Pool, Pinball & Games

SisterDowntown

Live shows up front, a pinball arcade in back.

• Live music
• Pool & games
• Dance floor

Touring bands and local DJs most nights on Central, with 40-plus taps. DJ nights have run a $5 cover after 9.

Good to know 21+ after dark · 40+ taps · Pinball

AnodyneDowntown

Second-floor pool hall on Central with a jukebox and vintage couches.

• Dive bar
• Pool & games

One of the last real dive bars downtown, with a brand-new mural.

Hours Mon-Thu 4pm-12am; Fri-Sat 4pm-1am; Sun 4pm-12am

Good to know Pool tables · Jukebox

Locally owned sports bar, 40-plus years in: pool, darts, shuffleboard, Golden Tee.

• The game's on
• Pool & games
• Real food

Happy hour 4 to 7 on weekdays, $1 wings on Billiards Wednesdays, and every game on.

Hours Mon-Thu 11:30am-12am; Fri 11:30am-12:30am; Sat 10am-12:30am; Sun 10am-12am

Good to know Happy hour 4–7 weekdays · Pool, darts, shuffleboard

NE Heights tavern with two sand volleyball courts and pool tables.

• Pool & games
• Patio
• The game's on

Home of the annual Sandia Mountain Volleyball Classic.

Hours Mon-Tue 11am-11pm; Wed-Sat 11am-12am

Good to know Sand volleyball · Pool tables

Leather-and-levi bar with a dance floor and pool tables.

• LGBTQ+
• Dance floor
• Pool & games
• Karaoke

Drag bingo, karaoke, and the occasional Drag Race guest.

Good to know Check s4200abq.net for events

A Heights sports bar that opens at 9am on weekdays and stays open till 2.

• The game's on
• Pool & games
• Open till 2

TVs on every wall, pool, darts, a jukebox, and cheap drinks. Regulars call it the Packers bar on Sundays.

Hours Mon–Fri 9am–2am · Sat 10am–2am · Sun 11am–2am (10am in NFL season)

Good to know Open every day but Christmas

A long neon bar with 60-plus beers on draft, pool tables, darts, and a patio.

• Dive bar
• Pool & games
• The game's on
• Patio
• Real food

Started as a package liquor store in 1970. Reviewers single out the breakfast huevos rancheros and the wings.

Good to know Happy hour 4–7 weekdays