UM-friendly bar locations across the US (and elsewhere)

Have been to The Half Moon in Phoenix..what a great place for us!!!

Any there?

SkyBox at Polaris is not really a Michigan bar... They did let the guys watch the games there on game days and were told that they wouldnt let the Ohio guys watch their games with the michigan guys and that was a lie.  One of the waitresses would talk shit about the Michigan fans to anyone who would listen.  Its a decent place and the waitress Tracey is pretty great but the rest really dont care and really only do anything when they realize they are going to lose your money.

Most of the group who were going was talking about having the watching parties at one of the Michigan guys house.  I can dig up their info on facebook if anyone is interested.  There is also a second bar in Gahanna somewhere thats supposed to be Michigan friendly but I have never been,

movin out to Monterey, CA soon... hopefully I can find somethin closer than San Fran... lol

Is the Crow's Nest the only place in Nashville for Michigan football? I know the official bar (as of last year) was the Frayed Knot (yuk yuk), but that has since closed.

I mean, I'll drive out to the Crow's Nest, but Green Hills suuuuucks.

I'm going to be in Cologne, Germany for the Air Force game.  Anyone know a place to catch the game?

#longshot

Any Lansing area fans have a spot that they watch the games? I am looking for an establishment with beer where I can enjoy the 'Bama game. I am thinking Tin Can West but don't know if that is wolverine friendly.

Any Lansing area fans have a spot that they watch the games? I am looking for an establishment with beer where I can enjoy the 'Bama game. I am thinking Tin Can West but don't know if that is wolverine friendly.

Went to Fanatics for the UTL game last fall and the management team were all ND grads/fans. I believe they  are closed now, so you may want to remove them from your map.

Also, G Daddy's BBC is owned by a Detroit transplant and is awesome for anything Michigan sports-related. Caught both the Lions-Saints playoff game and the Michigan-Ohio bball game in the tourney there, 90% of the turnout was Detroit/Michigan fans.

Had a great time even though both games were losses...highly recommended, though a bit of a frat atmosphere at times.

To any Nashville Michigan fans that don't live in the nightmarish hellscape that is Green Hills, the U of M Nashville Spirit Club posted today on their facebook that Benchmark on 21st is the new game-day watching locale.

Full address: 204 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN

Best news: it's easily walkable from my apartment.

We are vacationing next week on Seneca Lake.  Will probably watch the game with the whole Michigan-crazed family (except for the Spartan fan my BIL married) but if someone knows of a place near there where the Maize-n-Blue faithful gather, I wouldn't mind hearing about it.  The map right now shows only NYC places.

Anyone know a place in Shanghai that will be broadcasting the game live this Sunday morning? I see Big Bamboo plans to show a delayed version, but I don't want to have to wait. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Where is there a sports bar in Nashville, TN to watch U of M games?

I found this site helpful for locating Michigan bars: http://find.mapmuse.com/map/michigan-bars

It isn't the most exhaustive list, but it has the big ones for each city.

For those (if any) in Baltimore, I will probably be watching the game Saturday at Sláinte in Fell's Point. Maisy's downtown on Charles is another great place that I usually go to for Saturday afternoon games.

Is there anyway someone can put together a more organized friendly bar locations section?  Rather than a thread with hundreds of posts?  I know beggers can't be choosers but I do not have the skills to create something.  Maybe a tab or something of that sort sectioned off by state, city, then broken down by bar with address and phone numbers?  I think that will solve a problem and bring a new cool feature to the blog.  

Also, if people in areas don't have a bar, if you gather enough people to a location the bar will usually adopt the team.  Create your own Michigan bar!  Some poeple did it in Tempe at Monkey Pants.  So many Michigan fans went there for games that they now feature menu items, specials on game days, and even hang Michigan stuff throughout the bar without having any affiliation. 

So I took it upon myself to create a website and Twitter feed for Nashville Michigan fans, just so you know where to watch the games on any given week.

http://gobluenashville.weebly.com

and

@GoBlueNashville

Now all 12 games this year will have an official watching location, and I hope some Nashville based fans see this and come out. I really want to reinvigorate the alumni base in the area!

Can you list this bar for Eugene, OR please? We just started a spirit group there!

SideBar

1680 Coburg Road

Eugene, OR 97401

I don't suppose there's any regular gathering of Michigan fans in Madrid, is there? I've been making do by watching the games on my laptop at home, but my Spanish roommate just looks at me funny when I wear my "VAMOS AZUL!" t-shirt.

