Fat Cat Billiards
(212) 675-6056
75 Christopher St
New York,
NY
10014
40.7335
-74.0033
Neighborhoods: West Village, Downtown
Last updated 4.01.09
What People Are Saying About Fat Cat Billiards
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In Short
This is the sort of pool hall that fables are made of--cheap and gritty and cool. There's a communal feel in the low-ceilinged, well-worn basement, in the spacious sprawl of 10 pool tables, 10 pingpong tables, 3 shuffle board tables and scattered chess and Scrabble players. Low-key locals and practicing sharks down $3 Pabst and other bargain-priced brews, closing the night with jazz on rows of comfy couches in the offshoot performance room.
User Reviews
btour
March 16, 2009
This underground place depicts NYC in steroids. You get there, there is a bar that only serves beer and label-less wine, and then to your right a live jazz band, a lounge, ahead of you pool tables, then ping-pong on the back, scrabble to your left, people making out to your right, this place is just great, it's where you feel home and nobody judges you. You will meet interesting people, from the B&T that came because of this review to the local millionaire that spits on Bagatelle/1OAK, the gold diggers and the spoiled cute girls (saw many cute girls at Fat Cat, trust me). If your girl likes this place, marry her, she is good sports. Don't forget to bring a Lysol spray though...
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tonyfrombrooklyn
February 11, 2009
Fat Cat is mainly a game room. BUT you go down the stairs, pay only 3 bucks, and you go past the bar to the right, and THERE is the music. Nice comfortable sofas and chairs in a comfortable FUNKY setting, but interestingly enough, you can't hear any of the noise from the games going on in the rest of the place. You get your drinks, beer or soft drinks only, from the bar, and bring them to where you are sitting. A REALLY great find for some GREAT music and an AMAZINGLY cheap price. What a bargain! Some really great musicians play here and you get to sit within a few feet of the band on a comfortable couch and hang out all night. Can't beat this in NYC.
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drink_club1
February 07, 2009
A ton of us shoved ourselves into a corner on a couch that looked like it had been dumpster dived. We were surrounded by other furniture that looked like all the stuff someone couldn't get rid of on eBay. The lightbulb above the table didn't work. After half an hour, I complained to the doorman who was collecting the $3 cover. An hour latter, somebody from the bar came to look at it, gave the ON switch a pull. When nothing happened he shrugged... twice... and walked away. "Food" was a notebook filled with take-out menus of nearby restaurants. Booze was order at the bar. This basement club packed with pool tables, ping pong tables, chess board tables, you name it. A CitySearch review called it Granddad's basement. I'd say that... times 10. We had a great pool game with no discernible rules. Just enjoy yourself and aim for a hole! (A good philosophy of life, I'd say!) It's a dive, but if you're with a lot of people, is as fun as you wanna make it. --Drink Club NYC is a roving group of NYC drinkers
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Save Money:
Pay only $10 per person to play the first four open hours of each day.
Save Time:
Need to hop on the Internet? It's only $4 per hour and there are several computers.
The Extras:
Call to find out about pingpong and pool leagues, as well as band performances and other shows.
Save Money:
Pay only $5 per person Mon-Thu (or $6 per person Fri-Sat) to play the first four open hours of each day.
Category:
Billiards & Pool Halls, Neighborhood Bars, Bars & Pubs, Dive Bars, Billiards Bars
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
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Smoking Permitted:
No
