The Uncommons

Manhattan's only board game cafe, featuring 750 titles to play and plenty to purchase. Beer+wine+coffee= one of the best spots in the city to stay awhile.

9 / 10
494
ratings
  • Phone

    (646) 543-9215

  • Website

    uncommonsnyc.com

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  • Type

    Gaming Cafe

Address

230 Thompson St (at W 3rd St) New York , NY 10012 United States

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Discover & Visa)
Wi-Fi Free
Outdoor Seating No
Wheelchair Accessible Yes
Parking Street
Restroom Yes
Menus Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Happy Hour
Drinks Beer

Comments / 84


Keywords:

board games coffee many games humans great game selection café casual free Wifi comfortable hot chocolate good for dates chicken nuggets cider beer bagels candy breakfast food friendly staff tea soup
Christine L.

Super friendly staff ! Loved the chocolate mint tea and free wifi . For just $5 per person, you can borrow as many games as you want and hang out for as long as you want - open 'til midnight!

Gothamist

Get an all day pass to play games like Cards Against Humanity , Settlers of Catan, and Magic: The Gathering. The café serves "college food" like pizza bites and pigs in a blanket , and 20 craft beers . Read more

Caroline Deng

Great place to unwind and play some board games with friends ($5 cover charge per person). Their mozzarepas are delicious, and they also have free wifi and accept the Cups app.

K M

Large selection of games to play and/or purchase. Make a reservation to secure a spot as space is limited. Cold brew is tasty, as is the pigs in blankets.

Loriah Pope

This place is great. Play some board games you’ve never heard of, eat some chicken nuggets and bagel bites, and have a good time! If the wait is long, just grab a coffee at Irving next door.

Nir Banchik

The uncommons is amazing coffee shop with that twist of nerdy on top. Nice crew members and very comfortable sitting. God place to meet new people and play what you like

Jeff Petriello

Increasingly becoming one of my favorite spots in the whole city to just #chill . There's no alcohol unfortunately, but the snacks and friendly atmosphere should tide over your inner lush for a night.

S W

Come early! This place gets packed fast and you can stay as long as you want. $5 a person, pretty cheap and they have some games that are two-player if you're coming with a date or a friend.

Tiffany

Cool place to sit and hangout with friends! Games are all you can play once you pay your fee.

Ebrahim Bandookwala

Fun experience ! Long wait times on a weekend, fair priced , serves beer and coffee too ! Lots of games to choose from!

Brian Magno

What a cozy place to play games! Friendly staff , comfy atmosphere, eager to teach games to newcomers- and the hot chocolate is delicious!

Honghui Yu

This place is heaven for the board game geek. One wall of the cafe is entirely covered by games! Cover on Saturdays is $10 pp for unlimited playing - a pretty good deal .

HashtagNYU

The search for free wi-fi is no game to us! The Uncommons' selection of board games is unrivaled, and a perfect location to set up shop for a game of Settlers of Catan.

Dan Lam

$5 per player, unlimited time. Maximum of 3 alcoholic beverage allowed. Tables get occupied very easily so arrive early. They have a huge variety of odd board/card games. A judgement-free zone.

DoubleDeuce

Every game, plus the expansions. Zero reasons to not absolutely love this place! Plus, the guy next to me is effortlessly solving a rubiks cube while board gaming . Meta, indeed.

Sara ????⚔????

The staff and coffee are awesome. They have games for casual and hardcore players. $5 to play. A lovely place to spend the afternoon.

Sarah Pulliam Bailey

Awesome board gaming cafe . Pay $5 cover to play as many games as you want. There's a good food and drink selection as well .

Matej Mavriček

Jad some tea and games. Such a cozy , adorable place to while away a few hours. Perfect for a rainy afternoon.

Zayed Khan

This place has a great relaxed atmosphere . Top choice if you're looking for a change of pace from the usual night of drinks in NYC.

Ronni

It's a great place to try different board games ! They have a large wall full of them ???? get there to grab a table

Sara W

Great little place to play some board games and have a small bite. Board games are more expensive on the weekends though.

Gavin

Great spot for a boardgame/card game night with your pals. Tons of games to choose from and they've got the classics like Trouble and Connect 4.

Rewan Parti

They charge $5 per person for unlimited board games . Also carry coffee , wine and beer . You will often notice a lot of championships going on.

Ryan Bright

More board games that you can imagine. Really friendly , helpful staff - particularly if you know as little about board games as I do.

Kim Pham

$5/person on weekdays and $10/weekends. Huge selection of games - try Spy Alley!

Noah M

Solid game selection with an amazingly helpful staff who will try to make sure your first experience with a game isn't a bad one.

Jess Huey

Awesome place to come chill with some friends! They have tons of board games and serve coffee and food too!

Tabitha Johnson

Great fun! Staff are friendly and what a selection of games!

Zayed Khan

If your friends want to play "Betrayal at House on the Hill ", bash them on their heads with the Taboo buzzer until they come to their senses.

PureWow

$5 a person for the entire day. Unlimited games , unlimited time--lounge as long as you like. Read more

Matt Paiton

Gets a little busy at weekends, but the selection of games is impressive and the coffee pretty good.

T S

Tons of board games to choose from + good beer . What else you need? ;)

Phil Toronto

Any board game you could want! Plus, they sell Cards Against Humanity ????

Halley Hair

Great game selection ! And they accept the CUPS app: https://cupsapp.com/ Use code 18m3t for $10 of free coffee !

Larry Mak

Get a Nutella latte to play with your favorite game all night.

Rachel C

Awesome selection if board games , adorkable staff , nice selection of yea and coffee . Also, delicious soup .

JP

Take a date or grab a group and play some board games . They have everything!

Tavonna Miller

This joint is really coolllllll! Great to bring a friend or more, shut out the world, & have a great time!

Nitzan B

Coolest place with tons of games and you can BYO food/booze if you want!

Nicky K.

I can spend hours here playing dominion and drinking jasmine tea . Great selection of games.

Gajtana Simonovska

Board games , candy from my childhood, sweet staff and top notch coffee .

Peter To

If you're looking to draft mtg, keep in mind that they do charge tax. Otherwise, friendly staff and people all around.

Nicholas Antonov

Huge selection of great games, reasonably priced food, friendly staff . However the drinks are expensive .

Maxwell Foxman

$5 for unlimited gameplay and tons of great games. Also nice beer !

Stephanie Cain Venkatraman

Great place for Saturday morning coffee , reading and maybe a board game too.

Faith Morales

The board games are all fun. It is a really cute and cozy place.

Opciones Binarias 360

I like the name of this place. I would drink a coffee there just to buy the mug. http://opcionesbinarias360.com Read more

Kayleigh Harrington

Cute place to work/study in Greenwich Village .

Allison Yu

A great place to hide from the cold with a group of friends. Time will escape you here!

Ilia M

Choose what you want to play ahead of time and watch a YouTube video to learn it quickly