Woodwork (CLOSED)

Sports bars have a bad rap that’s not entirely undeserved. But this food-forward soccer saloon is in a league of its own. The wood-paneled barroom offers smartly curated drinks—a 30-deep beer list includes unexpected options like the fortifying Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast stout—and nonstop live and tape-delayed matches on three 50-inch TVs and a 104-inch projection screen. There’s also a menu of thoughtful, mostly organic comfort food: a buttery “Hammy” (a pressed croissant with Gruyère and a choice of meat) and a bang-up mac and cheese. For soccer fans who have long been cloistered in dingy pubs, a new standard has been set.