Hooligan's Sports Bar

The Verdict

If you're weighing Hooligan's Sports Bar against Billings' more polished bar options, know going in that this is a neighbourhood sports bar on N Broadway — not a cocktail destination. For a direct game-day drink with no pretension and easy walk-in access, it does the job. If you want a thoughtful drinks program or a quieter setting, Bin 119 or ENZO are more likely to reward you.

What to Expect

Hooligan's sits at 109 N Broadway in downtown Billings, which puts it within easy reach of the city centre. The name signals the format clearly: this is a sports bar, built around the game on the screen rather than what's in the glass. Public records on the drinks program are thin, which itself tells you something — bars serious about their cocktail offerings tend to make that known. Don't arrive expecting a curated menu of barrel-aged stirred drinks or seasonal house syrups. What you can reasonably expect is a reliable selection of domestic and craft beer, standard well spirits, and the kind of pours that work when the priority is watching the game rather than analysing the pour.

Timing matters here. Weekend afternoons and evenings during major sporting events will draw the biggest crowds , good if you want energy in the room, less good if you're hoping for elbow space at the bar. For a more relaxed visit, a weekday early evening is likely your leading window, when the after-work crowd filters in before game-night volume kicks up. Walk-ins should be direct given the format; reservations are not typically part of the sports bar playbook at this price point.

On the drinks-ambition spectrum, Hooligan's sits at the functional end. That's not a criticism , it's a category decision. If you're a regular who's already been once and want to push into more interesting drink territory in Billings, the Art House Cinema & Pub offers a different atmosphere, and for serious cocktail work you'd need to look further afield , programmes like those at Bar Leather Apron in Honolulu, Jewel of the South in New Orleans, or Julep in Houston set the benchmark for what cocktail-first bars can do. Hooligan's is not competing in that space, and it isn't trying to.

Book easy, dress casually, and set expectations accordingly. For broader context on drinking and eating in the city, see our full Billings bars guide, our full Billings restaurants guide, and our full Billings experiences guide. If you're staying overnight, our full Billings hotels guide and our full Billings wineries guide are worth a look too.