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The Ultimate Guide to Karaoke in Los Angeles

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Find a karaoke venue in Los Angeles for your night out. The karaoke Los Angeles scene is one of the best in the world, whether it's for a date night in LA, with a group of friends, or even solo. From karaoke in Koreatown to singing in the Westside, restaurants to barcades, and upscale food to private karaoke rooms (in an 80's speakeasy): here's the best karaoke spots in LA.


📍 Location: 8264 W. Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046

Karaoke Hours: Mon, Thurs, Sat 10PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


The Sunset Strip bars are beloved in Los Angeles for their great food, drink, and vegetarian options. Karaoke nights are moderated by their in house DJs, and the 20 televisions inside make this place a great way to immerse yourself into the scene of karaoke bars in Los Angeles and catch an exciting basketball game as well.


🪄 Insider Tip: The Moscow Mule at The Naughty Pig in particular gets rave reviews and many say it's the best mule they've ever had.


📍 Location: 333 S. Alameda St. # 216, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Karaoke Hours: Mon-Thurs 3PM-2AM, Fri-Sun 1PM-2AM

💰 Price: $$ to $$$


This karaoke bar is popular because it is solely composed of private rooms so people can sing stress-free without the intimidation of performing in front of strangers. It also is known for its long list of song selections and numerous language options, making it a downtown LA must-see spot with a a lengthy drink menu consisting of beer, cocktails, wine, and bottle service of different wines and Japanese alcohols.


🪄 Insider Tip: If you're looking to get an extra bang for your buck, be sure to head over to Max Karaoke Studio for their daily happy hour in between 1pm and 7pm.


📍 Location: 3440 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90005

Karaoke Hours: Mon 8PM-2AM; Tues 6PM-2AM; Wed-Sun 5PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


Cafe Brass Monkey has been around for over half a decade as a karaoke bar and restaurant that prides itself on having karaoke every night as well as having lunch, dinner and bar menus. What particularly draws folks to their bar is the karaoke experiences that are energized by a fun DJ who really gets the party going.


🪄 Insider Tip: This Koreatown staple has been providing a dive bar stage for your karaoke anthems longer than most regulars can remember. Reservations are recommended to guarantee your table.


📍 Location: 3680 Wilshire Blvd. B-02, Los Angeles, CA 90010

Karaoke Hours: Daily 6PM-2AM

💰 Price: $$$


Pharaoh Karaoke aims to leave its guests with an unforgettable karaoke experience. With 34 private rooms, making it the largest venue with private karaoke rooms in Los Angeles, over 4,000 songs to choose from, and a full bar with several food and drink options to choose from, this space is great for a group wanting a more intimate experience.


🪄 Insider Tip: Pharaoh Karaoke Lounge is currently undergoing a huge expansion that is going to double both size and capacity of the venue, making it the biggest karaoke in Koreatown with more rooms for guests to enjoy.


📍 Location: 630 S. Ardmore Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90010

Karaoke Hours: Tues-Sat 9PM-2AM

💰 Price: $$$


Break Room 86 is located at the Line Hotel in Los Angeles with private, reservation only karaoke rooms that fit up to 20 people. The decorative venue has some of the best karaoke in Los Angeles with rooms that come fully stocked with a state of the art karaoke machine, a retro Atari video game system with over 100 games, a retro Simon Says handheld, a stock-able fridge, and full cocktail and bottle service.


🪄 Insider Tip: There are karaoke hotel "party suites" located inside The Line Hotel (one floor above Break Room). Contact Break Room 86 for more info.


📍 Location: 3309 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90020

Karaoke Hours: Daily 6PM-2AM

💰 Price: $$


If you're looking for the best karaoke in Koreatown, this karaoke bar has been around for over a decade and is the spot for your crew if you are looking for updated and diverse hits. Formerly known as Gaam Karaoke, this LA karaoke bar in Koreatown is popular for its K-pop (of course), J-pop, and Pop selections. They also offer group drinks and easily shareable appetizers and entrees.


🪄 Insider Tip: Each room in K-Pop has a huge book of song selections to help guide guests to choosing the perfect song that they may have forgotten the name of.


7. Shrine

📍 Location: 2999 W. 6th St., Los Angeles, CA 90020

Karaoke Hours: Mon-Sat 6:30PM-4AM

💰 Price: $$$


Shrine Karaoke is a unique LA karaoke experience with an interior inspired by Egyptian and European art and architecture. Its menu is Korean-style and if you choose their Combo Menu karaoke is free until 2AM that night, plus they have a full bar providing service to each of their 15 private rooms.


🪄 Insider Tip: If you don’t mind spending a lot on a meal, be sure to try their special $99 Spicy Braised Short Rib.


