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The latest
trend
in going out?
‘Barcades’ offer Canadians a pint with a side of games
Carli Whitwell
Special to the Globe and Mail
Published February 6, 2026
Photographer: Jennifer Roberts
Carli Whitwell
Published
It started with a pinball machine.
A “Heavy Metal” machine, inspired by the 1981 Canadian animated film of the same name, to be exact. One machine turned into two, turned into three and suddenly Steve Lefort had an entire collection.
“Within six months, I realized I wanted to do something with this commercially,” says the Barrie, Ont.-based entrepreneur.
As someone who spent much of his youth in arcades, he decided to open one of his own, with a few grownup twists: slick new machines, alcoholic drinks and Panago pizza, a separate lounge for a break from the happy clang of the machines, and additional arcade games.
“Whenever I went to a bar, which was very rare, I found them unbelievably boring. I was always drawn more to arcades or activities,” says Mr. Lefort. “The board games and tabletop gaming industry exploded in the last two decades and I saw the same potential in terms of a very niche interest.”
Today, Antisocial Pinball Lounge, which opened in October 2024 in the Annex neighbourhood of Toronto, is the largest pinball arcade in Canada.
Known as “barcades” or “activity bars,” these spaces have been proliferating across the country. There’s a strong indie scene in Toronto, including the aforementioned Antisocial, Zed Eighty on the Danforth and its sister barcade Tilt in Parkdale, Kensington Market’s Midnight Arcade, College Street mainstay Track & Field and Queer Pool Club, to name a few.
Toronto’s King West, a hotspot for buzzy nightclubs and lavish restaurants, now boasts a few of these play centres for adults from the direct-from-Norway dart club Oche to the cavernous funhouse Greta, a Canada-wide chain that started in Calgary.
Nearby in The Well, bowling alley and arcade National – another newish outpost from Calgary – beckons, while The Rec Room, which like Greta has locations across the country, is a stalwart for locals and tourists of all ages. Further west, SelectStart in Winnipeg offers more lounge-y vibes while Edmonton’s Beercade promises craft beer and tons of games.
Why are we so keen to have our pints with a side of pinball or share espresso martinis over shuffleboard? Chalk it up to a cocktail of nostalgia, post-pandemic loneliness and a plethora of appealing at-home entertainment – why leave the house when you have Netflix and Doordash? – and the fact that shortened attention spans mean many of us need constantly changing stimulation.
“People are less interested in sitting at a bar or table for hours,” says Taylor Iwaasa, managing partner, Toronto operations at Greta. “Activity-driven venues keep guests engaged, create natural interaction and act as easy icebreakers. I think our attention spans have changed drastically over the years so this is a great way to feed our need for being constantly engaged.”
“Consumers have changed,” agrees Chris Elliott, chief economist, Restaurants Canada. Twenty-five years ago, he notes, there were 9,000 bars in Canada; today there are just 3,700. (Bars are generally classified as places that make 70 per cent of revenue from alcohol, he says.)
There are many contributing factors, but a major one is that we are drinking less than we used to – from 2022 to 2023, the volume of booze sold in Canada fell by 3.8 per cent, the largest decline since Statistics Canada began tracking in 1949 – and when we do, we want more than a bowl of peanuts with our beer.
“I think of a spot like in the show Cheers. It’s a concept I can't imagine even existing nowadays, where it's just a bar and there's zero food service,” says Mr. Elliott.
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Games and food help to make up for lost revenue and bring in people outside of the Thursday to Saturday night crowds. This is especially helpful for businesses paying sky-high commercial rents in city centres.
“The challenge is: If people are not purchasing alcohol, which is a high-margin item, like they used to, paying for that additional service is a way to recoup some of that lost revenue or lost profit,” says Mr. Elliott.
Ryan Fisher was way ahead of the trend in 2011 when he licensed U.S.-based ping pong social club Spin in Toronto. It was a gut feeling more than anything, according to Mr. Fisher, who had a ping pong table in his condo and would play with people after a night out.
“I knew that it would work. I just didn't know that it was going to be this long-term vision of people drinking less and desiring an activity while they go out,” he says.
Today, in addition to Spin, Mr. Fisher is the operating partner of the Toronto arm of the aforementioned Oche, which is pronounced “hockey” and refers to the throwing line where a player stands in darts.
The space boasts 13 dartboards, two shuffleboard tables and a karaoke room. Scandi chic with bleached wood and minimalist decor, it gives more spa vibes than darts-at-the-pub, which was deliberate. “We wanted to be a little bit more muted to let the games and the experience drive it,” says Mr. Fisher.
After all, he adds, “With any of these activity bars, it's like, ‘Oh, man, I haven't done this in so long. I forgot how much fun it is.’”
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