Unlike what you might imagine an adult arcade to be like, EightyTwo is not the sweaty domain of grown-up nerds. Rather, it's a video game paradise that's as sleek as it is chic. Housed in a metallic, 2,000-square-foot warehouse, this Arts District cocktail bar boasts 15 pinball machines — which date from 1977's Ed Krynski–designed Jungle Queen to last year's uber-badass Metallica pinball. It also has 25 video games, from Atari's 1978 classic Space Invaders to 1993's NBA Jam and Mortal Kombat II. Nightly DJ sets transform the game room into a late-night dance party, and a tree-lined courtyard with communal high-top tables offers sweet refuge from even the most grueling round of Pac-Man. There's nothing quite as electrifying as getting your game on at EightyTwo, even if much of its clientele isn't old enough to remember the year (an amazing one for video games) for which it's named. —Jennifer Swann

707 E. Fourth Place, Little Tokyo, 90013. (213) 626-8200, eightytwo.la.

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