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Karaoke in Los Angeles, CA

In Los Angeles the default karaoke is a room of your own: a Koreatown noraebang, rented by the hour, several to a block along 6th, 8th, Olympic and Wilshire. The stage-and-strangers version has its own circuit out east, and one institution on the west side.

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This guide covers the standouts, and every confirmed bar is listed below by neighborhood. The KaraokeList app keeps it current, free, and shows who’s singing tonight.

This is the reverse of most American cities, and it is a luxury once you are used to it. The default here is a noraebang: a private room booked by the hour for your own group, with its own screens and microphones and a door that closes. They line 6th, 8th, Olympic and Wilshire in Koreatown, several to a block, and they keep going deep into the night as a matter of course — one of them long after the rest.

If what you want instead is a stage, a queue and an audience of strangers, LA has a whole circuit of that too. It lives mostly in Los Feliz, Silver Lake and the north-east, one night per bar, plus a west-side institution that runs its open mic seven nights a week.

The map

Where Los Angeles sings

Map of the Los Angeles area with karaoke bars grouped by neighborhood North Hollywood and nearby: 42 bars42Burbank and nearby: 17 bars17Downtown Pasadena and nearby: 21 bars21Koreatown and nearby: 53 bars53Monrovia and nearby: 29 bars29Downtown Los Angeles and nearby: 16 bars16Santa Monica and nearby: 12 bars12Palms and nearby: 22 bars22Lakewood and nearby: 20 bars20Torrance and nearby: 22 bars22Buena Park and nearby: 12 bars12Long Beach and nearby: 27 bars27Tarzana and nearby: 25 bars25North Hollywood and nearby: 31 bars31Downtown Pasadena and nearby: 45 bars45Koreatown and nearby: 66 bars66Santa Monica and nearby: 35 bars35Downey and nearby: 25 bars25Redondo Beach and nearby: 22 bars22Long Beach and nearby: 44 bars44
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4 confirmed venues

Koreatown: rooms by the hour

Book ahead on a weekend. These are open every night of the week, which is not true of the open-mic bars further east.

  • Cairo Karaoke

    Koreatown

    Every night, and open long after almost everything else in the city has closed. The answer when Koreatown's usual last call is the problem.

    Cairo Karaoke runs karaoke every night.

  • Open every night, and close to the Metro, which makes it the easy one to reach without a car by Koreatown standards.

    Pharaoh Karaoke Lounge runs karaoke every night.

  • Da Sarang

    Koreatown

    Opens in the late afternoon, earliest Thursday through Saturday. One of the few places you can start this before dinner.

    Da Sarang runs karaoke every night.

  • Every single night, no exceptions. Unfussy and always there — the reliable one.

    Blah Blah Karaoke runs karaoke every night.

4 confirmed venues

If you want a stage instead

Open-mic karaoke in LA is a bar scene rather than a district, and most of it runs one or two nights a week. These four are the ones you can plan around.

  • The west side's answer, and one of the handful of open mics that run seven nights a week — come early for a drink, stay for your song.

    Boardwalk 11 runs karaoke every night.

  • An open mic inside Koreatown rather than a room, every night of the week, with an early-evening start on all but Mondays. A long evening rather than a late one.

    Cafe Brass Monkey runs karaoke every night.

  • Ye Rustic Inn

    Los Feliz

    Tuesday nights. The anchor of the Los Feliz circuit, and a few doors from the Drawing Room.

    Ye Rustic Inn runs karaoke Tuesday.

  • The Belmont

    West Hollywood

    Sundays, and has been for seven years running. The rare karaoke night with genuine tenure.

    The Belmont runs karaoke Sunday.

The whole lineup is below.

Every confirmed bar in and around Los Angeles is listed further down, by neighborhood. The KaraokeList app keeps it current and shows who’s singing tonight, along with the fun part: what you’ll sing.

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Little Tokyo, which does it differently

Two miles east of Koreatown there is a second, much smaller cluster with its own habits. Max Karaoke Studio opens its rooms in the early afternoon, earliest on Friday, Saturday and Sunday — the earliest room in the city, and genuinely useful if you want to do this in daylight.

Round the corner, Ohjah runs open-mic karaoke every night of the week, and Heck Yeah Karaoke does Friday and Saturday as an early-evening session only — over before most of the city has started.

The east side circuit

Los Feliz and the north-east carry most of LA's open-mic karaoke, and almost all of it is a single night a week — so the scene works as a rota rather than a destination.

