Fat Cat
(Now Closed)Jazz and Blues Venue, Bar, and Pool Hall
West Village, New York
The experts at Village Voice and The Corcoran Group recommend this place
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Benjamin DoyleDecember 24, 2014Tuesday 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
Louis MattaAugust 6, 2014One if the best hangout spots in the West Village. Excellent for billiards, board games, and fooseball aficionados.
Danielle DavisAugust 21, 2014I could sit with friends and play cards, listen to jazz and sip on soju every Saturday afternoon here. Love it.
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.
Come with enough friends to insulate you from the NYU freshmen. Enjoy the jazz and games.
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!
Guillaume PJuly 4, 2016How 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.
Jéssica LeãoDecember 30, 2012Excelent vibe. Nice people. Perfect music. Just loved it. I'll definitely come back.
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.
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.
CarlosMarch 11, 2018Beers are awesome and table games are great to have fun. Some times they have jazz performers.
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.
Karl With A "K"April 3, 2015Fun place for friends and parties! Ping pong tables and amazing music! I loved it!
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.
Ping pong meetup on Monday nights. $10 for all you can play in 2 hours. Great people, cheap drinks, so much fun!
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?
Nitzan BSeptember 10, 2016Live shows and pools tables, games an ping pong tables! Good vibes and a real cool place
Mary BossardAugust 13, 2014This place is too awesome! Wine, jazz, and great games. .. super chill atmosphere. .. will definitely return :-)
Cole KennedyFebruary 3, 2016Feels 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.
PUMAMarch 18, 2011If 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!
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.
The Corcoran GroupMarch 11, 2011Like nowhere else in Manhattan. Grab a bucket of PBRs, ping pong paddles and enjoy the sweet jazz music.
- 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.
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.
AllisonDecember 9, 2012One of the best underground bars in the city. Unpretentious, $3 PBRs and $6 craft beers with awesome jazz and games.
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.
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.
IsaMarch 11, 2017Very young crowd, very simple bar, but nice live jazz bands and all the bar games you could wish for.
alarivaOctober 1, 2014Lots of game tables, great live bands and couches for your cocktails, all in a single fun place.
Gabriel HayesJuly 10, 2015One of my favorite bars in the Village. Has a small cover but worth it for the fun.
Deanna MatthewsAugust 14, 2016Really fun place lots of games and cool stage area they play jazz most nights. Drinks are cheap- Xandar WilderMarch 17, 2021A good place to go with your large group of friends. Many types of table games available to play.
Nathan GammieDecember 21, 2014Big, fun space with live music and games (ping pong, pool, shuffleboard). Crowded on weekends.
Curtis ShoungJuly 22, 2016Live band for the $3 cover is worth it to grab some drinks and play pool, shuffle, ping pong, etc
Village VoiceNovember 14, 2011Winner 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.
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!
JPAugust 10, 2014It'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
Great music venue, hard working staff and great bands like this happen here nightly. #joshevans
Citybeams.comJune 24, 2012It'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, 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.
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)
Chet ManciniOctober 30, 2014Live jazz, ping pong, pool, and shuffleboard. $3 cover and good beers. Only downside is huge crowds on weekend nights.
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.
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!
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.
Paul Le RollandNovember 19, 2013Loved this place! Don't forget to take a ticket when you order your first drink so you don't wait to much !
Kathryn DMay 22, 2016Cheap drinks and plenty of ping pong tables. Great place to waste away a Sunday afternoon.
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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
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