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where to catch march madness

Posted on 19. Mar, 2009 by janelle in socialite

Are you a college basketball fan? Or perhaps you like to hangout where good-looking sports lovers hangout… Either way, The Washingtonian has a great list of places in the DC area to catch the NCAA basketball tournament games. 

Bailey’s Pub and Grille
There will be daily drink specials throughout the tournament at this Arlington, VA spot.  There are 48 TVs, mostly all high-def plasma screens, with 14 jumbo high-def screen projectors.

BlackFinn
This Bethesda pub is offering game-day menus, $20 beer towers, $10 pitchers, and $3 Miller Lite drafts. With the Direct TV March Madness package, all the games will be available.

Buffalo Billiards
Alumni from both Duke and Michigan are known to gather here to watch the games. Drink specials and wing specials. With six high-def projection televisions and 20 additional TVs, including plasmas with DirecTV, you can watch every game during the tournament.

ESPN Zone
This mother of all sports bars (it’s going to be the most crowded) has more than 250 TVs on three levels, including a 16-foot screen. Join the MVP club online for FREE, and reserve priority seating when your team plays. There’s a $10 food-and-beverage minimum per person per hour per game.

Nellie’s
In addition to holding a bracket contest with cash prizes, Nellie’s has 12 flat-screen TVs, two stadium-size screens, and four bars. There will be  drink specials and there will also be food specials.

O’Sullivan’s
All of the tournament games will be shown on the five high-def TVs during March Madness. Specials include $1 off all draft beers, pitchers of Miller Lite for $7 from 4 to 8:30 , and half-price food Monday through Friday.

Penn Quarter Sports Tavern
All ESPN Fullcourt pay-per-view games will be shown on the ten 60-inch, high-def TVs throughout the two levels of this downtown DC bar. Drink specials. 

Rocket Bar
Multiple bars, high-def TVs, oh my! Rocket Bar is a good place to be if you’re in Chinatown during the games.  There are $3 Miller Lites during NCAA tournament days ending at 9 PM.

Check out the full details here.

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