Few board games go as well with friends as billiards and pool. Buenos Aires has many great bars where you can play pool with friends while catching up, having a beer, sharing your troubles, and having fun. Every neighborhood has its own option. Here’s our list of the 7 best bars for playing pool in Buenos Aires. Because they never lose their essence or the charm of having a beer at 3 a.m. while playing.
Acatraz is a classic in the Caballito neighborhood. In addition to pool, it has ping pong tables and foosball. You can also play bowling, basketball, and even pinball and arcade games.
Acatraz has some great deals for enjoying a drink and playing pool with friends. In fact, any of these pool bars are excellent options for celebrating a big birthday.
If there are more than 10 of you, you can reserve a table, and the cost is deducted from your tab. And if you’re still in the mood to keep going after playing, you can try one of the themed bars in the area.
A great option for celebrating a unique birthday. It’s closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, and the rest of the week it’s open from 5 p.m. until well past midnight.
Los 36 Billares isn’t just a notable bar in Buenos Aires with great pan-style pizzas, burgers, and empanadas. It also has 11 pool tables, and as any good pool bar should, 6 pool tables and one snooker table.
Also known as Sanber, Café San Bernardo is an ode to bars with board games. If you haven’t been yet, you can’t miss it. In addition to being one of the coziest bars to play pool and have a beer, you can also play ping pong, foosball, generala, truco, or chess, and if you gather some friends and they’re up for it, you can participate in their monthly tournaments ( the pool tournament is played in pairs).
Memphis Bar Pool
Are you looking for bars to play pool? Memphis Bar Pool is located very close to Plaza Serrano in the heart of Palermo Soho. If you’re looking for a relaxed atmosphere to have a drink with friends in Palermo and add a little something extra, Memphis Bar is one of the most popular bars in Palermo for playing pool.
Paloko Bowling
Paloko Bowling is a great option in Belgrano, since in addition to being a bar where you can play pool, it also has bowling. They don’t take reservations, and both the bowling and pool lanes are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Additionally, Paloko Bowling has another location in the La Paternal neighborhood.
The Gibraltar
There aren’t many bars where you can play pool in Buenos Aires. The Gibraltar is a traditional English-style pub in the heart of San Telmo where you can play pool, enjoy a beer, and savor classic English fare. The place isn’t very big, but it has a great atmosphere that practically begs you to finish your meal and wrap up the night playing pool.
Jobs
Jobs used to be the king of pool bars in Buenos Aires many years ago and has come back with a bang. It moved from Palermo to Boedo. A huge venue, plenty of pool tables to play all night long, but also its signature feature: every game you can think of to simply play with friends or someone special—whatever you want—because if pool isn’t really your thing, another game certainly will be.