Philadelphia's Best Bars and Drink Specials for March Madness 2016

by Drink Philly in Roundups

Here’s the instant replay of your last few days. You’ve been losing sleep over perfecting your bracket and furiously making changes until the minute before they’re due. Now it’s time to sit back, relax and try not to think too much about losing your annual office pool. Check out these elite spots to catch the games.

Bainbridge Street Barrel House
The games will be on at this Queen Village bar. Sip $4 Neshaminy Creek beers duringn all games. (625 S 6th St.; 267-324-3553)

Nick's Roast Beef - Old City
The game will be on all TVs in the bar. There will be drink specials during all games including $3 domestic pints and $10 buckets. (16 S 2nd St.; 215-928-9411)

The Bards
The coziest spot to catch a game. Great happy hour specials from 5–8 PM: $5 import drafts, $4 select craft drafts, $3 domestics and $5 cocktails. (2013 Walnut St.; 215-569-9585)

City Tap House
$5 Yards beers during all NCAA games. (3925 Walnut St.; 215-662-0105)

Bar-Ly
Features 60 draft beers and more than 20 TVs, plus drink specials during all tournament games. (101 N 11th St.; 215-922-2688)

McGillin's Olde Ale House
Giant TVs, great food, plus plenty of drink specials every night, including $7 Bud Lite pitchers. (1310 Drury St.; 215-735-5562)

Cavanaugh’s Headhouse
Watch the games on more than 30 HDTVs and enjoy $4 Bud Light and Rolling Rock 16oz can specials during all games. (421 S 2nd St.; 215-928-9307)

Cavanaugh’s Rittenhouse

20 HDTVs for your viewing pleasure and $4 Bud Light 16oz cans during all games. (1823 Sansom St.; 215-665-9500)

Field House
Stop by this Center City mainstay for March IPA Madness with New Belgium. The new Citradelic will always be on tap, and a new IPA will be tapped each week. Look for Slow Ride, Ranger, and Hop Kitchen Botanical IPA in the near future. All New Belgium IPA pints are $6. (1150 Filbert St.; 215-629-1520)

Chickie’s and Pete’s
You can eyeball a TV from any seat in the house, so keep yours open for game day food and drink specials, like the $39.95 All-You-Can-Eat Menu. (1526 Packer Ave.; 215-218-0500)

Tavern on Broad
Watch the games with sound on over 30 HDTV's at Tavern on Broad. If you're an alumni from one of the schools in the tournament, check in with a hostess for a food and drink specials wristband. (200 S Broad St.; 215-546-2290)

Photo via Flickr user Max Goldberg