Plan B: Darts, ping pong, pool and board games in Oud-West and De Baarsjes, Amsterdam
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Plan B is a pool hall and sports bar at Overtoom 209A in Oud-West, with 13 full-size pool tables, darts, table tennis and board games. Since 2009 it has been a walk-in place to play by the minute, with a 160-inch LED screen and ten TVs for live sport. It suits a cheap midday game, a group night out or watching a match with a cue in your hand.
Contact
- Phone +31 20 845 6221
- Website Visit site ↗
- Address Overtoom 209A, 1054 HT
Opening hours
- Mon 12:00-01:00
- Tue 12:00-01:00
- Wed 12:00-01:00
- Thu 12:00-01:00
- Fri 12:00-03:00
- Sat 11:00-03:00
- Sun 11:00-01:00
Good to know
- 13 full-size pool tables
- Darts
- Table tennis
- Board games
- 10 TVs
- LED screen of 160+ inches
- Drinks and snacks
- Group reservations from 8
What you can play
There are 13 full-size pool tables, plus darts, table tennis and board games. You walk in, and if the tables are full you join a waiting list and can play a board game in the meantime. When it is your turn, staff hand over balls, bats or darts and start a timer, which stops when you bring them back to the bar. You pay by the minute. Groups of eight or more can reserve for pool, darts or table tennis until 19:00 by emailing reserveringplanb@gmail.com.
Prices
The hourly pool rate rises through the day. On weekdays it is €5 an hour from 12:00 to 14:00, €10 from 14:00 to 16:00, €15 from 16:00 to 18:00 and €20 from 18:00 to closing. On Saturdays and Sundays it is €5 from 11:00 to 13:00, €15 from 13:00 to 15:00 and €20 from 15:00 to closing. Table tennis follows the same structure.
Members of the Friends with Benefits scheme play free in the first slot of the day. They pay €5 from 14:00 to 16:00 on weekdays, €10 from 13:00 to 15:00 at weekends and €10 an hour on Sundays from 18:00 to 21:00.
Sport on screen
Ten TVs and an LED screen of more than 160 inches show live sport, and the setup can run three events at once. Which sport goes on is decided first come, first served. There is a menu of drinks and snacks.
Hours and getting there
Plan B opens at 12:00 from Monday to Friday and at 11:00 at weekends. It stays open until 01:00 from Sunday to Thursday and until 03:00 on Friday and Saturday. Tram stop Jan Pieter Heijestraat is about 240 metres away on the Overtoom.
Common questions
- How much does pool cost at Plan B?
- You pay by the minute at an hourly rate that rises through the day. On weekdays it is €5 an hour from 12:00 to 14:00 and €20 from 18:00 to closing. At weekends it starts at €5 from 11:00 to 13:00.
- Can you reserve a pool table at Plan B?
- Only groups of eight or more can reserve, and only until 19:00. Email reserveringplanb@gmail.com. Everyone else walks in and joins the waiting list.
- What can you play at Plan B besides pool?
- Darts, table tennis and board games. Table tennis has the same rate structure as pool. Ten TVs and a large LED screen show live sport.
- What time does Plan B close?
- It closes at 01:00 from Sunday to Thursday and at 03:00 on Friday and Saturday. It opens at 12:00 on weekdays and 11:00 at weekends.
More darts nearby
- Final Touch The Southern Canal Ring
- Cafe de Muurbloem The Jordaan
- The Poolbar Nieuwe Zijde and the Dam
- Oche The Southern Canal Ring
- Pong Oud-West and De Baarsjes
- Poolbar De Gracht The Plantage
Opening hours change: check with the venue before you go. Ratings from MapAtlas.