Sports Pubs and Bars in London

The Sports Café takes the sporting theme to the max with memorabilia-adorned walls. The venue has four bars over two floors, plus a restaurant, so there are plenty of places to watch the action. The packed viewing schedule features everything from football (including Spanish and Italian league games) to boxing and horseracing.

Jetlag markets itself as a "local bar with a global vibe", serving street food dishes from around the world along with premium beers and cocktails. It's also one of London's premier sports bars, where you can watch live games – from American college to major league football – on a 15ft HD cinema screen with surround sound.

Located in Marylebone station, Sports Bar and Grill shows all the sporting action on 52in HD screens. The venue serves fabulous food from an open kitchen, and you can reserve a table to watch sport while you dine. Why not pop in on your way to a match at Wembley Stadium or Lord's? You'll also find Sports Bar and Grill branches in Victoria and Farringdon.

The Hilton London Metropole houses one of London's classiest sports bars. Here you can enjoy a beer or cocktail in an informal atmosphere while watching various sporting events on big screens and plasma TVs. If you get peckish you can order from a menu of hot and cold sandwiches, platters and light bites.

The Famous Three Kings – or F3K as it is affectionately known – is one of London's best pubs for sport. It shows a wide range of events including Italian and Spanish football league matches and rugby. There are three big screens, 13 plasmas and two 3D TVs as well as six audio zones. The pub can show up to 14 different games at the same time.

Dedicated to Arsenal football team, The Gunners Pub is packed full of memorabilia documenting the team's triumphs over the years. The pub shows every live TV match on a huge flat screen, ranging from Premiership to non-league and international games, although Arsenal matches always take precedence.

Bar Kick shows 3D football matches in its basement, but you won't just be watching football here – you'll be playing it too. The place is famous for table football. Book a table and spend the night competing against your mates, or enter one of the regular competitions. If you get hungry, you can select from a menu of freshly cooked dishes.

The White Swan is frequented by rugby fans before and after games at nearby Twickenham Stadium, the home of England rugby. If you're not lucky enough to have tickets for a game, you can watch it in this 17th-century riverside pub, which also serves great food such as fish and chips, steaks and macaroni cheese.

The Cabbage Patch is one of the closest pubs to Twickenham Stadium and is much-loved by rugby fans. Named after the stadium, which was famously built on a cabbage patch, this is a great place to meet up before a game. The pub prides itself on fast service at the bar, and there's a barbeque and big screens.