Bars with Games

Updated: June 13, 2007

The city's best drunken diversions, from dives with Skee-ball and shuffleboard to bars with pinball and billiards.

Bars with Games

  1. 1 3.5 Star Rating: Average Jillian's Billiard Club
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    731 Westlake Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 (map)

  2. 2 3.5 Star Rating: Average Garage
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    1130 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122 (map)

    With 14 full-size bowling lanes and 18 pool tables, a good time is practically guaranteed.

  3. 3 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Dante's Steak & Grog
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    5300 Roosevelt Way NE, Seattle, WA 98105 (map)

    It always feels like Judd Nelson's just around the corner at this U-District haunt (maybe in the arcade stocked with foosball, dart boards, pinball and video games).

  4. 4 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended Georgetown Liquor Company
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    5501-B Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98108 (map)

    Retro video games (Atari, Asteroids) and old-school Nintendo consoles entertain the hipsters at this historic Georgetown hangout.

  5. 5 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Eastlake Zoo Tavern
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    2301 Eastlake Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102 (map)

    Shuffleboard, pool tables and a fabulous dive bar atmosphere make this Eastlake establishment an enduring favorite.

  6. 6 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended Shorty's
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    2222 Second Ave, Seattle, WA 98121 (map)

    It's like the best rec room ever: 15 pinball machines and classic games like PacMan, Big Buck Hunter, Qbert and Mario Brothers, along with $3 hot dogs and cheap beer.

  7. 7 3.5 Star Rating: Average Roanoke Park Place Tavern
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    2409 10th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98102 (map)

    Play a tourney on one of two ping pong tables on the back patio of this easygoing bar, beer in hand.

  8. 8 3.5 Star Rating: Average King's Hardware
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    5225 Ballard Ave NW, Seattle, WA 98107 (map)

    Join the cool kids and play Skee-ball at this hip Ballard Avenue hangout. Wednesday night tournaments (8pm, signup at 7pm) for prizes are especially popular.

  9. 9 4.5 Star Rating: Recommended The Great Nabob
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    819 5th Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109 (map)

    Spend a laid-back evening playing board games like Scrabble at this beloved Lower Queen Anne bar.