📍 Location: 939 N. Hill St., Los Angeles, CA 90012

Karaoke Hours: Sun 9:30PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


Melody Lounge is a hidden gem karaoke spot that must be placed at the top of your LA to-do list because of their affordable drinks and great guest DJ's. This is one of the best karaoke bars in Los Angeles, partly because there are 24 craft beers on tap and its interior is filled with romantic, Instagram-able Chinese lanterns with the mood perfectly set with low lighting.


🪄 Insider Tip: Melody Lounge has one of the best and most unique beer menus in Chinatown, with two dozen rotating new local brews on tap and refrigerated cases full of bottles of beers from all around the world.


📍 Location: 328 E. 1st St., Second Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90012

Karaoke Hours: Mon-Sat 6:30PM-1:30AM

💰 Price: $$


This bar and lounge is located on the second floor of the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo, and it is a great choice if you're looking for a more relaxed karaoke session. They have a no dancing, no recording policy as well as a selection of Japanese liquors and sakes to choose from, and a full menu of both Japanese and American dishes.


🪄 Insider Tip: If you’re traveling from out of town, staying at the Miyako Hotel is a great option as it is one of the few three-star hotels in Downtown LA and the Little Tokyo District.


📍 Location: 4657 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91602

Karaoke Hours: Wednesday 9PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


Tiki No is a classic tiki bar with lots of classic tropical rum drinks that, for two nights a week, transforms into an amazing tiki bar and a hotspot for karaoke in LA, as well as an energizing ambiance and exciting live DJ. There is intimate indoor and outdoor seating available, with a nice fireplace to create a chill mood.


🪄 Insider Tip: Although no food is served here, every Thursday at 5:30pm food trucks gather outside of the venue.


📍 Location: 5126 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601

Karaoke Hours: Sun, Mon, Thurs 9PM-1:30AM; Fri, Sat 9PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


Player One in North Hollywood is a 1980s themed arcade bar with a host of beloved vintage games that you probably forgot existed. They also have game-themed drinks and karaoke nights that start at 9pm.


🪄 Insider Tip: Player One has a special, and nerdy (in a good way), Tuesday Trivia event every week at 8pm hosted by “Geeks Who Drink”.


📍 Location: 2030 Wilshire Blvd., Santa Monica, CA 90403

Karaoke Hours: Sun-Thurs 8PM-2AM; Fri, Sat 6PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


Established in 1962, this Santa Monica hot spot has a comfortable atmosphere to go with its vast range of delicious cocktails. Don't be fooled by the name, the Gaslite is actually very popular for its live karaoke and dance floor energy, along with an exciting DJ ready to take requests and drop some beats.


🪄 Insider Tip: No food is served at The Gaslite, but there is free popcorn for all its guests.


📍 Location: 3470 Wilshire Blvd., B1, Los Angeles, CA 90025

Karaoke Hours: Mon-Thurs 5PM-12AM; Fri, Sat 6PM-2AM; Sun 6PM-12AM

💰 Price: $$$


This modern LA restaurant is one of the few karaoke spots in Los Angeles that prides itself on being committed to high-quality food while providing state of the art entertainment, making it the perfect place to go for foodies who want to grab a bite to eat or a drink in an upscale setting. This destination is one of the many locations that has multiple private karaoke rooms to rent in the Los Angeles area.


🪄 Insider Tip: The Venue gives off a very mysterious speak-easy vibe with its dark aesthetic and staircase leading down to the venue.


📍 Location: 10400 Culver Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232

Karaoke Hours: Thurs-Sat 8PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


Backstage is an extremely popular food and karaoke dive bar across from Sony Studios with several events every week, karaoke with no cover, a friendly social environment and affordable drinks to go with their delicious eats. If you're a Seattle Seahawks fan, this is a great spot to catch a game.


🪄 Insider Tip: There are complimentary quesadilla's every night at midnight.


📍 Location: 7929 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046

Karaoke Hours: Wed-Fri 10PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


This Santa Monica bar, with a unique goat aesthetic, is known for its plethora of craft beer options and popular for drinks such as their hard kombucha. They have happy hour every weekday and karaoke on Wednesday nights, with a modern dive bar feel and amazing dance floor to test your moves on.


🪄 Insider Tip: Surly Goat is known to be one of the best rare beer bars in all of Los Angeles.


📍 Location: 17847 Lakewood Blvd., Bellflower, CA 90706

Karaoke Hours: Wed-Sat 8PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


New Wave is a unique karaoke bar in Los Angeles that is committed to immersing you into the culture of the 1980s with 80's themed drinks, food, decor, and music. Four nights a week, you can part take in the fantasy by singing along to your favorite 80's jams in their karaoke room.


🪄 Insider Tip: New Wave frequently has cover bands of famous '80's singers come and perform on the main stage, but karaoke is still available on nights like these in their back room.


📍 Location: 5456 Del Amo Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90808

Karaoke Hours: Tuesday 8PM-12AM

💰 Price: $


Boomer's Cocktail Lounge is a Lakewood classic known for having live band performances throughout the week, as well as darts, pool, a dance floor and daily drink specials. On their karaoke nights, they have a sound engineer to create clean and smooth music, making this spot like no other.


