NICK'S PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS BAR & PIZZERIA Nick's was named Best Sports Bar in our 2014 Best of Houston poll, as well as one of the best place to watch the Texans. It is also the best place to watch football on Thanksgiving this year (that isn't your couch), as it opens at 11 a.m. and has plenty of TVs so you can watch any or every game that is on. In addition to the tasty Italian food, enjoy the drink specials: $3 PBR tallboys, $4 Goldschläger shots and $5 Hopadillo IPA pint drafts.
2713 Rockyridge Dr., nicksplacehouston.com
RICHMOND ARMS PUB This British pub plans on opening up at 1:45 p.m., probably because two football games, or soccer games as we Americans call them, are scheduled to start at 2:05 p.m. All of the NFL and college American football games will be shown here as well later in the day. The kitchen will be closed, but the draft beer and full bar will be served up as per usual. This is a cool place for British expats and friends to gather on this American holiday.
5920 Richmond, richmondarmsonline.com
RUDYARD'S Like most of the bars on our list, Rudyard's is opening up later in the day than usual, at 5 p.m. It calls itself "the living room of Houston's Montrose since 1978," and what better place is there to hang out after a big Thanksgiving meal than your living room? No special events are scheduled for the holiday, but you can come out as usual and eat one of Rudz's famous cheeseburgers or other bar food (if you have saved some room in your stomach), go ahead and wash it down with a few of the many craft beers sold here, local and national.
2010 Waugh, rudyardspub.com
WEST ALABAMA ICE HOUSE Mild weather is forecast for Houston this Thanksgiving, with a high of 70 degrees, so heading on over to this legendary Texas icehouse with its outdoor seating seems like a good idea; they probably won't have to worry about putting up the plastic walls or bringing out the space heaters. No special plans are scheduled for Thanksgiving, but they do open up at noon and you can bring your meal with you and share it with others if you like.
1919 W. Alabama
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