The Ultimate Guide to Every Arcade in LA County

A vintage arcade showroom that sells and rents machines, and sells hourly unlimited play on its floor. Play is by appointment, not walk-in, so book before you go.

A '90s Japanese-style arcade that opened in February 2026 for fighting-game and shmup players: Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, KOF '98 and maimai DX, with five shmups on weekly rotation. Time passes or credits. Closed Monday and Tuesday.

Old Pasadena's free-play room: pay for time, then play 40-plus '80s and '90s cabinets and pinball machines as much as you like. Open 11am to 9pm, closed Tuesdays.

A retro arcade underneath a buy-sell-trade video game shop in the Claremont Packing House. Admission covers unlimited play, with eight modern pinball machines including Godzilla, Jurassic Park and TMNT.

A family-run Vermont Avenue fixture for about 50 years: fighting games, classics, a few pinball machines, air hockey, dance games and pool, open late into the night.

A no-frills neighborhood parlor near MacArthur Park with video games and pool tables at cheap prices. No website, so just walk in.

A woman-owned gaming lounge with nine current pinball machines, from Godzilla and JAWS to John Wick and Pokemon, plus retro cabinets, a board-game library and video-game glassware.

Thai street food and cocktails on York with pool tables, arcade games and six modern Stern pinball machines, including Foo Fighters, Venom and Star Trek.

Ten-plus vintage pinball machines rotated from the owner's 120-machine collection, with Surf Champ always on the floor. Beer and wine only, dog-friendly patio, Wednesday tournaments.

The Brooklyn brand's LA room: 70-plus games including about a dozen pinball machines, 25 cents a play, and 24 craft taps. Family Day opens it to kids on Sunday afternoons, so check the calendar.

LA's flagship barcade: 55-plus vintage pinball and arcade machines, most still on quarters, free entry and no reservations. Tuesday pinball tournaments, food trucks and DJs in the courtyard. Closed Mondays.

Neon NoHo bar with TRON, Jurassic Park and Super Smash Bros. cabinets and about nine pinball machines. Trivia Tuesdays, karaoke and dance nights. Doors at 7pm.

A country speakeasy you enter through a general store selling cowboy hats. Inside: Jurassic Park, Space Invaders, skee-ball, air hockey, DDR and pinball, plus a $5 mechanical bull and line dancing. Open Wednesday to Saturday.

One of LA's oldest arcade bars: a cash-only dive with '80s cabinets like Burger Time, Terminator 2 pinball, and DJs most nights. Most games cost a quarter. Bring cash, because the ATM is unreliable.

About 50 claw machines under the Dolby archway at Ovation Hollywood, open daily until 9:30pm. It doubles as an official Play! Pokemon store with a free Pokemon League on Sunday afternoons. Ovation parking is validated.

The highest-rated claw room in the San Gabriel Valley, holding a perfect Google score across more than a thousand reviews. Rows of plush cranes, open daily from noon until 9 or 10pm.

The original Wawa Claw: one token a play, with tokens bought in bundles that get cheaper as you scale up. Expect plushies and anime figures, and private rentals for parties.

A bright claw shop inside Stonewood Center with a photobooth and a free rewards program. Families book the whole store for birthdays, and it rents claw machines out for events.

The LA flagship of an independent claw chain, opened in 2023 inside The Shops at Montebello. A compact room packed wall to wall with cranes.

A South Bay mom opened this 20-plus machine claw room in 2024. Play on prepaid tokens and trade small wins up for bigger prizes the same day. Closed Tuesdays.

Cranes front and center at South Bay Galleria, with basketball, air hockey, coin pushers and racing games filling out the floor. Budget a little more here than at the indie claw shops.

Wawa's neon-lit second LA store, on the same one-token-a-play system as Gardena. It adds a public party area for birthday packages.

A cyberpunk claw-arcade night market: buy tokens at the kiosk, chase limited collab plush, then refuel with fruit tea and a pork chop sandwich. Half arcade, half Taiwanese snack stop.

Japanese-style SEGA UFO catchers and walls of gacha capsules on the Promenade, plus a shelf of figures to buy outright. It reopened in March 2026 and still bills itself as a pop-up.

The Antelope Valley Mall's only claw arcade, run by the same independent chain as Montebello. Open daily on mall hours.

A Main Street claw shop built around cute prizes, open from 2pm on weekdays and earlier on weekends. It hosts parties too.

Plush cranes heavy on Pokemon and Hello Kitty inside Atlantic Times Square, plus snowball and water-gun shooting games. Play runs on a points card, most games 6 to 8 credits.

Japan-sourced crane games with exclusive plush you will not find in other LA claw rooms, in Japanese Village Plaza. It is a small kiosk, so check its Instagram before making the trip.

