An illegitimate lovechild of a seedy bar and an '80s mall arcade, Koreatown’s low-key, lo-fi Barcade offers a mix of local hipsters and old-school gamers eight bits of nostalgia for just 25 cents.

Originally a weekly DIY operation run out of an apartment in Koreatown, Miss T's Barcade has finally gone legit and gotten a place of its own. But its new Western Avenue address is no less hidden: Look for an unlit, minimally adorned storefront near a Korean seafood restaurant and directly across from the strangest KFC in LA. Inside, the DJ spins decidedly new-school tracks as a legion of Rivers Cuomo-looking dudes and dudettes relive their former glory as kings of the Sherman Oaks Galleria, one quarter at a time. The dark space is split into three tiny rooms, each littered with '80s artifacts (yes, that is a dramatically lit He-Man diorama hanging above your table) and band posters (ah, Depeche Mode). Although Barcade isn't wall-to-wall games, this retro gamer's paradise still gets high scores for stocking the cream of the digital crop, including perennial faves Punch-Out, Rampage, Joust and a tabletop Ms. Pacman that’s in constant play. Best of all, the games are still just 25 cents each. If all that Donkey Kong button-mashing is working up your appetite, power-up on grilled cheese, nachos or the house specialty, Super Ramen. Barcade doesn't serve the hard stuff, but it carries a decent selection of domestic and imported beer, and is the only bar in town where we’ve overheard patrons seriously ordering Sapporo and Skittles.—Ashley Kane