Seven snooker tables, seven pool tables, six for table tennis, seven foosball, five dart boards, a PlayStation corner, and screens up to 140 inches. The Academy fills the lower floor of the Arena Zapad cinema complex by Vardar metro.
Spotted by Locals, which reverified the bar in April 2026, puts it plainly: its writer has yet to see a bigger sports bar in Bulgaria.
Table time costs 6 euros an hour. Licensed coaches run snooker training, and amateur tournaments run weekly.
Five gaming halls and two bars, plus a rentable party room and a VIP snooker hall. The scale is the experience; this is a sports floor with a bar attached, not the reverse.
One housekeeping note: Tripadvisor's listing carries a closed flag, but Spotted by Locals reverified the bar in April 2026 and Google reviews keep arriving. Call ahead for tournaments all the same.
Snooker and pool players first, match watchers second. Spotted by Locals calls it barely visited compared to its potential, which means tables are usually free.
Event nights strain the kitchen; reviewers report hour long food waits during big matches, and one measured the music at 87 decibels.
Vardar metro stands steps from the Arena Zapad entrance, four stops west of Serdika. A second branch runs in Dianabad at Loven Park 5 with shorter hours.
What to order
- 01
A beer and a snooker hour
- 02
Match night on the big screens
- 03
The party room