The Racket Bar and Pinball Lounge

This is seriously a great space for a company outing, date night, or afternoon/evening activity with friends! They have 14 different pinball machines (all maintained by the Bellingham Pinball Collective) with various movie and video game themes, and are such a blast to play! Plus, they've got great food and drinks to enjoy either standalone, or while you're pin-balling upstairs. We had a blast here and 1,000% recommend it to everyone else in town.

Wow I was very very surprised how good the food was here. I was brought here by friends and was assuming divebar food but I was wrong! First, the Spicy thai fries with garlic and vegan cheese fries were AMAZING! I'm not vegan but I might be for these fries! The Philly cheese steak was really good too. I love the pinball artwork and of course the actual pinball games. They have all these concert posters up which are realy cool. I highly recommend this place for the food!

The bar is really nice, usually has a cool movie playing that fits the theme of all the tchotchkes up on the top rack. Plenty of room to hang out and just soak into the walls a cool punk rock bar. If you feel like stretching your legs, you can go right upstairs and enjoy some pinball or try your hand at the claw machine. The food is amazing and they make sure to have a different featured item each week. There are vegan options for those who eat vegan or plant based.

Great spot to kick back to enjoy pinball, grab a local brew and quick grub.

Fun pinball bar with a dark divey vibe and friendly service. The food is not good - very greasy cheesesteaks and hit or miss tater tots: we got the nacho tots last visit and the queso was like water so the tots were soggy and disintegrating.

Stopped by for a couple drinks. The bartender was really nice and the drinks were great. Love the low lighting and atmosphere. I'll have to try the cheesesteak next time I come in.

I came for the pinball but was enticed by the menu and my empty tummy to partake in the food and beer. Prices were reasonable, selection of beers was good along with a sampling of liquor. I got the beef gyro with loaded tots for a starter. My meal and beer were magnificent and I will come prepared to eat and drink next time. Also another establishment next door was playing live music which sounded good.

Such an awesome pinball dive bar. Falafel is ridiculously good, not to mention the cheesesteak. Tasty beers and a plethora of cocktails with house-infused liquors. Often able to unwind to the sweet sounds of metal or other heavy tunes. One of my favorite memories was going on an off-time and eating at the bar while the bartender and I watched and kept quoting The Addams Family, which was playing. And the pinball? Damn right it’s fun! This is just a great spot to relax and enjoy a little escape from life.