🪄 Insider Tip: Guests of Boomer's have raved over the delicious and strong alcoholic beverages.

📍 Location: 149 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA 90802

Karaoke Hours: Wed, Sun 8:30PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


The Blind Donkey is a literal hidden gem with $7 happy hour specials throughout the week and a vast whiskey selection as well as their many other drink offerings. They also have a photo booth for guests to enjoy and the environment is incredibly social.

🪄 Insider Tip: Be sure to try their uniquely named cocktails, including one of their fan favorites - "God's Middle Finger".


📍 Location: 2825 W. Olive Ave., Burbank, CA 91505

Karaoke Hours: Mon 9PM-12:30AM; Thurs, Fri, Sat 9:30PM-1:30AM

💰 Price: $


Los Amigos has the self-proclaimed "best Mexican food in Burbank". If you want to put that to the test, they have happy hour 7 days a week from 2pm to 6pm as well as karaoke 4 nights a week, where you can enjoy their tasty margaritas and several vegetarian options.


🪄 Insider Tip: On Monday's there are $7 margarita's all day, and Tuesday's there are $1.99 taco's from 2pm-close.


📍 Location: 259 N. Pass Ave., Burbank, CA 91205

Karaoke Hours: Wed 8PM-1AM; Fri 8PM-12AM

💰 Price: $ to $$


The Roguelike Tavern is known for their signature cocktails, spirits, beer, and wine selection. They have an old school interior where they hold many events throughout the week. Their burgers are very popular and it is a great place if you want a proper dining experience on karaoke night.


🪄 Insider Tip: For $100, you and your friends can try The Roguelike Tavern's "Puzzle Box" - which is a story-based immersive puzzle experience that allows you to solve a mystery and enjoy a whiskey and mezcal tasting flight.


📍 Location: 10721 Burbank Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601

Karaoke Hours: Daily 9PM-close

💰 Price: $


The Good Nite is a popular dive bar with fun weekly events and public karaoke everyday (no private rooms) that is guided by their friendly DJs. Their bartenders get rave reviews and they are also popular for their high quality yet affordable drinks.


🪄 Insider Tip: On Monday nights, they have a special karaoke night with performances from drag queens.


📍 Location: 4093 Lankershim Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91602

Karaoke Hours: Tuesday 7:30PM-11:30PM

💰 Price: $


This Hollywood bar has a rock & roll vibe with an in-house stage that is home to karaoke singers every Tuesday evening. Universal Bar and Grill is an iconic spot for karaoke in Los Angeles that has been around for 50 years and that shows in its seasoned music taste, tasty food, and quality drinks.


🪄 Insider Tip: Bands can perform here for free, making it a great place for local talent to showcase themselves.


📍 Location: 13625 Moorpark St., Sherman Oaks, CA 91423

Karaoke Hours: Mon-Wed 10PM-2AM; Thurs-Sat 9PM-2AM; Sun 7PM-2AM

💰 Price: $


The Oaks Tavern is a beloved neighborhood bar in Sherman Oaks that curves time for karaoke every night. There are 16 beer selections on tap and 20 bottled options, cocktails, wine, happy hour every day and several events every week.


🪄 Insider Tip: The Oaks Tavern is a great place to catch a sports game on one of their eleven TV's, and they are the home to some passionate Philadelphia Eagles fans.


📍 Location: 21020 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 91364

Karaoke Hours: Daily 9PM

💰 Price: $


This cozy, old Hollywood themed restaurant is an Italian staple of Woodland Hills that has been open since 1984, making you feel the history when you enter. By day, this restaurant is a classic family/date night Italian spot, but by night, it transforms into a karaoke/dive bar.


🪄 Insider Tip: One of their most famous dishes is their Alfredo sauce pizza, served Chicago deep-dish style.


📍 Location: 6316 York Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90032

Karaoke Hours: Tues 9PM-close, Thurs 5PM-9PM

💰 Price: $


The Offbeat bar on the unique York Boulevard is not your typical run of the mill bar, but more of a musical and art venue dedicated to providing a space for creatives and performing artists to grow. Part of that is their 'Turntable Tuesdays', aka karaoke night, where you don't have to be a professional to perform on a professional stage.


🪄 Insider Tip: On Monday's they have special events that are cover-free.


📍 Location: 11100 Magnolia Blvd., North Hollywood, CA 91601

Karaoke Hours: Tuesday 9PM

💰 Price: $


The CanTiki is popular for their cantina style cocktails, moody lighting and piano karaoke. Their drink menu is of high quality and yet quite affordable for karaoke in Los Angeles, and they offer of a variety of different types of dumplings.


🪄 Insider Tip: They often have food pop-ups in front of their restaurant where you can experience some fantastic local eats.

 

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