Gaming cafes in New York City
The New York metro lists 15 venues, with 213 gaming PCs counted across the eleven that publish a floor size. The largest is Game Zone in Long Island City at 50+ PCs; the most-reviewed venue is OS NYC at 50 Bowery, with 581 Google reviews. Encore Esports follows with 40+ machines, VR and rhythm games.
15 venues on file · 213 PCs counted · 4 with no published count
Map · 15 pins · number is the PC count
What the numbers say about New York City
Five Brooklyn rooms joined the list in September and they change its shape. Four of the five publish neither a PC count nor a rate, and three of them — BLVCK, Sueta and Arena — sell hookah and food alongside the gaming floor. BLVCK is the only one of the five with a number attached, 23 PCs, and that comes from a review rather than from the venue.
Nine of the fifteen stay open past midnight, and two of them run to 05:00: Game Zone and Sunshine Internet Cafe in Corona. Five publish an hourly rate, from $4.50 at Sunshine to $5 at Game Zone and Sky Gaming Lounge. New Yorkers search for these rooms as internet cafes as often as gaming cafes, and the listings reflect that — several of the venues here run printing and workstations alongside the gaming floor. Flying out? Gameway runs two airside lounges at JFK, in Terminal 5 and Terminal 8, both past security.
Open late and what an hour costs in New York City
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Open past midnight
9 of 15 stay open past midnight on at least one night.
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Cheapest hour published
$4.50 at Sunshine Internet Cafe, of the 5 venues that publish a rate.
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Where they are
Brooklyn (7), Jamaica (2), Long Island City (1), New Rochelle (1), Corona (1), Cedar Grove (1).
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Nearest to you
- 100+ PCs0
- 40–992
- 15–395
- Under 154
- Not published4
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PCs
50+
Rate
$5/HR
Open
14:00–
05:00 Rating
4.9
· 239
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PCs
40+
Rate
n/a
Open
15:00–
00:00 (varies)
Rating
4.9
· 162
US New York City consoles · food +3no rate published
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PCs
25+
Rate
$5/HR
Open
14:00–
03:00 (varies)
Rating
4.6
· 105
US New York City private rooms · consoles +3 -
PCs
23
Rate
n/a
Open
15:00–
03:00 (varies)
Rating
4.5
· 103
US New York City consoles · foodno rate published
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PCs
16+
Rate
$4.50/HR
Open
12:00–
05:00 Rating
4.9
· 13
US New York City no features listed -
PCs
15
Rate
n/a
Open
15:00–
23:00 (varies)
Rating
4.9
· 86
US New York City private rooms · consoles +2no rate published
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PCs
15+
Rate
n/a
Open
15:00–
03:00 (varies)
Rating
4.8
· 23
US New York City no features listedno rate published
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PCs
8
Rate
$29.95/HR
Open
04:00–
22:00 Rating
4.7
· 73
US JFK airport, New York City consoles · food +1 -
PCs
8
Rate
$29.95/HR
Open
06:00–
22:00 Rating
4.7
· 63
US JFK airport, New York City consoles · food +1 -
PCs
8+
Rate
n/a
Open
11:00–
20:00 Rating
3.2
· 6
US New York City no features listedno rate published
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PCs
5
Rate
n/a
Open
15:00–
00:00 (varies)
Rating
4.6
· 581
US New York City consoles · tournamentsno rate published
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PCs
n/a
Rate
n/a
Open
15:00–
03:00 Rating
5.0
· 148
US New York City no features listedPC count not published · no rate published
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PCs
n/a
Rate
n/a
Open
15:00–
03:00 Rating
4.9
· 89
US New York City private rooms · consoles +1PC count not published · no rate published
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PCs
n/a
Rate
n/a
Open
13:00–
03:00 Rating
4.6
· 91
US New York City private rooms · consoles +1PC count not published · no rate published
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PCs
n/a
Rate
n/a
Open
not published
Rating
3.1
· 11
US New York City no features listedPC count not published · hours not published · no rate published
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Questions about gaming cafes in New York City
Where is the cheapest internet cafe in New York City?
Sunshine Internet Cafe publishes the lowest hourly rate of the five New York venues that publish one: $4.50, for at least 16 PCs, open until 05:00. Game Zone and Sky Gaming Lounge charge $5.
Which gaming cafes in New York stay open until 5am?
Game Zone, which has the largest PC floor on our list in New York at 50 PCs or more, and Sunshine Internet Cafe both close at 05:00. Sky Gaming Lounge and Cyber Gaming Club run until 03:00 on some nights.
Where can you play VR or rhythm games in New York?
Encore Esports lists VR, rhythm games, food and tournaments next to at least 40 PCs, and sells a $15 day pass.
Which New York gaming center offers esports coaching?
GG Esports and STEM Academy lists coaching, private rooms and tournaments on 15 PCs with 240 Hz monitors. Playing as a group is the most-mentioned topic in its reviews, with 20 mentions.
Is there a gaming lounge at JFK airport in New York?
Gameway runs two at JFK, both past security, with 8 PCs each: Terminal 5, near Gate 7, open from 04:00, and Terminal 8, near Gate 8, open from 06:00.
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