Top Places to Enjoy Your Birthday in Brooklyn with the Besties

Apr 13, 20222 min read

Updated: Aug 11, 2023

These three places are all tried and tested by the Pop Up Girls team and certified to be a fun time with your group of besties.

grafiti walls and neon purple lines in a long space with the words "social cues" in bright white on the ground — Photo Courtesy of Social Cues

1. Beat the Bomb

255 Water Street, Dumbo, map

This is like an escape game but better. You work as a team to go room by room through challenging activities (like dodging lasers) to gather up points for the final room: the paint bomb. I'd like to think we were really close to not being bombed but isn't it more fun to have paint splattered on you anyway?

4 people in white protective jumpsuits and face masks covered in paint smiling

2. Sip & Play

471 5th Avenue, Park Slope, map

If you want a more laidback birthday in Brooklyn but still want loads of laughter and fun, Sip & Play is the place to go! Anytime there is boba involved my happiness can almost always be guaranteed, but this place is more than just tapioca and tea. Sip & Play has over 300+ board games, food, drinks, and the sweetest staff. There's a game for everyone and you can easily play for hours.

3. Social Cues

35 Meadow Street, East Williamsburg, map + more locations

An unexpected favorite, Social Cues lets you privately rent rooms equipped with billiards, darts, and karaoke. It's BYOB and the more friends you bring the more affordable it gets.