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Sunnyvale Local Bars

Blue Bonnet Bar
203 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Sunnyvale, California; Tel. 408.245.6651
The Blue Bonnet in Sunnyvale relies heavily on its' bar regulars during the week, but on the weekends, a younger set moves in to get their drink and party on. The drinks at this local Sunnyvale bar are potent and there's free bar snacks, so through both of those factors you know that the owners aren't stingy, and those in the know frequent the Blue Bonnet Bar on Sundays when the owners generosity is once again showcased with a free barbecue.

Blue Max
828 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, California; Tel. 408.746.9500
Regulars of all shapes, sizes and legal ages frequent the Blue Max, a Sunnyvale sports bar that is always a good time whether there's a game being broadcast or not. Also, for pre, post or no game diversions Blue max sports a pool table, two dart lanes and various video games to try your drunken hand at. Local karaoke revelers can belt out their boozy renditions every Thursday through Saturday, and Blue Max also hosts the occasional live music act.

Fibbar Magee's
156 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale, California; Tel. 408.749.8373
You can get your fill of traditional, heart-stopping Irish fare and good, strong beer in Sunnyvale at Fibbar Magee's, a local bar that provides all of your favorite Irish pastimes: darts and drinking. On the weekends Fibbar Magee's gets an all-together different kind of party going by hosting local Sunnyvale and Bay Area live music acts.

Lion and Compass Restaurant
1023 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Sunnyvale, California; Tel. 408.745.1260
The Sunnyvale biz pro set calls the Lion and Compass Restaurant their local bar of choice for its' prim, but elegant confines where they can relax after a day's work. The restaurant itself serves up contemporary American cuisine that is complimented by the Lion and Compass' cocktail and wine lists. You can totally tell this is a businessman's bar because there is a genuine stock ticker spewing forth its' millions making or losing information located above the bar proper.

Murphy's Law
135 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale, California; Tel. 408.736.3822
Located on Sunnyvale's bar strip, Murphy's Law exudes that local bar feel by combining a comfortable drinking establishment where anyone is welcome with a well-packed and raucous nightly party scene. Five televisions and a huge eight-foot projection screen broadcast all of your favorite sporting events except on Sundays when Murphy's Law shows movies of the bartenders preference to its' host of regulars. Also, this Sunnyvale local bar has a Monday blues jam session, karaoke on Thursdays and brings in local live music on the weekends, not that their party image needed any bolstering.

Paul and Harvey's
130 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale, California; Tel. 408.736.5770
Paul and Harvey's is Sunnyvale's neighborhood bar where the blue-collar and Budweiser set comes to drink—also the no collar writers set, but don't let that influence your decision to drink here. The beer selection at this local bar is extensive where bottles are concerned, but they only sport four of the suckers on tap and, that shouldn't matter because at Paul and Harvey's both the beer and booze is pretty cheap. Also, Paul and Harvey's has three pool tables, two dart lanes and a slew of video games to keep your mind occupied, well as much as your mind should be occupied at a bar. On Thursdays, local musicians come to jam at this Sunnyvale bar that also hosts occasional live music on Saturdays.

Quarter Note Bar and Grill
1214 Apollo Way, Sunnyvale, California; Tel. 408.732.2110
One of the last places left in Sunnyvale, and most of the South Bay for that matter, that strives to bring its' patrons live music on a nightly basis—sadly a thing that most other local bars have shied away from—is the Quarter Note. An unlikely combination of Moroccan and American food is served from the Quarter Note's kitchen and the bar area sports TVs, shuffleboard, pool tables and pinball. The only night that this Sunnyvale live music club takes a break from brining you great bands is on Mondays when they bring you the great live musical entertainment of karaoke... yay.

Scruffy Murphy's Irish Pub
187 S. Murphy Ave., Sunnyvale, California; Tel. 408.735.7394
Irish ex-pats and anyone who enjoys a good old Irish party pack into Scruffy Murphy's in Sunnyvale or a heaping dose of the Emerald Isle. Scruffy Murphy's sports 13 beers on tap and serves up all of the heart stopping cuisine classics that you'd expect from a local Irish bar. Be sure to check them out on Wednesdays which is the designated Irish night—complete with live music sometimes—and the real party here is on the weekends when a DJ pumps up the crowd on the dance floor.

Shooters Bar and Grill
769 N. Mathilda Ave., Sunnyvale, California; Tel. 408.738.2787
Shooters is everything that you'd expect from a little Sunnyvale neighborhood sports bar with 11 beers on tap and plenty of other distractions like pool, darts and video games to occupy your brain when the game isn't on their big screen TV. Also, this no frills local Sunnyvale bar plays host to karaoke on Thursdays so you can kick start your weekend by drunkenly belting out "I Will Survive" to all your adoring fans.

—Sunnyvale Bars and Clubs reviews by Ryan Osterbeck

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