Draughts | |
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Restaurant information | |
Established | 2014 |
Food type | Craft beers, coffee, snacks |
Dress code | Casual |
Street address | 41
Kingsland High Street; 16 Leake Street |
City | London |
Postal/ZIP Code | E8 2JS; SE1 7NN |
Country | United Kingdom |
Reservations | Yes |
Website | www.draughtslondon.com |
Draughts is a board game café business based in London, and the first board game café in the city. [1] [2] As of October 2022, the business owns two cafés, one in Hackney and one in Waterloo. The establishment serves craft beers as well as coffee and snacks. [1] A library of board games are available at both venues, and customers may also buy games from the café. [3]
Its clientele includes board game hobbyists as well as families, young professionals, and couples. [4] Draughts hires staff with hospitality experience to serve drinks and teach customers how to play the games. [4]
The business was first founded under a railway arch in Haggerston, Hackney by Nick Curci and Toby Hamand in 2014, aiming to stock 500 board games on its premises. [1] The creation of the cafe was funded by bank and government loans, [1] as well as a Kickstarter campaign. [5] [6][ better source needed] It initially charged a flat rate of £5 for a full day, with a reduced fee of £3.50 for members. [1] It followed Thirsty Meeples, the first board game café to open in the UK, [2] and was inspired by the Canadian board game café Snakes and Lattes. [4]
The Waterloo café opened in 2018, located underneath another railway arch on Leake Street. [7] At this time, the Hackney location was host to over 800 board games. [4]
In October 2019, the Hackney café moved from under a railway arch in Haggerston to a building on Kingsland Road in Dalston, a venue that was twice the size of the previous establishment, able to house 180 guests and over 1000 games. [8][ better source needed] [9] The entry fee for non-members had been changed to allow four hours of gaming, instead of a full day. [9]
Draughts | |
---|---|
Restaurant information | |
Established | 2014 |
Food type | Craft beers, coffee, snacks |
Dress code | Casual |
Street address | 41
Kingsland High Street; 16 Leake Street |
City | London |
Postal/ZIP Code | E8 2JS; SE1 7NN |
Country | United Kingdom |
Reservations | Yes |
Website | www.draughtslondon.com |
Draughts is a board game café business based in London, and the first board game café in the city. [1] [2] As of October 2022, the business owns two cafés, one in Hackney and one in Waterloo. The establishment serves craft beers as well as coffee and snacks. [1] A library of board games are available at both venues, and customers may also buy games from the café. [3]
Its clientele includes board game hobbyists as well as families, young professionals, and couples. [4] Draughts hires staff with hospitality experience to serve drinks and teach customers how to play the games. [4]
The business was first founded under a railway arch in Haggerston, Hackney by Nick Curci and Toby Hamand in 2014, aiming to stock 500 board games on its premises. [1] The creation of the cafe was funded by bank and government loans, [1] as well as a Kickstarter campaign. [5] [6][ better source needed] It initially charged a flat rate of £5 for a full day, with a reduced fee of £3.50 for members. [1] It followed Thirsty Meeples, the first board game café to open in the UK, [2] and was inspired by the Canadian board game café Snakes and Lattes. [4]
The Waterloo café opened in 2018, located underneath another railway arch on Leake Street. [7] At this time, the Hackney location was host to over 800 board games. [4]
In October 2019, the Hackney café moved from under a railway arch in Haggerston to a building on Kingsland Road in Dalston, a venue that was twice the size of the previous establishment, able to house 180 guests and over 1000 games. [8][ better source needed] [9] The entry fee for non-members had been changed to allow four hours of gaming, instead of a full day. [9]