Bigfoot Lodge in Atwater Village takes Mondays. The OffBeat in Highland Park has Tuesdays. Drawing Room in Los Feliz does Sundays. Lotus Lounge in East Hollywood runs Fridays, and The Fable out in Eagle Rock runs a long Thursday session alongside a shorter Monday one.

The one with the band

Break Room 86, tucked behind the Line Hotel in Koreatown, runs Tuesday through Saturday and does both formats at once: private karaoke rooms and live band karaoke in an eighties-themed bar. If the group cannot decide between singing to each other and singing to a room, it is the one place that does not force the choice — and a live band behind you is as close to headlining as a Tuesday gets.

Neighborhoods and nearby towns

Every karaoke night we’ve confirmed in and around Los Angeles, sorted by where it is, so you can sing close to home (or close to the after-party). Tap a bar for its nights and times, or a neighborhood for its own page.

Koreatown 19 bars

Koreatown: nights, times and addresses →

Hollywood 8 bars

Hollywood: nights, times and addresses →

Los Feliz 5 bars

Los Feliz: nights, times and addresses →

Silver Lake 5 bars

  • 33 TapsThu
  • Cha Cha LoungeMon
  • Drugstore CowboyWed
  • Red Lion TavernThu
  • The Silverlake LoungeMon
Silver Lake: nights, times and addresses →

Downtown Los Angeles 4 bars

  • The Falls LoungeSun
  • The RedwoodMon
  • Uncle Ollie's PenthouseWed
  • Video Vortex at Alamo Drafthouse DTLATue
Downtown Los Angeles: nights, times and addresses →

Highland Park 4 bars

Highland Park: nights, times and addresses →

Little Tokyo 4 bars

Little Tokyo: nights, times and addresses →

Palms 4 bars

Palms: nights, times and addresses →

Atwater Village 3 bars

Atwater Village: nights, times and addresses →

Boyle Heights 2 bars

East Hollywood 2 bars

Echo Park 2 bars

  • Gold RoomMon
  • Little JoyTue

Sawtelle 2 bars

Westlake 2 bars

Beverly Grove 1 bar

Chinatown 1 bar

  • Melody LoungeSun

Cypress Park 1 bar

  • FootsiesMon

Eagle Rock 1 bar

East Los Angeles 1 bar

Jefferson Park 1 bar

  • The Living RoomFri, Sat

Rancho Park 1 bar

Vermont-Slauson 1 bar

Westchester 1 bar

Westwood 1 bar

  • Barney's Beanery WestwoodThu

Los Angeles 1 bar

  • The Family RoomSun, Fri

One bar each

Nearby towns

Long Beach 16 bars

Santa Monica 9 bars

  • The GasliteEvery night
  • The Britannia PubSun, Thu–Sat
  • Britania PubThu–Sat
  • Barney's Beanery Santa MonicaSun
  • Busby's WestSun
  • Harvelle's Santa MonicaWed
  • Rock N PiesSat
  • Santa Monica WhalerMon
  • Ye Olde King's HeadSun

Downey 8 bars

North Hollywood 8 bars

North Hollywood: nights, times and addresses →

Downtown Pasadena 7 bars

Downtown Pasadena: nights, times and addresses →

Redondo Beach 6 bars

Torrance 5 bars

Arcadia 4 bars

Bellflower 4 bars

Burbank 4 bars

Glendale 4 bars

Lakewood 4 bars

Tarzana 4 bars

Tarzana: nights, times and addresses →

Valley Village 4 bars

  • Foxfire RoomSun, Wed
  • Kahuna Tiki TuSat
  • Pat's Off LaurelTue
  • The FifthMon
Valley Village: nights, times and addresses →

Buena Park 3 bars

Duarte 3 bars

  • Duffer's Bar & GrillFri
  • Morralito Mexican GrillFri
  • Route 66 Roadhouse & TavernThu

Hermosa Beach 3 bars

Inglewood 3 bars

  • 3 And Out Sports BarTue
  • Bombay Lounge & Event Space-Little BelizeFri
  • The Nile BarWed

