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The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games
Two-Bit's Retro Arcade is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

1. Two-Bit's Retro Arcade

153 Essex St (at Stanton St), New York, NY
Arcade · Lower East Side · 99 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: You can find 32 different retro arcade games in this punk rock bar that seems lifted straight out of the 1980s. Pacman, Donkey Kong, and Frogger keep company with 13 pinball machines. Read more.

Full Circle Bar is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

2. Full Circle Bar

8.2
318 Grand St (btwn Havemeyer St. & Marcy Ave.), Brooklyn, NY
Sports Bar · Williamsburg · 91 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Full Circle Bar specializes in "Brewskee Ball," a skee-ball and alcohol mash up that has become so popular the bar managed to launch the country's first skee-ball league. Read more.

3. Break Bar & Billiards

7.7
3204 Broadway (at 32nd St.), Astoria, NY
Pool Hall · 76 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: With a large room full of pool tables, in addition to foosball, air hockey and ping pong, Break Bar and Billiards will make even your non-pool adept friends happy. Read more.

The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

4. The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club

9.1
514 Union St (btwn 3rd Ave & Nevins St), Gowanus, NY
Cocktail Bar · Gowanus · 188 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Step inside this landlocked cruise ship of a bar for a round of shuffleboard. Play a game at one of the 10 shuffleboard courts while sipping tiki cocktails, complete with the requisite tiny umbrellas. Read more.

Barcade is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

5. Barcade

8.1
6 Saint Marks Pl (3rd Ave), New York, NY
Bar · East Village · 93 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Newest Barcade will open today on St. Mark's Place. It's mostly '90s games, with lots and lots of fighting games. The main attractions will be the beer, wine, and bar food. Thu, 10/9. Read more.

Barcade is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

6. Barcade

8.7
388 Union Ave (btwn Ainslie & Powers St), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · East Williamsburg · 321 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Home to 40 retro arcade games, including Pacman machines, the bar offers an extensive list of locally brewed brews with 25 beers on tap. Read more.

Barcade is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

7. Barcade

8.5
148 W 24th St (7th Ave), New York, NY
Bar · Chelsea · 185 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Barcade is the arcade bar that arguably started it all. Check out their website for special beer events with featured breweries and themed tastings! Read more.

Bushwick Country Club is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

8. Bushwick Country Club

7.4
618 Grand St (at Leonard St), Brooklyn, NY
Dive Bar · East Williamsburg · 125 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: This dive bar is a country club gone rogue, with a jury-rigged six-hole mini golf course in the backyard. And what putt-putt course would be complete without a motorized PBR windmill? Read more.

Ace Bar is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

9. Ace Bar

7.5
531 E 5th St (btwn Avenue A & B), New York, NY
Bar · Alphabet City · 151 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Ace Bar's got a little bit of everything: pinball machines, skee-ball, Big Buck Hunter HD, & pool for a dollar per game. You can also play a round of darts or show up to Sunday trivia night for free. Read more.

Bungalow 18 is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

10. Bungalow 18

6.2
18 Nelson Ave (At Amboy Rd), Staten Island, NY
Bar · Great Kills · 7 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Hone your hand-eye coordination at this sports bar's collection of games. Bungalow 18 currently offers the boozy and bro-ey standby beer pong, along with darts and a shuffleboard league. Read more.

Floyd NY is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

11. Floyd NY

7.8
131 Atlantic Ave (btwn Henry & Clinton St.), Brooklyn, NY
Bar · Brooklyn Heights · 102 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: This Brooklyn Heights bar boasts a free bocce court. While you're there, try their famous beer cheese appetizer and the signature drink, a Makers 8 made with Kentucky specialty Ale-8-One ginger soda. Read more.

The Uncommons is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

12. The Uncommons

8.8
230 Thompson St (at W 3rd St), New York, NY
Gaming Cafe · Greenwich Village · 86 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: Get an all day pass to play games like Cards Against Humanity, Settlers of Catan, and Magic: The Gathering. The café serves "college food" like pizza bites and pigs in a blanket, and 20 craft beers. Read more.

The Gutter is one of The 13 Best NYC Bars with Games.

13. The Gutter

8.4
200 N 14th St (btwn Wythe and Berry), Brooklyn, NY
Bowling Alley · Williamsburg · 140 tips and reviews

GothamistGothamist: This well-loved bowling establishment boasts 8 lanes adjacent to the bar, so you can booze while waiting for a spot. If you're tired of rolling zeroes, you can try the pool table or pinball. Read more.