Naperville locations will feature the BIG Game Nachos from September 9 through the end of football season. Serving two to six people, the platter is loaded with pulled tinga chicken, pepperjack cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa roja, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeños, smoked cheddar, pickled red onions, sour cream, micro cilantro and tortilla chips. Bottleneck Rewards members can also score double points on Sundays and Mondays throughout the season, beginning September 13.
Credit: Old Town Pour House
Suburbs
The Ravinia Business District of Highland Park
The Ravinia District is capturing the excitement of football season with the Tailgate Tour, a month long celebration (September 10 - October 11) featuring football-inspired experiences and festive décor. Residents and visitors will visit participating businesses, complete football-themed activities and collect stickers on their Tailgate Tour activity card. After collecting 10 stickers, participants can drop off their completed card at City Hall or in the dedicated collection box on Roger Williams Avenue for a chance to win a prize pack for local businesses valued at almost $500. Roger Williams Avenue will be transformed with football theming, including end zones and other game-day elements.
What to Know
Avondale
Football Sundays are back at Central Park Bar in Avondale, offering a laid-back neighborhood destination to catch every Bears game this season. Doors open at noon each Sunday, with Bears games played with sound and a lineup of game day specials including $10 Bloody Marys, $20 beer buckets (PBR, Miller High Life and Coors Light), $30 White Claw buckets, and bites from local food pop-up, Nannies & Patties. When the weather cooperates, fans can take in the action from Central Park Bar's expansive 3,500-square-foot Backyard Bar, a neighborhood favorite featuring a covered outdoor bar that will be enclosed for the winter, picnic tables, porch swings, a bumper pool table, photo booth, claw machine and a fire pit.
Football season is back, and Tune-Up in Avondale is kicking off new Sunday specials for every NFL Sunday. Guests can catch all the day's biggest matchups on TVs throughout the bar beginning at 12 p.m. Weekend drink specials include Mimosas, Aperol Spritz, Micheladas (make any beer into a Michelada, including NA beers), and Beermosas (make any beer into a Beermosa, including NA beers).
Fulton Market
Bandit in Fulton Market is bringing back its football watch parties at Bandit on Two, its second-floor space featuring large-screen TVs and game-day food and drink specials. The restaurant will show all Bears and Ohio State games throughout the season. As one of the Ohio State Alumni Network’s official Chicago game watch bars, Bandit is also a home for Buckeye fans in Fulton Market. Select Ohio State games will feature patio tailgates with a keg, live music and appearances from Brutus, the Ohio State mascot. Game-day menu highlights include mini Ohio-style coneys and Chicago-style hot dogs, mini Italian beefs, beer and seltzer bucket specials, Bears- and Ohio State-themed cocktails and shots, and the new Tailgate Tower, a large-format platter of snacks designed for sharing. For fans watching at home, Bandit also offers a $120 Gameday Box, serving four, with wings, disco waffle fries, nachos and chipotle mac & cheese. Add-ons include queso, salsa and chips, chicken tenders with honey mustard, and four Diplomat burgers.
Lakeview
Football fans have a new destination this season as Cody's Public House in West Lakeview hosts college football and NFL watch parties all fall. Every game will be shown across 16 65-inch TVs throughout the bar, including six on the outdoor patio. Dog-friendly both inside and out, Cody's spacious beer garden also features an outdoor bar housed inside a converted Airstream trailer, darts, fire pits and plenty of seating. College Alumni Saturdays kick off on Saturday, September 5, when Cody's opens at 11 a.m. each week for the ESPN College GameDay featured matchup with full game sound. Fans can enjoy game day specials including $5 Mimosas, $6 22-ounce Miller Lite cups, $7 Walk of Shame Bombs and $30 Surfside Buckets. Beginning Sunday, September 13, Cody's transforms into Bears Central, showing every Bears game with sound throughout the venue. Bears fans can cheer on the team while enjoying $5 Mimosas, $5 22-ounce Miller Lite Bears cups, $6 Blue Moon pints, $6 Proper No. Twelve and Dobel Tequila shots, $8 Bear Down Bombs and complimentary popcorn.
NFL football will return September 9, and Cesar’s Killer Margaritas has Football Party Packs for all those tuning in, hosting home-watch parties or tailgating at Soldier Field!
