Pinball in New York City doesn’t revolve around a single arcade district. Instead, machines are spread across bars, breweries, and a small number of pinball-focused venues embedded in neighborhoods across multiple boroughs. Brooklyn carries much of the weight, with several locations where pinball is a meaningful part of the space, while Manhattan and Queens offer fewer but steady options woven into nightlife and food-and-drink venues.
What follows is a borough-by-borough look at places where you can currently play pinball in New York City, based on publicly available information from venue websites and independent pinball directories.
Brooklyn Pinball Locations
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Brooklyn is the center of gravity for pinball in NYC, home to the city’s largest lineups as well as several long-running neighborhood staples.
Scrappleland
Bars & Nightlife with Pinball · Greenpoint
Scrappleland is a pinball-forward bar in Greenpoint, operating out of the former Greenpoint Beer & Ale space. Public listings and venue information describe a large pinball lineup alongside food, drinks, and a rooftop area. The venue is connected to the same team behind Sunshine Laundromat and regularly hosts leagues and organized pinball events.
Pinball machines: Large (10+ machines)
Rotation: Rotating lineup
Access: All ages
Address: 1150 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Sunshine Laundromat & Pinball
Food & Drink Venues with Pinball · Greenpoint
Sunshine Laundromat & Pinball combines a working laundromat with a separate back-room bar and arcade space. After passing through the laundromat, visitors find pinball machines, arcade games, and a beer selection, with machines rotating over time. The venue has become one of Brooklyn’s most recognizable and enduring pinball locations.
Pinball machines: Medium (5–10 machines)
Rotation: Rotating lineup
Access: All ages
Address: 860 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
Barcade Brooklyn
Bars & Nightlife with Pinball · Williamsburg
Barcade Brooklyn is part of the original Barcade chain, combining classic arcade games and pinball with craft beer and cocktails. The Williamsburg location maintains a rotating mix of pinball machines as part of a larger arcade floor and operates primarily as an adult nightlife venue.
Pinball machines: Medium (5–10 machines)
Rotation: Rotating lineup
Access: 21+
Address: 388 Union Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Jackbar
Bars & Nightlife with Pinball · Williamsburg
Jackbar is a neighborhood bar that integrates pinball into a broader arcade-style setup. Local listings note a medium-sized pinball lineup and regular league activity, with machines serving as part of the venue’s social draw rather than a standalone attraction.
Pinball machines: Medium (5–10 machines)
Rotation: Mostly fixed lineup
Access: Unknown
Address: 143 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
Rullo’s
Bars & Nightlife with Pinball · Ridgewood
Rullo’s is a neighborhood bar near the Brooklyn–Queens border that keeps a small selection of pinball machines alongside its drink menu. Independent listings note pinball as an ongoing feature, positioning it as a casual, drop-in option rather than a destination arcade.
Pinball machines: Small (1–4 machines)
Rotation: Rotating lineup
Access: All ages
Address: 560 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Transmitter Brewing
Food & Drink Venues with Pinball · Brooklyn Navy Yard area
Transmitter Brewing operates a brewery and taproom that includes pinball as part of the space. While the focus is on beer production and taproom service, pinball machines are listed on site and generally remain available as a secondary attraction.
Pinball machines: Medium (5–10 machines)
Rotation: Mostly fixed lineup
Access: All ages
Address: 141 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205
Red Hook Pinball Museum
Pinball-Focused Venues · Red Hook
The Red Hook Pinball Museum is a dedicated pinball space centered on historic and electromechanical machines. The museum emphasizes preservation and education, with scheduled open hours and themed events rather than frequent lineup rotation.
Pinball machines: Small (1–4 machines)
Rotation: Mostly fixed lineup
Access: All ages
Address: 362 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Manhattan Pinball Locations
Manhattan has fewer pinball locations overall, but several well-placed venues make it possible to fold pinball into an evening out.
Barcade FiDi
Bars & Nightlife with Pinball · Financial District
Barcade FiDi brings the Barcade model to Lower Manhattan, offering classic arcade games and a sizable pinball lineup in a larger Financial District space. Among Manhattan options, it stands out for pinball density within a nightlife-oriented setting.
Pinball machines: Large (10+ machines)
Rotation: Rotating lineup
Access: Mixed / time-restricted
Address: 10 Cortlandt St, New York, NY 10007
Gebhard’s Beer Culture
Bars & Nightlife with Pinball · Upper West Side
Gebhard’s Beer Culture operates as a craft beer bar, bottle shop, and restaurant, with pinball machines included as part of its entertainment mix. Venue listings note rotating games and periodic pinball events alongside other scheduled programming.
Pinball machines: Medium (5–10 machines)
Rotation: Rotating lineup
Access: 21+ (varies by time)
Address: 228 W 72nd St, New York, NY 10023
Queens Pinball Locations
Queens has fewer pinball locations overall, but brewery taprooms account for some of the borough’s most consistent access.
SingleCut Beersmiths QNS
Food & Drink Venues with Pinball · Astoria
SingleCut Beersmiths’ Queens taproom includes pinball alongside its beer offerings. The location operates as both a production facility and public taproom, with pinball machines rotating as part of the space’s casual entertainment setup.
Pinball machines: Medium (5–10 machines)
Rotation: Rotating lineup
Access: All ages
Address: 19-33 37th St, Queens, NY 11105
Final Words on NYC Pinball
Brooklyn remains the most pinball-dense borough in New York City, offering the widest range of venue types and the largest lineups. Manhattan and Queens host fewer locations, but several are well-situated and easy to incorporate into neighborhood nights out rather than standalone trips.
Pinball lineups change over time. If a location has closed, added machines, or been missed entirely, updates are welcome.
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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