Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades

Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades

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Created by Fodor's Travel • Updated On: September 12, 2017

Today’s arcades, or “barcades,” are experiencing a 21st-century renaissance, with venues popping up all over the world, from Taipei to Tokyo and Warsaw to Washington state.

Barcade is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

1. Barcade

8.6
148 W 24th St (7th Ave), New York City, NY
Bar · Chelsea · 185 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: The machines here are token-based, each one a quarter a pop. The beer flows aplenty, with special craft brewery nights and 25 rotating daily taps, but the food options are limited to basic snacks. Mehr erfahren.

Continue? Gaming Bar is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

2. Continue? Gaming Bar

No.7, Songjiang Rd., Zhongshan Dist, Taipeh
Bar · Zhōngshān Qū · 4 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: A bistro menu with clever section titles like “Multi Player” serves Italian and American foods (with a Taiwanese touch), sometimes tricky to find in the Asian island nation. Mehr erfahren.

Meltdown is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

3. Meltdown

6 passage Thiéré, Paris, Île-de-France
Kneipe · Roquette · 23 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Meltdown bars have free and easy access to computers souped up with Alienware chips, Logitech sound, and the hottest games, fueled by all the Monster Energy drinks and alcohol you can guzzle. Mehr erfahren.

Tilt Arcade Bar is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

4. Tilt Arcade Bar

8.2
824 Dundas St W (btwn Howland & Brunswick Ave), Toronto, ON
Spielhalle · Downtown Toronto · 14 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: A true gamer haven, all the rotating selection of arcade consoles and pinballers are free of charge, along with more analog games of skill like Super Chex, Skee-Ball, and classic Italian foosball. Mehr erfahren.

CAPCOM BAR is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

5. CAPCOM BAR

(カプコンバー)
歌舞伎町1-3-16 (Pasela Resorts), 新宿区, 東京都
Gamer Café · 8 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Capcom is an absolute mecca for fans of the Street Fighter, Mega Man (or “Rockman” as he’s known in Japan), or the Resident Evil series. Mehr erfahren.

EXP Restaurant + Bar is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

6. EXP Restaurant + Bar

309 W. Pender St. (at Hamilton St.), Vancouver, BC
Burger-Imbiss · Downtown Vancouver · 19 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Chomp on gamer-themed burgers like The Triforce (beef, bacon, chicken) while immersed in gamer décor at EXP. Mehr erfahren.

Player 1 Video Game Bar is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

7. Player 1 Video Game Bar

8.9
8562 Palm Pkwy (535), Orlando, FL
Spielhalle · Vista Center · 41 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Trade in gaudy mascots and brightly-colored amusement parks for a whole other level of flashy, pixel-riddled entertainment at Player1, where craft beer is the main attraction. Mehr erfahren.

Emporium Arcade Bar is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

8. Emporium Arcade Bar

8.0
2363 N Milwaukee (at W Fullerton Ave), Chicago, IL
Spielhalle · Logan Square · 39 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Air hockey and foosball tournaments are a regular thing. The Wicker Park location breaks retro conventions with a 20-foot HD TV for watching the big (sports) game and appropriate gamer flicks. Mehr erfahren.

GAME OVER is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

9. GAME OVER

Liberty Plaza, วัฒนา, กรุงเทพมหานคร
Gamer Café · 26 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Serving craft burgers, steak, and beer, Game Over doubles as a nightclub. Come for hip-hop night on Wednesdays. Mehr erfahren.

Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

10. Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade

8.8
511 NW Couch St (btwn NW 5th & NW 6th Ave), Portland, OR
Spielhalle · 178 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Billed as the West Coast’s “premier classic arcade,” the bar preserves the “golden age” of video games with dozens of arcade games and pinball machines. Mehr erfahren.

The 1UP Arcade Bar - Colfax is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

11. The 1UP Arcade Bar - Colfax

8.7
717 E Colfax Ave (btwn Washington & Clarkson St), Denver, CO
Bar · North Capitol Hill · 29 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Swig 40s of malt liquor while pumping quarters into arcade games, go wild with six lanes of skee-ball, get tipsy with giant Jenga on the patio, and pick your own jukebox tunes. Mehr erfahren.

Level up is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

12. Level up

Moliera 4/6, Warschau, Woiwodschaft Masowien
Gamer Café · Śródmieście Północne · 17 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: FIFA tournaments, both real and digital versions, are in frequent rotation at the sprawling Level Up in Warsaw, where soccer is a religion. Mehr erfahren.

Loading Bar is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

13. Loading Bar

8.5
129 Stoke Newington High Street (Loading Bar), London, Greater London
Bar · Stoke Newington Central · 29 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Loading has become something of an indie-gaming institution in London with two locations, a podcast, and even a zine. Mehr erfahren.

North Star is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

14. North Star

7.3
3908 Saint-Laurent, Montreal, QC
Bar · Plateau-Mont-Royal · 5 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: The historic selection of pinball games (or machines à piastres in French Canadian lingo) at North Star lend themselves well to warming up frozen fingers during long Montreal winters. Mehr erfahren.

Seattle Pinball Museum is one of Level up Your Drinking at These 15 Bar-Arcades.

15. Seattle Pinball Museum

7.9
508 Maynard Ave S, Seattle, WA
Museum · International District · 15 Tipps und Bewertungen

Fodor's TravelFodor's Travel: Contained within two floors are 54 different rotating machines (placed in chronological order) that range from the 1930s up to present day, some 80s arcade games, and a bar. Mehr erfahren.