Fat Cat
(Now Closed)Jazz and Blues Venue, Bar, and Pool Hall
West Village, New York
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Isaiah GreeneOctober 22, 2011Play ping pong for a pretty cheap price. Live music is also a nice touch. Or, if you're in the mood to play chess, this is the place to be. Fun for small or large groups.
Marie PorrasJuly 28, 2015Really cool, understated place. Amazing live concerts for $3 (entry fee). Fun night getting competitive with the games.
Mike McBryanOctober 27, 2014Pool for $6.50 per person / game. Shuffleboard $13 an hour / table. Scrabble is the best deal in the house at $1 per game.
Lisa J.November 4, 2017sun-thurs: $6 / per player /($24/table) / per hour, fri.& sat.: $7 /per player / ($28/table) / per hour ~ game table time is prorated to the minute. no res.
Chet ManciniOctober 30, 2014Live jazz, ping pong, pool, and shuffleboard. $3 cover and good beers. Only downside is huge crowds on weekend nights.
Diego RufoApril 4, 2011A huge space offering Foosball, ping pong, billards, live jazz (!) and lots and lots of PBR (amongst many other kinds of beer). Get there early (on weekends) and commandeer a couch/corner. Read more- Jasmine MehrabiOctober 27, 2019Ping pong, billiards, foosball, shuffleboard, board games 👍🏼Barely a wait on a Friday if you come around 6-7pm. But after 10pm there’s a long line on a Friday night.
CarlosMarch 11, 2018Beers are awesome and table games are great to have fun. Some times they have jazz performers.
Andrew ChoiOctober 13, 2014Come for the live jazz and all the fun & game. Put your card in for ping pong / billiards ASAP, and challenge some strangers to foosball while you wait.
Julie SosciaAugust 1, 2018A great spot of you want to experience a night out with locals and NYU students. Very casual, fun vibe.- Julie SosciaJuly 17, 2018A great spot of you want to experience a night out with locals and NYU students. Very casual, fun vibe.
Louis MattaAugust 6, 2014One if the best hangout spots in the West Village. Excellent for billiards, board games, and fooseball aficionados.
Helen ShakespeareApril 5, 2015Great authentic games bar, just what you would expect, standard drinks but lots of games options!
Chris VodolaFebruary 21, 2012The quintessential dive NYC pool room. No-frills, quite spacious, and a great hangout. Plenty of alcohol flowing with table service. Ping-pong in the back. No TVs.
David BanSeptember 2, 2014Snag a table with a view of the stage and scrabble it up to some mixed (but usually pretty good) jazz shows.
Songza MusicSeptember 27, 2013While this venue features the West Village's best local jazz players, don't be surprised if some heavy hitters stop by to sit in on a few tunes.
Hit It Sunday night at 8:30, when it's uncrowded, lotsa game tables are free, & the house Big Band plays. (= The most extraordinary assemblage of young jazz talent in the city, yours for a $3 cover)
Jéssica LeãoDecember 30, 2012Excelent vibe. Nice people. Perfect music. Just loved it. I'll definitely come back.
Ben FunkAugust 25, 2014Great place for a casual night out with friends. Live jazz, board games, shuffleboard and ping ping.
Nitzan BSeptember 10, 2016Live shows and pools tables, games an ping pong tables! Good vibes and a real cool place
Deanna MatthewsAugust 14, 2016Really fun place lots of games and cool stage area they play jazz most nights. Drinks are cheap
AllisonDecember 9, 2012One of the best underground bars in the city. Unpretentious, $3 PBRs and $6 craft beers with awesome jazz and games.
The Corcoran GroupMarch 11, 2011Like nowhere else in Manhattan. Grab a bucket of PBRs, ping pong paddles and enjoy the sweet jazz music.
Curtis ShoungJuly 22, 2016Live band for the $3 cover is worth it to grab some drinks and play pool, shuffle, ping pong, etc
Marian ElbertOctober 7, 2012Try the freshly made soda. This place is great for groups who want to play awesome 'basement games' or listen to live music.
Guillaume FlandreNovember 1, 2014This place is like no other: live jazz music, free food, pool, table tennis, chess, shuffle board. Wow.
Great music venue, hard working staff and great bands like this happen here nightly. #joshevans
Xandar WilderMarch 17, 2021A good place to go with your large group of friends. Many types of table games available to play.- Julie SosciaJanuary 27, 2019Popular bar with NYU students with plenty of games such as pool, ping-pong and checkers to keep you entertained for hours.
Anja StrajnarOctober 13, 2013The co-existence of a concert venue and pool hall is nice on paper, not in reality. You really have to love the music and be able to ignore all the others not listening to it at all.
New York HabitatOctober 31, 2011A cool little pool hall in the West Village. Where else can you find ping pong, shuffleboard, Scrabble, and jazz under one roof?
Karl With A "K"April 3, 2015Fun place for friends and parties! Ping pong tables and amazing music! I loved it!
Yigit UlucaySeptember 1, 2015Very long waiting time for the games. Live music. Good place for drinking couple of beers and playing billiards or table tennis.
Sol GallegosMarch 24, 2015Great place to go with friends, great jazz music!! Ping Pong tables, pool, good beer :)
Alex FishOctober 14, 2014Fun laid back Jazz bar with board games, pool tables, ping pong, and even shuffleboard!
BiancaJune 9, 2019A funky place to be if you are you g and you want to play some ping pong or simply listen to live jazz.
Nathan GammieDecember 21, 2014Big, fun space with live music and games (ping pong, pool, shuffleboard). Crowded on weekends.- IsaMarch 11, 2017Very young crowd, very simple bar, but nice live jazz bands and all the bar games you could wish for.
Dev PApril 21, 2011Ping pong, pool, shuffle board and scrabble! Good beer, good selection of wine...and live jazz! You can't go wrong..except maybe it gets a lil sweaty!
Mary BossardAugust 13, 2014This place is too awesome! Wine, jazz, and great games. .. super chill atmosphere. .. will definitely return :-)
MarissaFebruary 17, 2013Really crowded - make sure you get there early and preferably not on a Saturday night. Otherwise it's a really cool place!
Danielle DavisAugust 21, 2014I could sit with friends and play cards, listen to jazz and sip on soju every Saturday afternoon here. Love it.
Paloma OrtizMarch 11, 2015Board games, pool, pimpong, foosball, live music and a bar. Pretty chill place
Ryan PottsApril 11, 2011Great for sipping wine and quietly playing scrabble or pounding beers and getting rowdy over a game of ping pong. Also, it's easy on the wallet!
Kathryn DMay 22, 2016Cheap drinks and plenty of ping pong tables. Great place to waste away a Sunday afternoon.
Ping pong meetup on Monday nights. $10 for all you can play in 2 hours. Great people, cheap drinks, so much fun!
N AvedisJanuary 12, 2019I always come here to have a great time with friends. Always good music, games and cheap drinks
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Fat Cat
75 Christopher St (btwn 7th Ave S & Bleecker St)
New York, NY 10014
United States
New York, NY 10014
United States
Permanently closed (Show more)
- Mon–Thu
- 2:00 PM–5:00 AM
- Fri–Sun
- Noon–5:00 AM
Features
Credit Cards
Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi
Free
Outdoor Seating
No
Food & Drink
Drinks
Beer, Wine
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