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Created by Visit Philly Updated On: March 23, 2012
Here's a sizable handful of Philadelphia bar and restaurants that offer games and other means of entertainment in the form of everything from ping pong and foosball to darts and vintage arcade games.
1114 Frankford Ave (W Girard Ave & W Widley St), Philadelphia, PA
Bar · Northern Liberties - Fishtown · 131 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: Enjoy classic 80s arcade games — the lineup includes Frogger, Ms. Pac-Man, Tron and Donkey Kong — and a rotating line-up of American craft beer. Happy hour takes place each weeknight from 4-7 p.m..
118 Chestnut St (btwn 2nd & Front St), Philadelphia, PA
Pool Hall · Center City East · 39 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: There’s a game for just about everyone here, from pool and shuffleboard to darts, foosball and skee ball. Happy hour is Monday through Friday, 6-8 p.m. and includes half-priced appetizers.
Bar · Northern Liberties - Fishtown · 21 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: This joint has games like Golden Tee, Trivial Pursuit and the obligatory pool table and dart board. Awesome bonus: they have cornhole in the backyard during the summer.
Visit Philly: Keep yourself occupied while your friend waits at the bar for your drinks by playing one of the many board games they have at the tables and booths.
Visit Philly: Besides the obvious (bowling), you can play pool, pinball, foosball or any of an entire wall of arcade games. Bonus: there are two bars, one upstairs, one down.
259 S 15th St (btwn Locust St & Spruce St), Philadelphia, PA
Dive Bar · Avenue of the Arts South · 31 tips and reviews
Visit Philly: There's an awesome old-school Ms. Pac-Man table, plus a pool table on the second floor bar called Top’s. There’s also photohunt, a videogame that caters to a, er, more adult clientele.