Where to watch Sox/Yankees Saturday in South End?

[GaryLovesFood]

Heading to dinner in the South End and am looking for a pre-dinner place to catch some of the Sox game starting at 4pm Saturday. Chow-worthy bar snacks and good beer selection a plus, but good viewing is the basic goal.

[CreativeFoodie42]

Fritz Bar (at the Chandler Inn) is a gay sports bar. I'm not sure on the food and the drinks are cash only but the TVs are great!

[phatchris]

You could also try Sibling Rivalry, they have a decent bar area with nice T.V.s and believe the bar opens around that time. Also Masa is open.

[MC Slim JB]

The hour is a little tricky, too early for many of the fancier places (including Union). Some of the swanker venues that might be open don't have TVs.

My standby for this is J.J. Foley's Cafe, a real tavern in a neighborhood that is short on such places. The newer restaurant side has seats at the bar; the original tavern side has a standing-only rail. Both sides have booth/table seating further from the TVs, and food, an above-average American and Irish pub-fare menu.

http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

[C. Hamster]

I've sat at the bar at Union and watched the game at 4 or 4:30 on Saturdays before. They serve brunch until 3 and I think they keep the bar open.

Not sure if they serve food though. Probably not.

[MC Slim JB]

Useful to know! I've always liked that bar (for comfort if not mixology -- they let their most experienced bartenders get away), and it got much better as a pro-sports viewiing spot when they upgraded the TV a little while back. Now I'm wondering if other places might stay open in that 3pm-5:30pm no-man's-land on Saturdays and Sundays.

http://mcslimjb.blogspot.com/

[yumyum]

In case Union is packed, Sage also has the game on -- and their bar food is delicious.

[SaraASR]

Union Bar and Grill. They had free baseball-ish appetizers at the bar.