Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club Brooklyn
Bar · Gowanus ·
Shuffleboard, food trucks, live music, and board games await
Shuffleboard, food trucks, live music, and board games await
"Royal Palms is about the size of a small airplane hangar, and there are infinite ways to entertain yourself here. If come to this Gowanus bar with 10 or more people, you can book a shuffleboard court in advance—or you can just wait for one to open up, and play any number of board games in the meantime. There are also several bars, so if games aren’t your thing, just get a drink and have your friends post pictures with captions that explain how much they value you." - will hartman, bryan kim, kenny yang, neha talreja
"If you've heard of shuffleboard at all, you probably think of it as something your grandparents do in Florida. That's where Jonathan Schnapp and Ashley Albert discovered the game, but the co-owners of this spacious, kitschy shuffle dojo are working hard to make it cool again. Hip patrons push biscuits with aluminum tangs (pucks and sticks to the uninitiated) down the ten blue courts while drinking beers and eating from the local food trucks that pull up indoors." - Hyperakt
"Once you’ve successfully lured Cecilia down from her chair, walk a few blocks to Royal Palms and play some shuffleboard. People love to day-drink here so we’d suggest making a reservation ahead of time if you have a big group. Otherwise, time your drunk level to ensure that you have the energy for a game, and this place will be very enjoyable." - hannah albertine
"You aren’t going to get any sun or fresh air at Royal Palms, but it still sort of feels like you’re outside here. The space is huge, the whole place is retro-pool-party themed, and there are bunch of full-size shuffleboard courts. They tend to fill up pretty fast, but you can reserve them for groups of ten or more, and there are a lot of board games you can rent while you wait for a court. Royal Palms is only open during the day on Saturdays and Sundays, but it’s a classic daytime birthday spot." - bryan kim, matt tervooren
"You know the person you're meeting up with is just going to talk about the two-week trip they took to the Maldives and all the famous people they thought they saw there. Suggest an evening at The Royal Palms Shuffleboard Club in Gowanus. (Shuffleboard apparently exists in places other than the deck of a cruise ship.) You can rent one of the 10 courts here by the hour, and there are two bars in addition to a food truck. You have no idea how to play shuffleboard, but you know it involves hands, which means your friend might forgo the whole scrolling through vacation photos thing." - kenny yang
