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Fat Cat

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Jazz and Blues Venue, Bar, and Pool Hall

West Village, New York

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Fat Cat

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Helen ShakespeareApril 5, 2015
Great authentic games bar, just what you would expect, standard drinks but lots of games options!
Louis MattaAugust 6, 2014
One if the best hangout spots in the West Village. Excellent for billiards, board games, and fooseball aficionados.
Benjamin DoyleDecember 24, 2014
Tuesday night - walked in, got pool ticket, and played shuffleboard while we waited. pretty cheap! Shuffleboard is $5.50/person/hr, Pool is $5/person/hr
Danielle DavisAugust 21, 2014
I could sit with friends and play cards, listen to jazz and sip on soju every Saturday afternoon here. Love it.
Guillaume PJuly 4, 2016
How describe this place ? It's a parallel time place you though that didn't exist anymore. You'll find : live jazz, foosball, billards, boardgames, and hipsters from all the previous decades mingling.
Zack SheppardJuly 2, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Come with enough friends to insulate you from the NYU freshmen. Enjoy the jazz and games.
Jasmine MehrabiOctober 27, 2019
Ping 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.
AyinOctober 31, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Surrounded by games galore and the wonderful sounds of live jazz, what's not to love about Fat Cat?! I would definitely return to this place!
Jéssica LeãoDecember 30, 2012
Excelent vibe. Nice people. Perfect music. Just loved it. I'll definitely come back.
Julie SosciaAugust 1, 2018
A great spot of you want to experience a night out with locals and NYU students. Very casual, fun vibe.
Julie SosciaJuly 17, 2018
A great spot of you want to experience a night out with locals and NYU students. Very casual, fun vibe.
Songza MusicSeptember 27, 2013
While 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.
CarlosMarch 11, 2018
Beers are awesome and table games are great to have fun. Some times they have jazz performers.
New York HabitatOctober 31, 2011
A cool little pool hall in the West Village. Where else can you find ping pong, shuffleboard, Scrabble, and jazz under one roof?
BiancaJune 9, 2019
A funky place to be if you are you g and you want to play some ping pong or simply listen to live jazz.
PUMAMarch 18, 2011
If you like live music, this is THE place to be! For those that like a spot of competition it's also got pool, pong and loads more! Remember life's more fun when you're keeping score!
Karl With A "K"April 3, 2015
Fun place for friends and parties! Ping pong tables and amazing music! I loved it!
Julie SosciaJanuary 27, 2019
Popular bar with NYU students with plenty of games such as pool, ping-pong and checkers to keep you entertained for hours.
David BanSeptember 2, 2014
Snag a table with a view of the stage and scrabble it up to some mixed (but usually pretty good) jazz shows.
Nitzan BSeptember 10, 2016
Live shows and pools tables, games an ping pong tables! Good vibes and a real cool place
The Corcoran GroupMarch 11, 2011
Like nowhere else in Manhattan. Grab a bucket of PBRs, ping pong paddles and enjoy the sweet jazz music.
Sissi NieAugust 19, 2014
Been here 25+ times
Ping pong meetup on Monday nights. $10 for all you can play in 2 hours. Great people, cheap drinks, so much fun!
Mary BossardAugust 13, 2014
This place is too awesome! Wine, jazz, and great games. .. super chill atmosphere. .. will definitely return :-)
Isaiah GreeneOctober 22, 2011
Play 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.
Yigit UlucaySeptember 1, 2015
Very long waiting time for the games. Live music. Good place for drinking couple of beers and playing billiards or table tennis.
Michæl StarkeyAugust 10, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Bring your girlfriend here when your male friends invite you here to play ping pong. You'll have a great time watch her beat them.
AllisonDecember 9, 2012
One of the best underground bars in the city. Unpretentious, $3 PBRs and $6 craft beers with awesome jazz and games.
IsaMarch 11, 2017
Very young crowd, very simple bar, but nice live jazz bands and all the bar games you could wish for.
ChrisJuly 25, 2018
Ping pong, foosball, jazz. This place has it all!
Cole KennedyFebruary 3, 2016
Feels like a bar in a suburb circa 1985 where divorcées go and give their kids a fistful of quarters while they get hammered and hook up in the back seat of a Buick.
Deanna MatthewsAugust 14, 2016
Really fun place lots of games and cool stage area they play jazz most nights. Drinks are cheap
alarivaOctober 1, 2014
Lots of game tables, great live bands and couches for your cocktails, all in a single fun place.
Gabriel HayesJuly 10, 2015
One of my favorite bars in the Village. Has a small cover but worth it for the fun.
Xandar WilderMarch 17, 2021
A good place to go with your large group of friends. Many types of table games available to play.
Nathan GammieDecember 21, 2014
Big, fun space with live music and games (ping pong, pool, shuffleboard). Crowded on weekends.
Citybeams.comJune 24, 2012
It's game city down here! Pool, ping pong, shuffleboard, chess, scrabble.... So you can listen to some sick jazz music while you drink and play games. Not too shabby.
Anja StrajnarOctober 13, 2013
The 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.
JPAugust 10, 2014
It's a complete madhouse but if you love big crowds, games like shuffleboard, pool, and ping pong, and even some live jazz, this place is for you
Village VoiceNovember 14, 2011
Winner of Best Bar to Play Games in the Village Voice 2011 Best Of issue! They offer foosball and ping pong tournaments for you competitive drunks.
Curtis ShoungJuly 22, 2016
Live band for the $3 cover is worth it to grab some drinks and play pool, shuffle, ping pong, etc
Alex FishOctober 14, 2014
Fun laid back Jazz bar with board games, pool tables, ping pong, and even shuffleboard!
Sol GallegosMarch 24, 2015
Great place to go with friends, great jazz music!! Ping Pong tables, pool, good beer :)
Stan KillianMay 17, 2014
Been here 50+ times
Great music venue, hard working staff and great bands like this happen here nightly. #joshevans
Tim VetterAugust 9, 2010
Been here 25+ times
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)
Dev PApril 21, 2011
Ping 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!
Chet ManciniOctober 30, 2014
Live jazz, ping pong, pool, and shuffleboard. $3 cover and good beers. Only downside is huge crowds on weekend nights.
Mike McBryanOctober 27, 2014
Pool for $6.50 per person / game. Shuffleboard $13 an hour / table. Scrabble is the best deal in the house at $1 per game.
Marian ElbertOctober 7, 2012
Try the freshly made soda. This place is great for groups who want to play awesome 'basement games' or listen to live music.
Tony XerriApril 28, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Bucket of PBR. Shuffleboard. Repeat. Be careful though, you seriously lose track of time since you're in the basement and the clock adds up some major dollas...
Paul Le RollandNovember 19, 2013
Loved this place! Don't forget to take a ticket when you order your first drink so you don't wait to much !