BABitloop Arcade
New Ninety machines, all on free play

Every machine, free play, all night

A retro arcade bar with ninety restored cabinets, a proper beer list and no coin slots. Pay once at the door and play until two.

Bitloop Arcade
1979–1998Free playSixteen tapsThursday tournamentsPrivate hire
The venue

What is actually in here

01

Ninety cabinets on free play

Restored originals from 1979 to 1998, maintained weekly by someone who takes it far too seriously.

02

Console lounge

Twelve CRTs, four-player couch games and every console worth remembering.

03

Tournaments every Thursday

Open brackets, no entry fee, and a trophy that has been won by the same person eleven times.

04

A real bar

Sixteen taps, a short cocktail list and food that is better than an arcade needs to serve.

05

Private hire

The whole floor, ninety machines, your own bar staff. Booked most Fridays already.

90Cabinets
16Beers on tap
£12Entry, all night
2amClosing

“I went for one drink and left at closing having played a cabinet I had not seen since I was nine.”

Thursday regular

Frequently asked

Do I need coins?

No. Every machine is on free play. You pay once at the door and that is the last transaction of the night.

Is it over 18s?

Family friendly until 8pm at weekends, over 18s after that. Under-18 sessions run on Saturday mornings.

Can I book a machine?

Not individually, but private hire gets you the whole floor and every cabinet on it.

What if a machine breaks?

We repair in house, usually the same week. Around eighty-five of the ninety are working on any given night.

Fridays sell out, Thursdays are better

Tables are bookable for groups of six or more. Everyone else can just walk in.