Roll dice, uncover mysteries, and play board games in a real fantasy tavern.
WELCOME TO THE ARCANIST’S TAVERN
Located in the heart of Shoreditch, the Arcanist’s Tavern is an immersive tabletop gaming cafe with custom-built tables and private booths for TTRPGs & Wargaming. Allowing you to roll dice in the candlelit halls of a real rustic fantasy tavern.
In our Apothecary bar above, we a themed menu with alchemical cocktails and an ever-expanding board game library with all time classics and new independent releases. The Arcanist’s Tavern is an inclusive community, with regular beginner friendly events run by professional performers and a living 5.5E world to discover.
Shrouded from the waking world, the Courts of Duskveil are bound by an eternal ceremony. A precious few entrusted to reign over all who carry the Dark Gift, their savagery masked beneath games of opulence and excess.
Your invitation to join this ceremony comes laced with the most intoxicating blood, and the promise of a far greater power yet. Will you join those that conspire to steal the throne? Or relinquish these ambitions, drink deeply, and enjoy the many delights that the court has to offer...
This Halloween the shrouded halls of the Arcanist's Tavern will be transformed to play host to a decadent vampire ball. You are invited to adorn your finest wear, to join the immortal courts of Duskveil for an evening of intrigue and indulgence. With immersive actors, themed musical entertainment, food and cocktails, mystery trails, period ball dance classes, social deduction games, and more.
PLAY DUNGEONS & DRAGONS AND DISCOVER NEW TTRPG SYSTEMS.
Whether you are a new or veteran player, there are a number of ways to play at the tavern - with sessions hosted by professional Game Masters.
You can discover and join our AETURNUM campaign, a persistently-run, drop-in 5.5E world of accursed undeath and intrigue. We also offer a number of regularly scheduled events across a variety of TTRPG systems, with beginner sessions and indie spotlight nights.
Beyond the world of tabletop roleplaying games, we host Blood on the Clocktower and other social deduction games, murder mysteries, interactive comedy shows, and immersive theatre experiences.
OPENING HOURS
Monday to Thursday: 14:00 - 22:00
Friday: 14:00 - 23:00
Saturday: 10:00 - 23:00
Sunday: 10:00 - 22:00
PLAN YOUR TRIP
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