Marcus Ellery
Founder & Head Curator
Restores vector and CRT cabinets. Twenty years collecting arcade hardware across Europe.
Shoreditch · East London
A gallery for the games worth remembering.
Crystal Treasure Kingdom is a museum-grade gaming lounge on Redchurch Street — restored arcade cabinets, private esports suites, and next-gen consoles, all bookable by the hour.
- 48
- Restored cabinets
- 12
- Private suites
- 11am–11pm
- Open daily
A note from the founder
We built the room we always wanted to play in.
I grew up feeding fifty-pence pieces into a CRT cabinet in a Brick Lane chip shop, convinced those machines were the closest thing to magic. Crystal Treasure Kingdom is that feeling, restored and given the space it deserves — hardware treated like the art it is, lit against stark white walls with nothing to distract from the play.
Every cabinet on our floor has been sourced, rewired and calibrated by hand. Nothing here is a replica. When you sit down at our 1983 vector display or drop into a private six-seat esports suite, you are playing on the real thing — maintained by people who love it as much as you do.
Marcus Ellery
Founder & Head Curator
Est. 2019 · Redchurch Street
How it works
From the door to the high score.
Booking a session at the Kingdom takes about ninety seconds. Here is exactly how a visit runs.
Reserve your table
Pick a cabinet, a console pod, or a private suite and choose your slot. Off-peak play starts at £9 per hour; prime evening suites from £22 per hour.
Check in at the desk
Arrive at 57 Redchurch Street, grab a coffee or a craft soda from the bar, and our floor curator walks you to your station and gets you set up.
Play the real thing
Original hardware, calibrated controls, tournament-grade monitors. Sessions run in blocks of one, two or three hours — extend on the spot if the room is free.
Log your run
Beat a floor record and we chalk your initials onto the Kingdom leaderboard by the entrance. Top the monthly board and your next session is on us.
The curators
The people who keep the Kingdom running.
A small crew of restorers, hosts and competitive players who look after every machine and every guest.
Priya Nandakumar
Esports Programme Lead
Former Overwatch Contenders coach. Runs our Thursday-night ladder and suite tournaments.
Toby Fraserton
Hardware Technician
Solders, rewires and calibrates. If a monitor flickers, Toby has already noticed.
Amara Okonjo
Floor Host
Greets every guest, mixes the bar menu, and knows which cabinet suits your mood.
Player stories
What a night at the Kingdom feels like.
Watch a walkthrough of the floor, then read what our regulars have to say.
A two-minute walk from the entrance arch to the back esports suites.
Booked a suite for six for my partner’s birthday. The Street Fighter II cabinet is the actual arcade board — we lost three hours to it without noticing.
Daniel R.
Hackney, London · March 2025
I run a small studio nearby and we do our Friday wrap-ups here. Off-peak rates are genuinely fair and the coffee is better than half the cafes on the street.
Sofia M.
Bethnal Green, London · February 2025
Came for the retro cabinets, stayed for the Thursday ladder. Priya’s tournaments are properly organised and the monitors are tournament spec.
Callum W.
Islington, London · January 2025
The Kingdom dispatch
New cabinets, tournament dates, and members-only slots.
One short email a month. Restoration reveals, ladder results, and early access to seasonal events. No spam, unsubscribe any time.
Visit the Kingdom
Find us on Redchurch Street.
Two minutes from Shoreditch High Street station. Walk-ins welcome when the floor is free, but weekend suites book out fast.
Phone
+44 20 7636 8432
Email
[email protected]
Address
57 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch, London E2 7DJ
Opening hours
Monday to Sunday, 11:00 — 23:00
57 Redchurch Street, Shoreditch