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Time Out
10-06-2025
- Business
- Time Out
This pioneering bar only shows women's sports—and it's expanding to Boston
The Sports Bra—yes, really—is opening a location in Boston, and if you've ever begged a bartender to put the WNBA on instead of reruns of SportsCenter, this one's for you. Founded in Portland, Oregon, in 2022, The Sports Bra made national headlines as the first-ever sports bar exclusively showing women's sports. Now, it's bringing its game-changing model to four new cities: Boston, Las Vegas, Indianapolis and St. Louis. Each outpost will be locally owned and operated but follow the same winning playbook: wall-to-wall women's sports, scratch-made bar food (with plenty of vegan options) and a strong community vibe. Boston's location doesn't have an address or opening date just yet, but the local ownership team comprises eight Boston-area residents—athletes, educators and longtime women's sports advocates—who've spent the past year organizing watch parties around the city. In other words: They know what they're doing, and they know the fan base is here. And Boston's certainly ready: The city is set to welcome the NWSL's Boston Legacy FC in 2026, already plays host to the PWHL's Boston Fleet and is home to passionate fan communities for everything from college hoops to roller derby. Add in places like Drawdown Brewing in Jamaica Plain, which prioritizes women's games on its screens, and it's clear the city's sports culture is overdue for a bar like this. Founder Jenny Nguyen calls the new franchise group 'The Starting Five,' with Boston joining Las Vegas, Indianapolis, St. Louis and the OG Portland location. 'We're serving fans nationwide who are hungry for spaces that not only champion women's sports, but create a community where everyone feels like they belong,' she said in a release. And yes, the Boston menu is expected to feature favorites from the Portland original, like Aunt Tina's Vietna-Glaze Wings, a tempeh Reuben and the bourbon-and-peach cocktail known as the Title IX. In a sports landscape that still sidelines women's leagues, The Sports Bra is putting them front and center—and Boston's about to get a front-row seat.
Yahoo
04-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Portland's The Sports Bra reveals cities that will open new locations
PORTLAND, Ore. () — The world's first women's sports bar will no longer be exclusive to the Rose City. , which first debuted in Portland in 2022, has revealed that it will open in four new cities: Boston, Indianapolis, Las Vegas and St. Louis. Tuesday's announcement notes these cities host several women's sports teams like basketball's Las Vegas Aces and Indiana Fever, hockey's Boston Fleet and the Women's Football Alliance's St. Louis Slam — making them ideal locations for expansion. Neighbors, PBOT fed up with NW 13th outdoor plaza 'The first four franchises of The Sports Bra will join our OG Portland location to become the 'Starting Five,'' Founder and CEO Jenny Nguyen said. 'Together, we're serving fans nationwide who are hungry for spaces that not only champion women's sports, but create a community where everyone feels like they belong. There is no better moment than this to open these places.' The Sports Bra first unveiled its plans to franchise in April 2024, revealing that Reddit co-founder — and Serena William's husband — Alexis Ohanian would help lead the charge. His nonprofit, the 776 Foundation, will use the returns from investment to further back girls and women's sports. According to the recent announcement, each franchise will be locally-owned-and-operated while also championing food and drinks from women-owned businesses in their respective areas. Summer warmth builds, here's when peak heat is expected around Portland But a few menu items from the flagship location, including Mom's Baby Back Ribs, Aunt Tina's Vietna-Glaze Wings and the Pickle Ball, will remain. Additionally, the new businesses will continue offering vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free options. Since its opening more than three years ago, Portland's The Sports Bra has won the , held an and gotten national recognition from platforms like Forbes, CNN and The Cut. CEO Nguyen also led the push for a , which is now in the works. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
