Macfly Bar Arcade

Québec City


This bar's Back to the Future-ish name is no accident: the entire interior evokes the 1980s, or at least an idea of what the '80s were about – old-school arcade consoles, bright countertops, TV set stuck on a test pattern and pinball machines awaiting your wizardry. Not that it's easy to top your highest score after a couple of well-pulled beers…


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