Champs Sports Bar & Grill

You know the type of spot you need when there's a big game on and you want to be around other people who actually care? Champs is that place on Chapel Road. It's got the screens sorted, the sound turned up, and enough of a buzz on matchdays that you'll forget you're not in the stadium. The food's straightforward — burgers, wings, that sort of thing — and it doesn't pretend to be anything fancier than it is. Grab a pint, order some wings, and settle in. It's exactly what Ilford needed: a place where blokes (and anyone else) can watch sport without the pretension or the inflated prices of chain bars.