A ping pong player mid-rally at Pong on Jan van Galenstraat

Games and activities in Amsterdam

Activity Bars and Games Bars in Amsterdam

Darts, karaoke, pool, ping pong, bowling, escape rooms and bouldering, from a table in a park to a whole night out, all on one map.

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Four places to start.

Darts in Amsterdam

Darts

A booked session or a board in a bar
Ping pong in Amsterdam

Ping pong

A bar table or a free one in the park
Mini golf in Amsterdam

Mini golf

Mostly indoors, mostly in the dark
Escape rooms in Amsterdam

Escape rooms

From a church crypt to a submarine

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From a park table to a whole night out.

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Games and activities across Amsterdam

Amsterdam’s games are spread thin and wide: there is no single street of activity bars, but pool halls and karaoke rooms in the centre, bouldering halls across town, and larger indoor venues out towards Noord and Sloterdijk. This is the full list we have, on a map you can filter. Where a venue publishes a price, you will find it on its page; where it does not, we leave it out.

Jump to a game: Darts · Shuffleboard · Mini Golf · Ping Pong · Bowling · Karaoke · Pool and Billiards · Escape Rooms · Board Games · Climbing & Bouldering · Arcades · Trampoline Parks

Darts in Amsterdam

Oche on Utrechtsestraat is the venue built around the game, with timed sessions you book online. Beyond that, boards hang in pool halls, games bars and the odd neighbourhood café.

Where to play: Cafe de Muurbloem, Final Touch, Hollywood Entertainment Center, Mokum Pool & Darts, Oche, Plan B.

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Karaoke in Amsterdam

Choose between a microphone in a full bar, as at Casablanca on the Zeedijk, and a private room such as those at Ganbei and Sing Sing. Most of it is in the centre, with more towards Sloterdijk.

Where to play: 24K Karaoke Bar, Aloha, Blast Galaxy, Cafe Hole in The Wall, Casablanca, Duke of Tokyo.

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Pool and billiards in Amsterdam

Halls such as Plan B and Mokum Pool & Darts charge by the hour or let you walk in, while many brown cafés keep a single table at the back. A few have carom billiards too.

Where to play: Beest Boulders Het Lab, Bij 8 Eraf, Boven 't IJ, Café Biljart Van Wou, Café de Poort, Café de Vos.

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Ping pong in Amsterdam

Pong on Jan van Galenstraat is the dedicated bar. Public tables in five parks and squares are free, and table tennis club Amsterdam ’78 is on Baarsjesweg.

Where to play: Plan B, Pong, Table tennis table, Frederik Hendrikplantsoen, Table tennis table, Nelson Mandelapark, Table tennis table, Noorderpark, Table tennis table, Sarphatipark.

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Shuffleboard in Amsterdam

Tables are few and sit inside bigger games venues, including The All Out, Mokum Pool & Darts, Final Touch and Hollywood Entertainment Center.

Where to play: Final Touch, Hollywood Entertainment Center, Mokum Pool & Darts, The All Out.

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Mini golf in Amsterdam

Four of the five courses here are glow-in-the-dark rooms. The fifth is in the Amstelpark, with a terrace and pancakes.

Where to play: Aloha, Glow Minigolf Amsterdam, GlowGolf Amsterdam Sloterdijk, Hollywood Entertainment Center, Minigolf Amstelpark.

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Bowling in Amsterdam

Knijn on Scheldeplein is the dedicated alley. Aloha and Hollywood have lanes next to other activities.

Where to play: Aloha, Hollywood Entertainment Center, Knijn Bowling.

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Escape rooms in Amsterdam

Rooms range from the horror of Amsterdam Catacombs to Escapehood’s puzzles for children from age seven. Sherlocked and Locked publish prices per person.

Where to play: Amsterdam Catacombs, Backspace Escape Rooms, Escapehood, Game Over Escape Rooms, Locked, My Escape Club.

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Climbing and bouldering in Amsterdam

Bouldering halls are spread across the city, with Beest Boulders, Monk and Beta Boulders among them. Klimmuur Centraal has ropes near the station.

Where to play: Beest Boulders Amsterdam, Beest Boulders Het Lab, Beta Boulders, Boulder Amsterdam, Boulderblok Universum, Boulderhal Luchthaven.

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Board games in Amsterdam

Spelletjescafé 2 Klaveren is a games café by name, and Final Touch and TonTon Club Westergas keep big collections. Several pool halls have a shelf of games too.

Where to play: Beest Boulders Het Lab, Blast Galaxy, Café Conrad, Final Touch, Friends & Foes, House of Watt.

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Arcades in Amsterdam

TonTon Club has two locations with free entry and tokens. Gamestate at the ArenA and Blast Galaxy on Magneetstraat charge up front.

Where to play: Blast Galaxy, Gamestate Amsterdam ArenA, Molly's Arena, TonTon Club Noord, TonTon Club Westergas.

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Trampoline parks in Amsterdam

You Jump has parks in Noord and Oost, and VROG on Mr. Visserplein adds freerunning and dance.

Where to play: VROG, You Jump Amsterdam-Noord, You Jump Amsterdam-Oost.

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Axe throwing in Amsterdam

Two venues offer it: The Axe Effect on Rhoneweg, from €25.75 per person, and UP Events on Tom Schreursweg, which sells it among its group outings.

Where to play: The Axe Effect, UP Events Amsterdam.

Before the first round

Frequently asked questions

What can I play in Amsterdam?

Darts, karaoke, pool and billiards, ping pong, shuffleboard, bowling, mini golf, escape rooms, board games, climbing and bouldering, arcades, trampoline parks and axe throwing. Filter by game above to see where.

Where can I play darts in Amsterdam?

Oche on Utrechtsestraat and The All Out on Europaboulevard both offer darts as an activity, and pool halls such as Plan B and Mokum Pool & Darts have boards too.

How much does it cost?

We show a price only where the venue publishes one. Examples: Oche’s Night Owl darts from €9.50 per person, Ganbei’s private karaoke from €13 per person for two hours, Aloha’s bowling from €37.50 per lane for 55 minutes. For the rest, check with the venue.

What is free?

Public ping pong tables in five parks and squares, and the bouldering spots Boulderblok Universum and Boulderwand Meerpark. Casablanca has free entry on karaoke nights, and TonTon Club has free entry with paid arcade tokens.

Do I need to book or can I just turn up?

It varies. Plan B and Mokum Pool & Darts say they work with walk-ins, and Casablanca takes no reservations. Oche, Ganbei and most escape rooms sell through online booking. Each venue page links to the venue’s own site where it has one.

Where can a group go?

Aloha, Hollywood Entertainment Center and The All Out have several activities in one building. Plan B and Mokum take group reservations from eight people, and Sing Sing has karaoke rooms for up to 25.

Where do the ratings come from?

The ratings on venue pages come from MapAtlas.

Photos come from each venue’s own website.