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Petanque, board games, billiards, mölkky: where to play in Bordeaux?

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The Editor

Right now you are craving for surprises, the unexpected. So you make plans with your friends to have a marathon visiting your favorite bars and restaurants to fuel up and start the game sessions that you have missed so much. Darts, pool, arcade games, petanque, or even ping-pong will be part of the fun.

The Fun Café of Gambetta

Because at home you only have the game of the little horses, it's obvious for you to go discover Lila and the Barber. You know they offer you over 400 freely accessible games and that's not to be overlooked. You also know that their vegetarian platters are to die for, just like their tea. So you encourage your friends who are fans of board games and good food to meet up at Gambetta. And let the fun begin!

Lila and the Barber
14 Rue Saint-Sernin, 33000 Bordeaux
Monday to Tuesday from 5pm to 11pm
Wednesday to Friday from 5pm to midnight
Saturday from 3pm to midnight
Sunday from 11am to 10pm (Brunch from 11am to 3pm by reservation)

Rooftop and pétanque

Petanque and foosball enthusiasts, welcome to Canopée Café. It's 10 meters high from the rooftop where you can enjoy a refined cuisine, homemade cocktails and most importantly, peace for extended games of pétanque. 4 petanque courts are set up on the rooftop of Canopée where "sunning, playing, drinking, and eating" are the establishment's motto. Now all you have to do is hop on the tram heading to Mérignac. 

Canopy Café
1 Chemin de Pouchon, 33700 Mérignac
Open Monday to Saturday from 12pm to 2:30pm and 7:30pm to 11pm

Get your rackets ready!

You've been missing the countryside, so you gather your friends to beat them in endless games of ping-pong, joking about taking up all the space. Even if some manage to kick you out, you head up to the rooftop where the weather is nice and the sky is blue to enjoy the giant foosball table that Mama Shelter has set up for you.  And after all the effort, comes the comfort: you'll indulge in their homemade pizzas and a cocktail that will make your head spin while admiring the breathtaking panoramic view of the city.  

Mama Shelter
19 Rue Poquelin Molière, 33000 Bordeaux
Roof bar open from 12pm to midnight
Restaurant bar open from 12pm to 2am

Games galore

13 years ago, the project started and La Muse Café settled not far behind the train station. The idea of this first playful restaurant in France? To offer the people of Bordeaux the chance to play while eating. Because the laziness of hosting people at home has taken over, you obviously head to 10 Rue Brascassat to order your Margarita with a pint of Gulden Draak on their leafy terrace (a rare privilege in Bordeaux). And most importantly, you can already imagine winning one of the 1500 games that La Muse Café has to offer.

La Muse Café
10 Rue Brascassat, 33800 Bordeaux
Open every day from 7pm to 2am
Game bar open Thursday to Saturday night

Indoor Pétanque

Unbelievable but true, Bocce offers you both the opportunity to eat pizza and play pétanque. Perfect combo guaranteed! A true connoisseur of authentic Italian pizzas, you will choose the one with ham, truffle, and Parmigiano Reggiano AOP without hesitation before heading to one of the two grass pétanque courts on the ground floor. And because a game is not complete without dessert: tiramisu or a homemade cocktail will end the evening on a high note. Life is all about pleasure. Congratulations from the jury!

Bocce Saint-Paul
31 Rue Bouquière, 33000 Bordeaux
Monday to Saturday from 7pm to 10:30pm
Sunday from 7pm to 10pm

Billiards Enthusiasts

For you, dreaming in your 25 m² space about your future house where the billiard table will have its dedicated spot... Know that in the meantime, Quartier Libre is fulfilling your biggest wish from Tuesday to Thursday where you can show off all your skills to your friends. So go St-Mich to get a taste of the life you've been imagining since discovering your new passion: billiards. Your happiness is within reach!  

Quartier Libre
30 Rue des Vignes, 33800 Bordeaux
From Tuesday to Saturday from 5:30 pm to 2 am

Sweetness and Culture G

For those of you who still don't know about the tea room of La Douce Parenthèse. They offer a variety of homemade recipes and drinks. It's not just a place to eat, they also provide books and board games, especially related to Culture G. So, are you coming to recharge your batteries at La Douce Parenthèse?

The Sweet Break
8 Bis Rue Maucoudinat, 33000 Bordeaux
From Tuesday to Saturday from 10:30am to 6:30pm
Wednesday from 10:30am to 3pm

The baby of St-Michel quays

Welcome to Singe Vert, the newest member of the "Pub" family. Located on the quays for just a few months, its foosball table caught your eye while you were ordering your first Brooklyn East IPA. Since then, you haven't left it because your new goal is to be a football legend. In fact, you are convinced that in your next life you will be Zidane. Number 10!

Green Monkey
14 Quai de la Monnaie, 33800 Bordeaux
Open every day from 4pm to 2am

Get ready, boules players !

The time for sunny days has arrived! You thank the heavens for listening to your prayers because the guinguette d’Effet Mer has opened its doors to offer you small pétanque and Molkky tournaments. No matter your team, you know this will be your summer headquarters! In the meantime, you read the article and imagine yourself: you and your friends sipping cocktails on the boules court at Effet Mer. A delightful summer escape.

Effet Mer
280 Boulevard Alfred Daney 33300 Bordeaux
Open every day from 5pm to 1am

Alriq's games

Have you ever been to the famous Guinguette Chez Alriq? You have spent wild evenings dancing to all possible and imaginable music genres. In addition to the unmissable games of pétanque along the Garonne river, the establishment is full of surprises. At Alriq's you can very well sit down, eat tapas and play board games. You didn't know that? Now you can't pretend otherwise. See you at the most renowned guinguette in Bordeaux.

La Guinguette chez Alriq
Z.A Quai des Queyries, 33100 Bordeaux Bastide
From June to August, Wednesday to Saturday from 7pm to 1am
In September, Thursday to Saturday from 7pm to 1am
Sundays, from 12pm to 10pm all season long

« The "package" from Café des Moines

Café des Moines needs no introduction, you have become a regular or even a member of the owners' family and it's the first place you will go when the bars reopen. You obviously know about its Happy Hour with "pints for 3 euros" and "free foosball + darts games" . But you know its pool tables even better, which you have ridden so many times since your student nights. Say Hallelujah! 

The Monks Café
12 Rue des Menuts, 33000 Bordeaux
Happy Hour from 5pm to 8pm - pint between 3€ and 5€
Open every day from 5pm to 2am