Reminder: Super Abari Game Bar is now open — see y’all at the pinball machines!

Charlotte, it’s finally time to unpause the game: Super Abari Game Bar opens in its new Charlotte location on Monday, May 16.

THE BACK STORY:

• The OG Abari Game Bar closed its spot along the border of Charlotte’s Villa Heights and Optimist Park neighborhoods during the height of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, due to redevelopment.
• Owner Zach Pulliam said at the time that he would look for another location, but he wasn’t sure if finding a new space would be possible.
• Then in October 2021, he made plans to open Super Abari Game Bar in Charlotte’s Belmont neighborhood.

THE NOW STORY:

And here we are — Celebrating Abari’s new life as Super Abari.

[ICYMI: Peek inside Super Abari Game Bar’s new Belmont Charlotte location]

Here’s what to look forward to, by the numbers:

• 55 arcade games
• 35 pinball machines
• 12 beer taps

• 7 LED-lit stairs connecting the two levels*

• 2 flavors of hot pockets made from Duke’s Bread (pepperoni and cheese)
• 2 lounge booths

• 1 NES

• 1 couch

• 1 bar with a dozen bar stools
• 1 patio with seating
• 1 tube TV wall
• 1 (and only!): The world’s largest to-scale working Gameboy replica*.

* Shoutout to 8lincoln30 for the design work, including the green LED stairs and Gameboy replica.

Super Abari also has:

• Plenty of parking on site and overflow parking.
• Nearby restaurants, including Sweet Lew’s BBQ and Ace No. 3.
• Nearby CATS bus stops and Lynx Blue Line.

We’ll see you there, Charlotte.

Super Abari Game Bar

Location: 1015 Seigle Ave Charlotte, NC 28205

Neighborhood: Belmont Charlotte

Instagram: @abarigamebar

This story was originally published May 16, 2022 at 6:00 AM.

Alex Cason

The Charlotte Observer

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