Birmingham's pinball options range from a substantial mall-based arcade in Hoover to downtown spots pairing games with food and drinks. The scene splits between family-friendly and adults-only venues, with most concentrated around the city center.
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The region's largest collection sits at the Riverchase Galleria, while downtown offers walkable options for bar-hopping pinball players. A brewery taproom rounds out the offerings with craft beer alongside a rotating machine lineup.
Here's where to find pinball across the Birmingham metro.
| Venue | Area | Machines | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| BumperNets | Hoover | 40 | Arcade |
| Up-Down Birmingham | Downtown | 10+ | Barcade |
| Paramount Bar and Grill | Downtown | A few | Bar |
| Cahaba Brewing Company | Avondale | A few | Brewery |
Arcade and retail · Hoover (Riverchase Galleria)
BumperNets operates as an arcade and game retail destination inside the Riverchase Galleria. The venue combines 40 pinball machines with table tennis, foosball, pool, shuffleboard, and classic arcade cabinets. The attached retail shop sells game tables and machines, and party packages are available for groups.
Barcade · Downtown (Urban Supply)
Up-Down Birmingham brings the Midwest-based arcade bar chain to downtown Birmingham's Urban Supply neighborhood. The 21+ venue pairs pinball with over 60 classic arcade games, skee-ball alleys, craft beer, cocktails, and pizza by the slice across two bars and outdoor game areas.
Bar and grill · Downtown
Paramount Bar and Grill combines a full-service bar and restaurant with an arcade in a vintage industrial setting. The downtown venue offers half-price arcade specials during select times, with current titles including John Wick, Godzilla, and The Mandalorian alongside TVs for sports viewing.
Brewery taproom · Avondale
Cahaba Brewing Company operates a spacious warehouse-style taproom with pinball overlooking the brewhouse. The Avondale venue hosts live music and community events, with food trucks rotating through. The machine lineup includes Foo Fighters, Deadpool, and Attack From Mars.
Birmingham's pinball scene offers clear options for different crowds. BumperNets serves families and serious players with its large collection, while Up-Down and Paramount provide 21+ social atmospheres downtown. Cahaba Brewing rounds out the offerings for those seeking craft beer alongside a few games.
Colin is the chief pixel pusher at Kineticist. He's a lifetime gamer who became enamored with pinball after taking in a family copy of the 1979 classic Joker Poker (the EM version). Since then he's bought, sold and repaired many machines, competed in all kinds of tournaments, and contributes to This Week in Pinball, the New England Pinball League, and Pin-Masters of New England. Previously, Colin spent over a decade working in marketing for agencies and tech startups. He also started and ran a music blog, happy hour website, and wrote a regular craft beer review column for Central Track in Dallas. Once aspired to be an artsy film director.
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