Small Boyle Heights VR arcade with rhythm and retro games on the side and private party packages. The website is down, so call ahead at (323) 605-6829 before you go.

A small arcade inside the Plaza Americana indoor market with VR plus racing and sports cabinets. Open 10am to 7pm, closed Mondays.

Second-floor VR center at South Bay Galleria with a free-roam arena, VR laser tag and individual stations, plus escape rooms and karaoke. Minimum ages run from 3 to 13 depending on the game.

A neighborhood family arcade with 35 machines, ten of them prize and claw games. No entry fee; load a game card and most plays cost $1 to $2.

The former Bowlero Woodland Hills, relaunched as Lucky Strike in August 2026. Bowling plus classic and modern arcade games, and half-price arcade play on Wednesdays.

Arcade, roller skating, bumper cars and a kids' play area under one roof. Arcade cards load points; under-6s need an adult.

A boutique bowling center at Promenade on the Peninsula with projection lanes, an arcade, darts and a full restaurant and bar with a patio.

Seven acres on the old Mountasia site: a prize arcade plus go-karts, mini golf, bumper boats, laser tag, duckpin bowling, Omni Arena VR, axe throwing and a beer garden. Open until midnight on weekends.

Bowling and an arcade at Westfield Santa Anita, freshly rebranded from Bowlero this month. Arcade games are half price on Wednesdays.

A kid-focused mall arcade by Macy's at Westfield Topanga with indoor carnival rides, redemption games, cranes and VR. Honor Roll students get free tokens each quarter.

Bowling and an arcade near LAX with half-price arcade Wednesdays. Open until 1am on weekends, and adults only after 9pm on Friday and Saturday.

A city-run classic beside the 405: three 18-hole mini golf courses, batting cages and an arcade of air hockey and redemption games on reloadable cards.

The old Jewel City Bowl, now a retro '80s-themed alley with 24 lanes, an arcade, billiards, a bar and DJ nights. A sister location runs in Northridge.

The only arcade on Catalina: family-run, with redemption games, skee-ball, four duckpin bowling lanes and a shooting gallery, plus pizza, sushi and a full bar. Find it in the Metropole Market Place.

The Westside's former Bowlero, rebranded in 2025: lanes, an arcade with half-price Wednesdays, and late nights until 1am on Friday and Saturday.

A waterfront arcade in Shoreline Village with classic and redemption games, cranes, VR and a vintage indoor carousel. Open until 11pm on Friday and Saturday.

A Burbank Town Center redemption arcade with cranes, alley bowling, a couple of pinball machines and around 20 video games.

The chain formula: 100-plus games on a Power Card, a full bar and sports on big screens. Weekday happy hour runs 4 to 7pm.

Thirty bowling lanes, an arcade on prepaid cards, billiards, darts and karaoke rooms on the third floor of Little Tokyo Galleria. It goes 18+ after 7pm Thursday to Sunday and 21+ after 9pm on weekends.

Four generations of the Gordon family have run this pier landmark, now 200-plus games of skee-ball, air hockey, claws and Step ManiaX. You have seen it in Forrest Gump and Iron Man. Open daily 10am to 10pm.

A big Japanese-style arcade of rhythm games and cranes at Burbank Town Center, with bowling, billiards and karaoke attached.

Thirty-two lanes plus an arcade, pool and air hockey on Ventura Boulevard. Open until 1am on weekends.

Trampolines, dodgeball, laser tag, VR and a climbing wall alongside an arcade on card bundles, with a kitchen and bar for the parents.

Dave & Buster's at Ovation Hollywood: 100-plus games, 40-foot sports screens and a Power Card that can upgrade to unlimited play. Check the minor policy before a late visit.

Round1's first US store, open since 2010 at Puente Hills Mall: a huge arcade plus bowling, billiards, karaoke and party rooms, open until 2am daily.

A neighborhood bowling center with a sports bar, pizza and wings, and an arcade (some older listings call it Regency Fun Center). The arcade keeps shorter hours than the lanes, so check before you go.

A Round1 at Lakewood Center with its signature arcade, bowling with a VIP immersive lane, billiards, ping pong and karaoke. Open until 1am on weekends.

Dave & Buster's at Westfield Santa Anita: 100-plus Power Card games, a full bar and weekday happy hour from 4 to 7pm.

The kids' party default, now on time-based all-you-can-play passes instead of tokens.

The first Dave & Buster's in the LA area, at Howard Hughes Center. Power Card games, a full bar and sports screens.

A 50,000-square-foot Dave & Buster's at Northridge Fashion Center, the biggest game floor in the Valley.

Chuck E. Cheese at SouthBay Pavilion, open daily with time-based play passes and party packages for little kids.

A 150-plus game mall arcade at Plaza West Covina: cranes, racing, basketball and air hockey on a reloadable Tilt card. Admission is free.