Fans can cheer for a variety of different options, including the Football Taco Pack or Football Enchilada Pack (both feed four), or the Football Fajitas Pack (feeds 4-6). Other options include the Quesadilla Pack, with rice and beans, two large cups of sopa de fideo, and chips and salsa, Mini Burrito Pack, Chicken Lulu Pack (marinated and grilled chicken breasts with vegetable medley) and Mini Wraps Pack.
Bring flavors to the game with the Football Nacho Fries - beer-battered sidewinder fries, topped with a Mexican cheese blend, cilantro, tomato, fresh jalapeño, salsa de guacamole, and your choice of ground beef, chicken, pork, barbacoa, or birria, a Fiesta Platter sampler that include elotes, fresh guacamole, and queso dip, and a Churro Tray.
To-go margaritas - for those 21+ - are available this season with the Football Party Margarita Pack for either 4 or 8, where you can select the flavors! And of course, the margaritas come with a side of salsa and chips for all to enjoy.
Magnificent Mile
Sweetwater Tavern & Grille invites fans to catch every play on wall-to-wall TV screens while enjoying classic American food with modern twists, more than 80 craft beers, seasonal cocktails and wine on tap. Beginning September 9 and running through the end of football season, Sweetwater will offer BIG Game Nachos, a shareable platter serving two to six guests. The nachos feature pulled tinga chicken, pepperjack cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa roja, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeños, smoked cheddar, pickled red onions, sour cream, micro cilantro and tortilla chips. Bottleneck Rewards members will also earn double points on Sundays and Mondays throughout football season, beginning September 13.
Streeterville
Robert's offers great game-day deals with TVs throughout the restaurant (sound on), plus a patio if you want to keep an eye on the score while enjoying some late-season sunshine. Grab the dine-in game day deals on Sundays and Monday night games, including: $36 Buckets of 6 Beers (Cider & Seltzer Options Also Available), $8 Draft Beers, $8 House Wine ($36 Bottles) and $12 Select Cocktails.
The Loop
Football fans can take in the action with a skyline backdrop at LH Rooftop, where a big screen, comfortable lounge seating and a full bar create an open-air game-day experience overlooking the Chicago River. The rooftop will show marquee college football matchups on Saturdays and Bears games on Sundays, along with select Monday and Thursday night games depending on the schedule. Guests can also request other games, subject to availability. September through November is prime rooftop football season, before LH Rooftop transitions to its winter holiday activation. It’s an option for fans looking to enjoy a game with friends while taking in the city’s fall skyline.
Wrigleyville
Football season returns to Graystone Tavern in Wrigleyville, where fans can catch NFL and college football action all season long with game sound and team-themed specials. Every matchup will be shown across nine TVs throughout the bar, including in the winterized beer garden. A longtime destination for Minnesota Vikings fans in Chicago, Graystone Tavern will once again serve as the city's headquarters for Vikings game days during the 2026–2027 season. The bar also welcomes alumni and fans of the University of Washington and Kansas State University for college football watch parties throughout the season. Game day seating is limited, and reservations are recommended. Tables can be reserved by emailing [email protected].
Multiple Locations
Stan’s Donuts & Coffee is bringing Bears spirit to the donut case with a limited-time football collection available on weekends, Thursday through Monday, beginning September 10–13. The lineup includes a Bear Claw, a Football Bismark with orange filling, and chocolate or vanilla sprinkled cake donuts decorated with Bears sprinkles.
Old Town Pour House offers football fans plenty of screens, a sports-bar atmosphere and an extensive beverage selection, including 90 beers on tap from more than 30 breweries, cocktails, margaritas, mocktails, hard seltzers and wine on tap. The Oak Brook and Naperville locations will feature the BIG Game Nachos from September 9 through the end of football season. Serving two to six people, the platter is loaded with pulled tinga chicken, pepperjack cheese sauce, guacamole, salsa roja, pico de gallo, pickled jalapeños, smoked cheddar, pickled red onions, sour cream, micro cilantro and tortilla chips. Bottleneck Rewards members can also score double points on Sundays and Mondays throughout the season, beginning September 13.
Suburbs
The Ravinia District is capturing the excitement of football season with the Tailgate Tour, a month long celebration (September 10 - October 11) featuring football-inspired experiences and festive décor. Residents and visitors will visit participating businesses, complete football-themed activities and collect stickers on their Tailgate Tour activity card. After collecting 10 stickers, participants can drop off their completed card at City Hall or in the dedicated collection box on Roger Williams Avenue for a chance to win a prize pack for local businesses valued at almost $500. Roger Williams Avenue will be transformed with football theming, including end zones and other game-day elements.
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