R Bar has been in Koreatown since 2007 and occupies the particular niche of a bar that has actual programming without feeling like it is trying too hard to have it. Monday is trivia, Wednesday and Thursday are karaoke, there are 80s nights and yacht rock parties and monthly comedy sets on a rotating basis. The drinks are inexpensive, the craft beer list is solid, and the food program covers wings, burgers, and vegetarian options that hold up better than typical bar food. Historically the bar had a password-entry element, though that has relaxed over time. It draws a mix of Koreatown regulars, bar-hop crowds moving through the neighborhood, and people who discovered it years ago and kept coming back.