Retroids Arcade Bar

You'll find yourself on College Street pushing through the door into something genuinely different from Worcester's usual Friday night offerings. This place takes the arcade bar concept seriously—we're talking actual working machines from decades past, not just Instagram props gathering dust. The drinks menu holds its own too, with cocktails that show real craft rather than just nostalgia, and the kind of beer selection that suggests someone behind the bar actually cares. It's got that sweet spot of being busy enough to feel properly alive without turning into a scrum, and the crowd's actually here for the games and drinks rather than just posing.