Sample Arcade Bar
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FOUR ROWS OF CABINETS · SYNTHWAVE DJS · 21+ AFTER 8PM
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Insert coin.stay after dark.open nightly.

Forty restored cabinets, a pinball league every Thursday, and synthwave DJs wired in from 10pm. All-ages until 8. After that, the bar opens.

This Week Drink Menu

Upcoming

Tonight & this week.

Fri May 24

Synth Saturday — Resident Set

10pm — 2am · Resident DJ + special guest
$15 at door
Sat May 25

Vinyl Only

9pm — 1am · Three local selectors
Free before 10pm
Thu May 30

Last Thursday Live

8pm · 3 bands
$10 advance / $15 door
THE FLOOR

Inside the arcade.

Every cabinet runs on original hardware, not emulation. The neon bar pours until 2am on weekends.

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Bank 1 — Street Fighter II, restored 2021 / SHOT 01
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Pinball league — Thursdays at 8pm / SHOT 02
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Synthwave DJ set — Friday midnight / SHOT 03
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Cocktail bar — cold pour nightly / SHOT 04
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Ms. Pac-Man — still taking quarters / SHOT 05
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Back row — twelve cabinets, zero pretense / SHOT 06
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When we're open.

MondayClosed
TuesdayClosed
Wednesday4pm – Midnight
Thursday4pm – 1am · Pinball League
Friday4pm – 2am
Saturday12pm – 2am
Sunday12pm – 10pm

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Nostalgic millennials and Gen-Z gamers who want a night out that mixes retro cabinet culture with craft cocktails and late-night synthwave energy.

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ALL-AGES TIL 8PM · 21+ AFTER · SYNTHWAVE FRI–SAT

Insert coin. stay all night. 21+ after 8.

Four rows of restored retro cabinets, pinball league every Thursday, and synthwave DJs live Friday–Saturday. All-ages until 8pm — the room gets wired after dark.

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The menu

Tonight's offering.

Starters

  • Seasonal salad — Local greens, miso vinaigrette
    $14
  • Burrata — Stone fruit, basil oil
    $18

Mains

  • Bavette steak — Wood-fired, herb butter
    $36
  • Whole branzino — Fennel, lemon, olive
    $34

Desserts

  • Olive oil cake — Crème fraîche
    $11
THE FLOOR

80 Cabinets. One Bar.

Restored originals from 1979 to 1994, plus a neon-lit cocktail bar open until 2am.

Row 1 — original Street Fighter II cabinet, 1991/ FRAME 01
The cocktail bar at 11pm Saturday/ FRAME 02
Pinball league night — third Thursday of the month/ FRAME 03
Synthwave DJ set, back stage, midnight/ FRAME 04
Donkey Kong original, 1981 — hardest machine on the floor/ FRAME 05
East wall neon — 47 signs, all original/ FRAME 06
HOW IT WORKS

Show up.play everything.

No VIP packages, no wristband tiers. Pay for drinks, feed quarters to the machines.

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    Walk in

    Doors open at 4pm daily — no reservation needed before 8pm.

  2. 02. 02

    Get your quarters

    $5 buys a cup of 20 tokens at the bar.

  3. 03. 03

    Play anything

    80 cabinets and 12 pinball machines — all free-play on league Thursdays.

  4. 04. 04

    Stay for the set

    Synthwave DJs go live Friday and Saturday at 10pm. 21+ after 8.

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ALL-AGES UNTIL 8PM · 21+ AFTER DARK · BAR OPENS AT 5

Quarters in. Neon on.

Forty-plus restored arcade cabinets, pinball league Thursdays, and synthwave DJs Friday–Saturday. No cover before 9pm. No velvet rope ever.

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WHAT'S HERE

The whole setup.

Four zones, one building. Pick your scene and stay wired all night.

Arcade Floor

Four rows of restored cabinets — Street Fighter II, Galaga, Tron, Centipede, and 40 more. Quarters dispensed at the bar.

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Pinball League

Thursday nights at 7pm. Eight tables, rotating brackets. Show up or forfeit your slot.

Synthwave Weekends

Live DJs Friday and Saturday from 9pm to 2am. The neon stays on the whole time.

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Full Bar

Craft cocktails, draft beer, and a retro shooter list. Cash or card, no minimum.

THE FLOOR

See it wired.

Real cabinets under real neon. Not a theme bar — an actual arcade.

Cabinet row 2 — restored Pac-Man, Donkey Kong, Centipede · 2024 · original hardware
After-dark bar top · Friday synthwave set · neon on till 2am
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SHOW UP

Doors open at 5.

All-ages until 8pm, 21+ after. $5 cover on DJ nights, free before 9. No reservation. Walk in, grab a quarter, find a cabinet.

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RETRO ARCADE · NEON BAR · SYNTHWAVE NIGHTS REV.07 / FILE · 24.05.26

Insert coin.neon bar,after dark.

Four rows of restored cabinets, pinball league Thursdays, synthwave DJs Friday and Saturday. All-ages until 8pm, 21+ after — quarters still work.

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HOURS + ACCESS

We're open. Show up.

Arcade Floor

228 Neon Row, Downtown

Mon–Thu 4pm–12am · Fri–Sat 2pm–2am · Sun 2pm–10pm · All-ages until 8pm

Bar + Stage

Same entrance, lower level

21+ after 8pm · DJ sets Fri–Sat 10pm–2am · Last call 1:45am

THE FLOOR

Four rows. One bar.

CATALOG · MK7 · BROADSHEET

Every cabinet runs on original hardware — no emulators, no apologies. Thursday pinball league fills the back row by 7pm.

Row 1 — early '80s shooters, coin-op, original boards / POSTER A
Thursday pinball league night, back row, 8pm start / B
Cocktail bar, neon overhead, craft pour at last call / C
Galaga cabinet, fully restored, quarters still work / D
Synthwave DJ set, main floor, Friday 10pm / E
Street Fighter II corner — all-ages until 8, then it gets loud / F
PLAN YOUR NIGHT

Show up wired.

Reserve a table before the Friday DJ set — front row fills by 9pm. Walk-ins welcome until capacity.

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