Best Places to Play Bar Games in New Orleans | 10 NOLA Bars with Games to Check Out

When one hears "New Orleans," chances are their first thought is either phenomenal music, food, or perhaps even drinks as well. However, you'd be surprised to hear how many of our bars are filled with games, whether it be billiards or even an arcade, which are getting popular again. If this sounds like something up your alley, look no further. Here are 10 of the best places to play bar games in New Orleans.

Let your inner kid loose by hitting up a game-filled bar on your next night out. From pool to pinballs, you name it and an eclectic spot in NOLA is sure to have it.

10 Bars with Games in the Big Easy

1. Emporium Arcade Bar

2231 St. Claude Ave., (773) 697-7922

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The ultimate spot for a great night out with friends, Emporium has your back in all the necessary parts: food, beer, spirits, and cocktails, as well as plenty of activities. This spot is sure to excite any newcomers, and even those arcade veterans looking for a return to form.

While definitively an arcade bar, Emporium also acts as a live music venue. So, when you beat your friend on foosball, you can both make your way back to watch the music. Emporium is perfect for large groups, private parties, or even date nights. A new renovated garage space, makes this a sensible choice as well.

2. Stumpy's Hatchet House

1200 Poydras St., Suite C., (504) 577-2937

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Surely you've wanted to experience a true viking past time? At Stumpy's Hatchet House, you can. Here, axe throwing is the main attraction, creating a unique drink-and-play location. Open Wednesday through Sunday with prices varying from $15 to $40, Stumpy's also offers other fun, group games, a photo booth, and free Wi-Fi.

Reservations are also available for private events and parties. For anyone looking to use Stumpy's as their next work or friend gathering check for promotions and discounts such as College Night Thursdays, where students (with a valid ID) get a 25% discount on their throwing.

3. Lots a Luck Tavern

203 Homedale St., (504) 483-0978

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Enjoy a few drinks at this little hole-in-the-wall with a cozy patio and chill atmosphere. The spot is full of fun games to play with a friend like foosball, darts, and even mini golf. The venue also includes "life-sized" versions of popular games we all know and love like Connect Four or Jenga.

Voted as one of NOLA's best dive bars in 2022 by Where Y'at Magazine's readers, Lots a Luck Tavern is a place you definitely shouldn't miss out on. The bar is open daily from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. Check it out (and try your luck) today!

4. Old Point Bar

545 Patterson Dr., (504) 364-0950

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Just a short ferry ride across the Mississippi River and you'll stumble across Old Point Bar, located in Algiers Point. Live music with good drinks and a couple of rounds of billiards seven days a week calls for some memory-making with your closest friends at this ambient, old-timey spot.

Plus, how could you say no to a bar that's pet-friendly? So bring you, your friends, and your fur baby over to the Westbank and experience one of the best hangout spots in Algiers.

5. Urban South Brewery

1625 Tchoupitoulas St., (504) 267-4852

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Not only is this considered one of NOLA's best spots to drink brewed beer, according to Where Y'at's readers, it also has delicious grub and a game day lounge. Open seven days a week, Urban South Brewery is a place that doesn't limit the meaning of fun.

With $12 tours offered every Saturday, you're sure to have a blast while learning about the brewing process and sampling both seasonal and year-round house-made beers. Go for their famous Paradise Park or try one of their many special and unique brews.

6. Le Bon Temps Roule

4801 Magazine St., (504) 897-3448

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Les Bon Temps Roule is an Uptown staple known for being open 24 hours and having all-day happy hour (yep, you heard that right). The bar features live music, billiards, and free oysters on Fridays. It even serves as the go-to Mardi Gras bar for Uptown parade-goers during the season.

To get an idea of what's to come, be sure to check out their calendar of events. You're more than likely to catch one of New Orleans' hottest jazz-funk bands: The Soul Rebels. Their Bloody Marys are some of the best in the city.

7. Mick's Irish Pub

4801 Bienville St., (504) 482-9113

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Still feeling lucky? If so, head over to Mick's Irish Pub and test that luck with games like ping pong, pool, darts, and more. Known as one of NOLA's most popular and inexpensive dive bars, Mick's is guaranteed to make you and your wallet content.

Mick's is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. No matter what time you go, make sure you don't leave without trying their famous fries, paired with a cold beer of your choice. The pub is also dog-friendly and has some great Irish-inspired drinks.

8. Markey's Bar

640 Louisa St., (504) 943-0785

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This community staple has stood in the Bywater for over a century (originally as the Standard Brewing Co.) and is the only bar in the area with a shuffleboard and even its very own Markey's Bar dart league. A variety of local, domestic, and international beers, as well as delicious bar bites, can be expected at Markey's.

Markey's is open every day from 3-11 p.m. with daily happy hour from 3-5 p.m. (half-price pizza and half-price wine by the glass). With over 16 TVs streaming several different sports packages, the fun never fails there.

9. Sea Cave

3000 St. Claude Ave., (504) 662-1926

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Whether you want a meal, a drink, or to play arcade games until you drop—Sea Cave has it all. Sea Cave has over 10,000 video game titles on both cab and console, so you will never run out. It first opened in 2016 and has been a very popular spot to have a few drinks and play as many games as you want since then.

Sea Cave is open from 4 p.m. to midnight on Mondays and Wednesdays, 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays, 12 p.m. to 1 a.m. on Saturdays, and 12 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Sundays.

10. Cooter Brown's Tavern

509 S. Carrollton Ave., (504) 866-9104

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Since 1977, Cooter Brown's has been a holy grail for beer and oyster enjoyers alike in New Orleans. However, it doesn't stop there. Wings, jalapeño burgers, bacon ranch fries? You name it and Cooter Brown's has it. The bar has 38 taps and 46 craft beer selections, as well as two large projector screens along with 17 flat-screen TVs that decorate the place.

Cooter Brown's is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. and is a 21 and over establishment.

Dinner, Drinks, & Darts at These NOLA Bars

Whatever you want, there's no doubt a NOLA bar has got it. From a warm and welcoming ambiance to a kickback and relax patio with live music and mini-games, you'll have so many choices you won't know where to start. If one thing is for certain, you're bound to have a great time while in the Big Easy.