World Sports Grille Seattle, Seattle

Often players don't know whether to keep their eye on the action at the pool tables or on the on-screen sporting events. At World Sports Grille, this type of split-focus is welcome. While games flicker on HDTVs, guests can engage in friendly competition by cracking pool balls, slamming air hockey pucks, and throwing darts into each other's plate of chicken wings.

With 20 regional beers on tap, patrons are sure to find something to pair with the menu of gastropub classics such as chicken tacos with spicy thai sauce and Cajun chicken pasta. The upscale space comforts diners with exposed-brick walls and views of Lake Union, and the Mayor's Room has hardwood floors and high enough ceilings that debating friends can demonstrate whether or not they, themselves, could have made that shot.