I would just like to add to the list a new Michigan bar in DC. It's called Kangaroo Boxing Club and it's in the Columbia Heights area. It's owned and run by 3 Michigan grads and some other people. It's a tiny, more intimate hole-in-the-wall type of bar, but it's a good alternative to the giant mega-bar Buffalo Billiards if you're in DC.

http://kangaroodc.com/

South in Santa Monica is now an official AAUM watch site, and so is American Junkie at 68 Pier Ave. in Hermosa Beach. I've been going to American Junkie and the atmosphere is great. The night games fall into their happy hour, they throw free jello shots to the crowd for every M touchdown, and you get an awesome winged beer bucket to keep for the season. More on the UM Club of LA's facebook:

http://www.facebook.com/UM.Club.LA

What is the best place to watch a game in New Orleans?  Any places have audio?

A new bar opened up relatively recently in DC called the Kangaroo Boxing Club. Used to be a food truck owned by a few UM grads, they made enough money to turn it into a fantastic BBQ bar/restaurant. It has big Michigan flags outside and enough fans turned out that I think I feel comfortable calling it a michigan bar.

Caught the Notre Dame game there, and the only thing keeping me from hurting myself was the ridiculously delicious bleu cheese mac and cheese (with free bacon!). They've got a couple of TVs and a projector. Pretty small place, and it definitely got busy during the game, but not to the extent I thought it would.

$3 312s and $5 two hearted during the games, which is pretty cheap for DC. http://kangaroodc.com/

Beef o'bradys will put the game on for you and other fans are usually there too. Athens does now have access to Big Ten network through cable so more people may stay home but BOB was always fun for us. If you are there first and request it, they will give you sound unless there is a Georgia game on too.

Madison,WI -  Legends Bar & Grill

439 Grand Canyon Drive  Madison, WI 53719

(608) 831-4463

Yes indeed, that would be:
 

TUSTIN BREWING COMPANY

Your neighborhood brewery since 1996

Great Food! Great Atmosphere! Beer As It Should Be!

Sweet Caroline's is the consumate Michigan bar.  They even sell Michigan beer mugs on game day which they hold during the week

Sweet Caroline's

http://sweetcarolinesboston.com/

1260 Boylston Street  Boston, MA 02215

Sweet Caroline's is the consumate Michigan bar.  They even sell Michigan beer mugs on game day which they hold during the week

Sweet Caroline's

http://sweetcarolinesboston.com/

1260 Boylston Street  Boston, MA 02215

The Fairfield County Alumni Association has a new official Watch Party Location: Coalhouse Pizzeria, 85 High Ridge Road in Stamford in the Bull’s Head Shopping Center.  ( http://www.coalhousepizza.com for more info.)

Also, for those in Northern Fairfield County who don't want to drive all the way to Stamford, Barnum Publick House, 1020 Broad St. in Bridgeport (http://www.barnumpublickhouse.com) will be showing Michigan games.

Went to professor toms........excellent. Huge crowd and a cowbell.

NT

This isn't news (it was already on the list) but we had a great time watching the Minnesota game at the River North Rockit in Chicago.  The entire upstairs was given over to Michigan fans.  They had an alumni association sign hanging up, and played the fight song after every touchdown.  

my future brother in law was looking for a place in charlevoix if any of you upnorthers got one.

Mistake

Hey guys,

I haven't updated the map at all this season - we had a baby in early September, so I've been a bit busy.  Would anyone else be willing/able to take over as map editor?  It's not hard at all.  Shoot me an email: jayloh [at] gmail dot com.

Thanks!

So, my son and I will be visiting my daughter (LSA HIstory 2012) 4 year maize rage, in Japan March 18-April 1.  (It was the only time we could go!)

My personal history- LSA - 76, MBA 86 , and first started going to games while my sister was attending LSA 71.

My son, not an alumni, but the first basketball game he ever saw in person, Robert Traylor smashed the backboard.

In other words, IS THERE ANYWHERE TO SEE UM IN THE NCAAs in Tokyo, Kyoto or Hiroshima?

Help a desperate alumni out!

Looking for a bar In midtown nyc or Times Square to watch the VCU or Miami game tomorrow afternoon. I'm at a baseball draft at the Sirius XM headquarters and was hoping to duck out for awhile to watch the games. It seems like all the NYC bars are downtown.

Just moved here looking for UMICH alum to watch the game tonight. Let me know!

SOUTH in Santa Monica