Brooklyn Bowl: Drink, Eat, Bowl, and Listen to a Concert
In the country of entertainment, even the most seedy bar in New York has at least 10 screens with different sports channels tuned in. Or bras hanging on the walls, or hundreds of posters to read. Or some measly darts. The desire to have fun that they accumulate when they leave work added to the competitive education that they have given to the New Yorker makes bars and restaurants with games are becoming more and more fashionable.
And we are not talking about just any games. We have passed the stage of beer pong (Okalimotxo with glasses and a ball) . In addition, even this sector also The retro wave has arrived and the arcade, bowling, Trivial, ping pong or petanque are claimed . This is a selection of the most curious, fun and very freaky places where you can eat, drink and play.
BERRY PARK How many hours did you spend in front of the television watching 'The Simpsons'? We're talking about the 90s. Did you complain about repeating the same episodes, over and over again, on Antena 3, but you watched them again? How many times have you seen the Halloween specials? Do you know the birthday song for Lisa from the fake Michael Jackson? In Williamsburg (Brooklyn) you have the place to drop all that you learned over the years from watching the same episode of Homer and his hair growth day after day. Plus It is the best rooftop in the area , with permission from the Wythe Hotel, and the only place to drink beer, eat a delicious hamburger, play table football and watch any European football match, if there is no Simpson night. Every first Thursday of the month, starting at 7.30pm, in Berry Park, Andrew Ennals, the creator of the Woo Hoo! Classic Simpsons Trivia! challenge your Springfieldian knowledge. You can go as a team ($10/person, six participants maximum) or, smartass Lisa Simpson, solo ($5). There are only three rounds, which are enlivened with episodes from the 90s. The winner gets… a box of donuts! (from Peter Pan Donut & Pastry Shop) Mmmmm, dooonuts!!
Berry Park, in the heart of Williamsburg: hipster games
FAT CAT If one night you are Greenwich Village and you follow a bunch of hipster students, you'll probably end up with a cat stamp on your wrist in this club. A “cultural institution” according to them, because in addition to having the cheapest beer in the area ($3 a can of Pabst) to drink on old (not vintage) sofas and chairs, every day there is live music (jazz, mostly), a guy who paints and colors (and sells) NYC subway maps and a wide variety of games available: billiards, ping pong, table football, chess, backgammon, scrabble... It costs from $1 to $6.5 to rent a table or board, depending on the day of the week. The best? Open until 4.30 in the morning.
THE VAGABOND While you eat some spaghetti with meatballs, next to you, others play (also with balls) to bocce, something like petanque. The Vagabondo It is an institution among gaming restaurants in Manhattan. It was created, as a bar, more than 100 years ago by an Italian immigrant who only offered espresso correttos (our carajillo) and a little game of bocce. With the arrival of the dry law, alcohol ended and pasta and meatballs arrived at the place. But **the indoor bocce court (the only one in New York)** continued to this day, in a venue that is three times the size and still run by the same Italian family and visited by many celebrities . When you enter the track you will be warned: beware of throwing balls at someone else's plate.
Il Vagabondo: 100 Years of Bocce in Manhattan
Tom Hanks, an expert Italian bocce player
BARCADE ** Beer and arcade games .** Two vital pillars of anyone growing up in the 80s. And the great idea we all had for the perfect bar, but only these five friends carried out, renting an old brooklyn garage and turning it into a pilgrimage site for beer lovers (up to 25 types, plus special events, only distilled in the US) and geeks of the Arkanoid, Ms. Pacman or Donkey Kong which can be played for a quarter (25 cents). If you thought you were the king of the arcades in your neighborhood, stop by and try to enter their High Scores board.
Barcade: arcade machines, beer, and dogs?
RESTAURANT-BAR-BOWLING ALLEY After the success of the Barcade, the five friends decided to revive another classic game: bowling. And they opened, also in Brooklyn, ** The Gutter **, with more than eight tracks and a wide variety of beers. Williamsburg's mustachioed neighbors loved the idea and bowling alleys have multiplied throughout the city, some new and many recovered, such as Melody Lane (461, 67th St, Brooklyn). The best? Difficult decision, but brooklyn bowl (61 Wythe Avenue) is pretty close to perfection. With 16 bowling alleys, live music (there have been from Adele to Hot Chip, or Snoop Dogg ), dj's, food from the Blue Ribbon chain, brunch, variety of beers... "One of the most incredible places on Earth". And I'm not saying it. It was written by Rolling Stone USA . Without wanting to exaggerate. A good alternative in Manhattan is the frames with 26 bowling lanes and one dance lane. Buy yourself some good two-tone shoes.
Brooklyn Bowl, located next to the Wythe Hotel in Williamsburg