Bad Moon Cafe Borough
Gaming cafe in Borough with bookable board game, card game and wargaming tables, terrain for 6x4 wargames and a library of hundreds of board games. Supports Warhammer and Magic: The Gathering.
Venue type · Greater London
Board game cafés and bars in London
Board game cafés and bars across Greater London: cafés with game libraries and pubs that host regular board game nights.
We list 16 board game cafés and bars across Greater London, in 8 towns and neighbourhoods. Between them they run 19 regular sessions, most often on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Eight of those are marked as beginner friendly. All of them have tables to play on site.
Most active venues
- Otter Chaos, London 4 regular nights: Boardgame Social (Tuesdays), Blood on the Clocktower (Wednesdays)
- Rogues Quarter, London 4 regular nights: cEDH Tuesdays (Tuesdays), SWU: Twin Suns Wednesdays (Wednesdays)
- The Ludoquist, Croydon 3 regular nights: Croydon Board Gamers: Monday games (Mondays), Croydon Board Gamers: Thursday Night Gaming (Thursdays)
- The Library Pot, Richmond 2 regular nights: Thursday Board Games Evening (Thursdays), Board Games Evening (Wednesdays)
- Draughts Waterloo, London 1 regular night: Board Game Meetup (Mondays)
16 venues
Bad Moon Cafe Holloway Road
Board game and wargame cafe next to Holloway Road tube with tables for board games, card games and wargames. Hosts regular events for card games and Warhammer, and offers Games Workshop pre-orders at 20% off.
Draughts Stratford
Board game cafe and bar in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park with a library of over 1,000 games, food and drink. Gaming admission is charged per person for up to three hours and tables can be booked online.
Draughts Waterloo
Board game cafe and bar in the Leake Street arches by Waterloo station with a library of over 1,000 games. Runs a fortnightly Monday board game meetup.
1 regular event
Drinks and Dice
Board game café bar on Church Road in Teddington with over 70 games to play. It was being rebranded as Drinks and Ice in summer 2026, adding house-made ice cream alongside the games.
Freaks and Geeks
Gamer-friendly pub near Stratford station (formerly Escape Bar Stratford) that hosts the Role Play Haven's Stratford tabletop RPG branch. Open from 4pm on weekdays and 2pm at weekends.
Old London Road (OLR) Cafe
Kingston café with a shelf of party and family board games that are free to play all day. A board game night runs on the second Thursday of the month.
1 regular event
Otter Chaos
Licensed board game cafe in a railway arch on Atlantic Road, Brixton, with a large game library and a kitchen. Hosts weekly board game socials, Blood on the Clocktower and beginner-friendly D&D nights.
4 regular events
Rogues Quarter
Board game cafe and bar in Kentish Town with a board game library, food and drink, Magic: The Gathering events and 6 by 4 foot tables to hire for wargaming.
4 regular events
The Bedford
Balham pub where the Balham Board Game Group meets, usually upstairs in the cocktail bar, on weekday evenings from around 6pm and some Sunday mornings. The room is free; members are asked to buy a drink.
1 regular event
The Eel Pie
Twickenham pub on Church Street hosting a weekly Tuesday evening board games night run by the West London Games Club. Evenings usually start with light party games and all are welcome.
1 regular event
The Forester
West Ealing pub that hosts a Friday evening board games night run by West London Games Club.
1 regular event
The Library Pot
Board games café and restaurant on Kew Road in Richmond with a large games library, charging a per-session cover plus a food and drink minimum spend. Runs board game evenings and Riichi Mahjong learn and play sessions through its Meetup group (18+).
2 regular events
The Ludoquist
Board game cafe and bar in central Croydon with a library of over 1,000 board games. The Croydon Board Gamers group meets here several weeknights a week.
3 regular events
The Missing Geek
Board game cafe on Clarence Street in Staines.
The Old Frizzle
Pub on Wimbledon Broadway where the South-West London Social Board Games group meets every Tuesday from 6pm. Food and drink available to buy.
1 regular event
Regular nights
The weekly line-up. Times and formats can change, so check with the venue before you travel.
Monday
From 18:30 Arrive by 18:50, games start 19:00
Croydon Board Gamers: Monday games (beginner friendly)
The Ludoquist, Croydon. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £8 venue game session fee (free for Gold/VIP members) Book ahead Beginner friendly
Ask the venue for times Every other Monday
Tuesday
From 18:00 Every Tuesday
Boardgame Social (Brixton Board Games)
Otter Chaos, London. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £5 (Meetup listing) Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 18:00 Every Tuesday from 18:00
18:30 to 22:30 Every Tuesday
Board Games at the Eel Pie (West London Games Club)
The Eel Pie, Twickenham. Open gaming
Board games Entry: Free Beginner friendly
From 19:00 Every Tuesday
Wednesday
From 18:00 Weekly weekday evenings; recent listings on Wednesdays
From 18:30 All game types; games start 19:00
Croydon Board Gamers: Wednesday Night Gaming
The Ludoquist, Croydon. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £8 venue game session fee (free for Gold/VIP members) Book ahead
From 19:00 Every Wednesday
Blood on the Clocktower
Otter Chaos, London. Social deduction
Board games Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 19:00 Website says some Wednesday evenings run as Meetup events; confirm on Meetup
Board Games Evening
The Library Pot, Richmond. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £6.50 cover plus £15 minimum spend Book ahead
From 19:00 Every Wednesday
Thursday
18:30 to 22:30 Every Thursday
Dungeons and Dragons Night
Otter Chaos, London. One-shot / drop-in RPG
D&D Entry: £7 per player Book ahead Beginner friendly
From 18:30 For players with some experience; games start 19:00
Croydon Board Gamers: Thursday Night Gaming
The Ludoquist, Croydon. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £8 venue game session fee (free for Gold/VIP members) Book ahead
19:00 to 22:00 Every Thursday
Thursday Board Games Evening
The Library Pot, Richmond. Open gaming
Board games Entry: £6.50 cover plus £15 minimum spend Book ahead
From 19:00 Every Thursday
Ask the venue for times Second Thursday of the month
Friday
18:30 to 23:00 Every Friday
From 19:00 Every Friday
Saturday
12:30 to 16:30 Every Saturday
Common questions
Which board game cafés and bars in London run the most game nights?
The venues with the most regular nights are Otter Chaos in London (4 nights), Rogues Quarter in London (4 nights) and The Ludoquist in Croydon (3 nights). We list 16 venues in all across Greater London.
Which night of the week is busiest at board game cafés and bars in London?
Wednesdays and Thursdays have the most regular sessions. 17 sessions run every week. The London calendar shows what's on from today.
Are there beginner-friendly nights at board game cafés and bars in London?
Yes. Eight regular nights are marked as welcoming new players, including sessions at Draughts Waterloo, Otter Chaos and The Eel Pie. Staff at most venues are happy to teach, so mention it when you arrive.
How much do game nights cost at board game cafés and bars in London?
Two regular nights are free to join. Where there's an entry fee it is usually between £5 and £8. Fees change, so check with the venue before you go.
How much is a board game café in London?
Most cafés charge a table or cover fee on top of food and drink. For example: Bad Moon Cafe Borough: Table fee per person: board/card game table £7 up to 4 hrs. Draughts Stratford: Gaming admission £7.95 off-peak. Drinks and Dice: £3 cover charge. Prices change, so check the café's own site before you book.