371 N Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90004 (map)
Phone: 323-465-5045

LA’s Barcade is a great dive bar with 80’s toys lining the walls. There are three rooms: the bar, the DJ room, and the back room with pinball and Asteroids. Sometimes the place is empty. Sometimes it’s packed. They have movie night (80’s classics) on Tuesday if you show up early. It’s a small but solid collection of classic games, and one of my favorite places in LA. It’s also the best Asteroids machine I’ve played to date. It has great button response and a brilliant display.

The only signage is a neon Pac-Man ghost, a block north of Beverly on Western, across from that giant modern KFC.

The excellent Asteroids console in the back room of Ms T's Barcade.

[Sept 21, 2009 update: Barcade has moved next door, and is now called The Blipsy”]