Bip Bip Bar — Restaurant in Copenhagen Municipality

Cool concept, fun machines — but the basement smell ruined it for me

As a big arcade and video game fan, I was really looking forward to checking out Bip Bip Bar and experiencing a Danish arcade bar. In many ways, the place has all the right ingredients: well-maintained high score boards, functional pinball machines, and even a great OutRun cabinet (although the sound being off was a letdown).

The overall concept is awesome — the decor is fun, the vibe is playful and retro 80s, and I could see this place being a blast during a busier night.

But unfortunately, my experience was seriously affected by the strong smell of urine in the basement area. It was hard to ignore, and it really brought down the whole atmosphere for me. The upstairs bar seemed much nicer in comparison, and I imagine that on another day or with better ventilation/cleaning, the place could live up to its full potential.

I say this with respect: I want this place to be great, and it’s really close. I’m hoping the team can address the smell issue so that other visitors don’t leave with the same reaction I had — because otherwise, there’s a lot...

Very interesting concept - for 100 DKK pr. hour one can play various oldschool arcade games. They hand you a plastic card, which gives access to all the flipping, shooting and what-not-machines. It really did bring me back to my childhood! The service at the bar, however, was a much more unpleasant experience... One of the female barmaids appeared very rude and dismissive, when me and my group asked about the price and the gaming part. She lost patience with us after a few questions, demanding to know what we wanted. If it hadn't been for her, I would have given the otherwise amazing...

Friendly staff and good beer. But both the pinball and arcade machines were in terrible shape, half of the pins out of order and the rest barely functional if not outright unplayable. The arcades were a bit better, but still not good enough to earn a recommendation.

Extra tokens were given without hassle from the nice staff, but what good did they do when there weren't any machines worth playing on? A shame really, because the selection of pins were otherwise very nice.

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