Los Angeles County finally has sports bars where women's basketball isn't relegated to the small screen in the corner with no sound. Two venues—one in Long Beach, one downtown—have built their entire viewing model around giving women's hoops the wall-to-wall screen treatment, live audio, and crowd energy it deserves. Whether you're tracking the Fever vs Sky rivalry, following Unrivaled's 3-on-3 league, or just want to watch college hoops in a room where people actually know the starting lineups, these bars deliver the experience without making you fight for attention against fifteen NFL games.
Karpo tracks live game schedules, door times, and seating availability at both venues so you never miss tipoff or arrive to a packed house.
Long Beach's women's-sports-first room
Watch Me! Sports Bar opened in July 2024 as California's first sports bar devoted entirely to women's athletics, and co-owners Jackie Diener and Megan Eddy have built exactly the kind of room fans have been asking for. Located at 2ND and PCH Shopping Center in Long Beach, the bar runs women's games with sound—a detail that matters more than it should have to—and fills every screen with women's sports even when there's no marquee matchup. Walk in on a random Tuesday and you'll see women's college basketball on three screens, table tennis on another, and whatever WNBA or international game happens to be live.
The space earned an official partnership with Unrivaled, the breakout 3-on-3 league, making Watch Me! one of six bars nationwide selected to host watch parties for every game. That means the venue gets league-provided materials, including small pamphlets distributed at tables listing the weekend's complete matchup schedule. When Unrivaled games tip off, nearly every screen switches over, and the crowd—a mix of former college players, local high schoolers committed to D1 programs, and families—treats it like appointment viewing.
The bar is family and pet-friendly, which changes the atmosphere completely. On opening day, Diener and Eddy had people waiting four hours in line, and the clientele immediately started talking to each other as if they already knew one another. Famous athletes' memorabilia covers the walls, and the elevated food menu—developed with local and renowned chefs—challenges the usual sports-bar fare. The drink menu includes an equal number of cocktails and mocktails, a deliberate choice that extends the inclusivity mission to the beverage program.
Downtown's big-screen tournament headquarters
Tom's Watch Bar sits at 1011 S Figueroa Street in downtown Los Angeles, occupying street level in a building that puts you walking distance from Crypto.com Arena and LA Live. The venue specializes in premium viewing experiences for major tournaments—NBA playoffs, World Cup matches, international soccer—and while it's not women's-sports-exclusive, it delivers the same wall-to-wall screen setup and marquee-match audio treatment for championship women's basketball that it does for any other big game.
Tom's operates on a tiered ticketing system for select high-demand events. VIP Premium Seats start around forty dollars per person and include a private designated space, no waiting, and the best sightlines in the house. General Reserved Seats run about twenty dollars per person and guarantee you a specific table or seat. For major soccer tournaments, the venue has opened before regular hours—sometimes as early as noon for international kickoffs—and the same model applies when women's basketball championships fall during off-peak times.
Regular hours are Tuesday and Friday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to midnight, Wednesday and Thursday from 4:00 PM to midnight, Monday from 4:00 PM to midnight, and Sunday from 11:00 AM to 11:00 PM. Full food and bar service runs throughout events, and the staff moves quickly through check-in so you're seated and ordering before tipoff. The downtown location makes it easy to catch a game before or after other plans in the area, and the 360-degree viewing setup means no bad seats even when the room is packed.
What the Unrivaled partnership actually means
Unrivaled's decision to partner with six bars nationwide—including Watch Me! in Long Beach—reflects the league's strategy to build community around a new product. The partnership isn't just branding: Watch Me! shows every Unrivaled game, receives official watch-party materials, and coordinates with the league on select marquee nights. When Angel Reese, Breanna Stewart, or other WNBA stars take the court in the 3-on-3 format, the Long Beach crowd reacts like they're watching playoff basketball.
The atmosphere during these games is notably different from a generic sports bar showing whatever's on. Fans arrive knowing the rosters, and when a star like Natasha Cloud appears on screen during a commercial break, someone in the crowd will shout a compliment loud enough to draw laughs from across the room. The WNBA Club of Los Angeles has shown up to provide activities for patrons, and the bar distributes those small pamphlets so people can plan their visit around specific matchups rather than hoping something good is on when they walk in.
When men's games share the screen
Both venues show men's sports, but the balance matters. At Watch Me!, men's games appear when there's no women's game scheduled or when a major event like the Super Bowl makes it unavoidable. The priority is clear: women's sports get sound, prime screen real estate, and the room's full attention. During Unrivaled watch parties, screens not showing the 3-on-3 game might display a UConn-Creighton women's college matchup, with fans cheering when Paige Bueckers makes a highlight play.
Tom's Watch Bar takes a more event-driven approach. The venue books premium viewing experiences around major tournaments regardless of gender, so a women's basketball championship gets the same VIP seating, reserved tables, and marquee audio that a men's World Cup match would receive. The difference is in the booking model: if you want guaranteed seating for a big women's game at Tom's, you're buying a ticket in advance rather than walking in and hoping for space.
The Long Beach community effect
What makes Watch Me! work isn't just the screens or the league partnership—it's the crowd that's formed around it. Diener and Eddy built the space, but the community is shaping it week by week. Regulars include Fullerton High School athletes committed to D1 programs, former college players who finally have a place to watch their sport with other people who care, and families who want their kids to see women's basketball treated like the main event.
The clientele talks across tables, shares scouting reports on players they've seen in person, and reacts to officiating calls with the kind of intensity you'd expect courtside. On opening day, people told the owners they'd waited four hours in line, and the response proved the bar was filling a void that had existed for years. The Los Angeles Business Journal covered both Watch Me! and the city's second women's sports bar, Untamed Spirits in Los Feliz, noting that LA County now has two venues built specifically around this audience.
Practical notes
Watch Me! Sports Bar is located at 2ND and PCH Shopping Center in Long Beach; call ahead or check their social media for Unrivaled and WNBA game schedules since hours can flex around major matchups. The venue is walk-in, family and pet-friendly, and the elevated food menu runs beyond typical bar fare. Tom's Watch Bar at 1011 S Figueroa Street in downtown LA operates on regular hours Tuesday and Friday through Saturday from 11:00 AM to midnight, but opens early for select championship events; for high-demand games, buy VIP Premium or General Reserved Seat tickets in advance through their website. Both venues serve full bar menus. Please drink responsibly and plan your transportation home before you arrive.
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