The Best Pool Halls in the United States
Listing with the 10 best billiard clubs in the United States:
NY
New York, NY: Amsterdam Billiards
Headquarters of the main pool championships; 25 tables and 17 television screens. Private lessons are offered at any level.
Mika Immonen, Tony Robles (BCA Open 9-ball Champion) or Jennifer Baretta (WPBA Touring Pro) are some of the local professional players.
RHODE ISLAND
Rhode Island, Providence: Snookers Bar and Grill
An impressive venue that hosts great tournaments and league nights, Live streaming through its web.
Trophies and souvenirs decorate the whole of the premises, its bar and grill. 15 professional tables 9’Gold Crown IV in cloth 860 HR
GEORGIA
Marrietta, Georgia: Marrieta Pool Club
Installation in 6100 square meters, 35 tables in a relaxed atmosphere. Welcomes Tournaments and Pool Leagues, Foosball, Darts, Texas Hold’em … Two full bars, live bands.
Champions Johny Archer, Kim Davenport and Shawn Putnam are regulars.
VIRGINIA
Virginia Beach, Virginia; Q-Masters Billiards
72 tables; Distribution in 4 rooms – 7600 square meters including shop and a department for repair and manufacturing by Al Blackwell.
The national 9-ball championship is held here among other leagues and tournaments. All the space is covered with souvenirs, trophies and articles related to the world of billiards.
It is the largest pool hall in the United States.
Richmond, Virginia: Greenleaf’s PoolRoom
Do not forget to visit this exclusive restaurant, bar and billiard room in Virginia. The owner, professional billiard player chose this name as a tribute to the 20-time world pool billiard champion in the 1930s, Ralph Greenleaf. He wanted to create a pool room that reflected that era.
The Greenleaf’s Pool Room menu is an update of the classic 1930s lunches.
They offer free pool lessons for beginners.
ILLINOIS
Chicago Illinois: Crish Bar
41 tables, awesome! The color of Martin Scorsese’s money was filmed in this room.
Chicago Illinois: Pressure billiards
The purpose of pressure is to provide a fun community place for everyone to enjoy the company of others and participate in this great sport.
13 tables, The place is divided into two spaces, Café and billiard room being the first a warm and comfortable space and the one reserved for the most extroverted and contemporary billiards.
NEW JERSEY
Edison, New Jersey: Sandcastle billiards
Here the hustler was filmed here in 1961 and is the host of video productions related to Accu Stats billiards.
A great place dedicated to leisure to enjoy whether you are professional or novice.
CALIFORNIA
Bellflower California: Hardtimes billiards
Old School; Hardtimes is a family establishment established in 1988 and considered the ‘home of champions’ since it is frequently visited by
Efren Reyes, Francisco Bustamante, Alex `El León’Pagulayan, Max Eberle, Oscar Dominguez or Dave Hemmah among other champions.
NORTH CAROLINA
Wilmington, North Carolina: Orton billiards and pool room
The last one in the list but perhaps the most relevant one; It is the oldest billiard room in the country, established in 1888
The building housed the Orton Hotel, which suffered a fire in 1949, the billiard room was one of the few areas left intact.
In spite of its condition of historical room many young figures practice here.
In 1953 Mosconi set a world record on this site by setting up 365 balls in a row!
