If you can’t be at the game, and you don’t want to watch alone, head out to a sports bar. Watching Padres games with a group on TV is the next best thing. Here’s a list for 2025 of sports bars and other fun places in San Diego to watch the Padres game on television.
Fairplay
The Bullpen Bar & Grill
McGregor’s
The Local
Tom’s Watch Bar
Draft (Mission Beach)
Bootlegger
Park 101 (Carlsbad)
Bub’s at the Ballpark
Bub’s (PB)
Society (PB)
More about watching Padres games on TV or on the radio.
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