Gaming cafes in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia area lists 6 venues with 132 gaming PCs counted across the four that publish a number. The largest floor is TAP Esports Center in Chinatown at 50 or more PCs, also the most-reviewed venue in the area at 289 Google reviews, and tournaments come up in 16 of those reviews. Gladiator Gaming Lounge in Northeast Philadelphia follows with 30 PCs on RTX 4060 Ti cards and 240 Hz monitors.
6 venues on file · 132 PCs counted · 2 with no published count
Map · 6 pins · number is the PC count
What the numbers say about Philadelphia
TAP now has a second room, in a basement on South 39th Street in University City, which publishes neither a count nor a rate; its reviews describe five hours for $20 with unused time carried over.
Three of the six run past midnight: both TAP rooms until 02:00 and Gladiator until 03:00 every night. TAP Center City is closed on Mondays and Storefront on Mondays and Tuesdays, so early in the week the options are Gladiator, GamerNook in Toms River on the New Jersey side with a 30+ PC floor and coaching, and OpenWorld Gaming. Two venues publish an hourly rate: Gladiator at $5 and OpenWorld at $12.
Open late and what an hour costs in Philadelphia
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Open past midnight
3 of 6 stay open past midnight on at least one night.
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Cheapest hour published
$5 at Gladiator Gaming Lounge, of the 2 venues that publish a rate.
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Where they are
Philadelphia (4), Northeast Philadelphia (1), Toms River (1).
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Nearest to you
- 100+ PCs0
- 40–991
- 15–393
- Under 150
- Not published2
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PCs
50+
Rate
n/a
Open
12:00–
02:00 (varies)
Rating
4.7
· 289
US Philadelphia no features listedno rate published
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PCs
30
Rate
$5/HR
Open
15:00–
03:00 (varies)
Rating
4.7
· 34
US Philadelphia food · tournaments -
PCs
30+
Rate
n/a
Open
14:00–
22:00 Rating
4.6
· 84
US Philadelphia tournaments · coachingno rate published
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PCs
22
Rate
n/a
Open
15:30–
00:00 (varies)
Rating
5.0
· 13
US Philadelphia private rooms · tournamentsno rate published
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PCs
n/a
Rate
$12/HR
Open
12:00–
22:00 (varies)
Rating
5.0
· 3
US Philadelphia consoles · food +1PC count not published
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PCs
n/a
Rate
n/a
Open
12:00–
02:00 (varies)
Rating
4.9
· 28
US Philadelphia no features listedPC count not published · no rate published
Questions about gaming cafes in Philadelphia
Where are esports tournaments held in Philadelphia?
TAP Esports Center has the largest PC floor on our list in Philadelphia, at least 50 PCs, and tournaments come up in 16 of its reviews. GamerNook, Storefront Games and Gladiator Gaming Lounge, which runs tournaments with prize pools of $200 to $500, also list them.
Which Philadelphia gaming venues are closed early in the week?
TAP Esports Center is closed on Mondays and Storefront Games on Mondays and Tuesdays. GamerNook, OpenWorld Gaming and Gladiator Gaming Lounge list hours for every day — Gladiator from 15:00 to 03:00.
What does an hour of gaming cost in Philadelphia?
Two venues on our list in Philadelphia publish a rate: Gladiator Gaming Lounge charges $5 an hour for 30 PCs on RTX 4060 Ti cards, and OpenWorld Gaming $12, without a published PC count.
Read before you go
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