Monrovia 3 bars

Rowland Heights 3 bars

Sherman Oaks 3 bars

Sherman Oaks: nights, times and addresses →

West Covina 3 bars

West Hollywood 3 bars

West Hollywood: nights, times and addresses →

Anaheim 2 bars

  • OK 501Every night
  • Manor Bar OCFri

Cambodia Town, Long Beach 2 bars

Center City, West Hollywood 2 bars

  • Naughty PigMon, Thu, Sat
  • Surly GoatWed

Covina 2 bars

Crescent, West Hollywood 2 bars

  • Barney's BeanerySun
  • Hamburger Mary'sTue

El Monte 2 bars

El Porto, Manhattan Beach 2 bars

  • Pancho's RestaurantSun, Fri
  • OB's Pub & GrillFri

Fullerton 2 bars

Grand Central, Glendale 2 bars

Around Hacienda Heights 2 bars

Harbor Gateway, Torrance 2 bars

Hawaiian Gardens 2 bars

Lake Balboa, Van Nuys 2 bars

Northridge 2 bars

  • Paragon Bar and GrillFri
  • The NectarFri

Around Old Torrance 2 bars

Playa Del Rey 2 bars

San Gabriel 2 bars

Studio City, North Hollywood 2 bars

Sunkist Park, Culver City 2 bars

Valley Glen, Van Nuys 2 bars

Van Nuys, Sherman Oaks 2 bars

  • Happy Rabbit Bar and LoungeSun, Mon, Wed–Sat
  • Liquid ZooWed, Fri

Venice 2 bars

Around Willowville, Long Beach 2 bars

Baldwin Park 1 bar

Belmont Shore, Long Beach 1 bar

Calabasas 1 bar

Around California Heights, Long Beach 1 bar

Canoga Park 1 bar

  • Sal's Pub and GrillThu

Carson 1 bar

Chapman, Pasadena 1 bar

City of Industry 1 bar

  • The Hot Spot lounge at Pacific Palms ResortFri, Sat

Clarkdale, Culver City 1 bar

  • Joxer Daly'sThu

Compton 1 bar

Crescenta Highlands, Glendale 1 bar

Cypress 1 bar

Downtown Culver City 1 bar

Downtown El Segundo 1 bar

  • Standard Station Sports Bar & GrillFri

Around East Whittier 1 bar

Around Fulton Wells, Santa Fe Springs 1 bar

Gardena 1 bar

Glendora 1 bar

  • Britestar TavernThu

Granada Hills 1 bar

Hawthorne 1 bar

  • Rock It Sports LoungeSun, Tue–Thu

Huntington Park 1 bar

  • Gage BowlThu

Industry 1 bar

Around Keystone, Carson 1 bar

Killarney Shores, Buena Park 1 bar

  • ATM SISTER KARAOKEEvery night

La Crescenta 1 bar

  • Leo's All-Star Sports Bar & GrillFri

La Habra 1 bar

Lomita 1 bar

Los Alamitos 1 bar

  • Starting Gate SaloonSun, Mon, Fri, Sat

Around Los Altos, Long Beach 1 bar

Malibu 1 bar

McNeil, Burbank 1 bar

Mid Central, Pasadena 1 bar

Montebello 1 bar

  • Angry Horse BrewingWed

Monterey Park 1 bar

Montrose 1 bar

  • Avignone'sTue

Norma Triangle, West Hollywood 1 bar

North Hills 1 bar

  • Norwood Bar & LoungeTue

Northwest District, Burbank 1 bar

  • The NitecapWed

Ocean Park, Santa Monica 1 bar

Panorama City 1 bar

  • Bamboo Bistro Filipino Comedy Karaoke Bar & RestaurantFri, Sat

Paramount 1 bar

Park East, Culver City 1 bar

Reseda 1 bar

  • The CanbyThu, Fri

San Pedro 1 bar

  • The SardineMon

Santa Clarita 1 bar

Santa Fe Springs 1 bar

  • Bruce's Prime Rib and SpiritsSun, Tue, Thu

Seal Beach 1 bar

  • Marni'sWed

Signal Hill 1 bar

Sunland 1 bar

Sylmar 1 bar

  • Hideaway Bar & GrillWed

Temple City 1 bar

Watson, Long Beach 1 bar

West Central, Pasadena 1 bar

  • Cabrera's RestaurantSun, Fri, Sat

Whittier 1 bar

  • Lucky LizardFri

Winnetka 1 bar

Woodland Hills 1 bar

One bar each

Questions

Where is the karaoke district in Los Angeles?

Koreatown. The private karaoke rooms — noraebang — are concentrated along West 6th Street, West 8th Street, Olympic Boulevard and Wilshire Boulevard, with several within a block of each other. Most are open seven nights a week, deep into the night.

What is a noraebang?

A Korean private karaoke room, rented by the hour for your own group rather than shared with a bar full of strangers. It is the standard format in Los Angeles: you get a room, screens, microphones and a closed door, and you pay for the time rather than for the singing.

Where can I do open-mic karaoke in LA?

Boardwalk 11 in Palms runs it seven nights a week, and Cafe Brass Monkey in Koreatown gets going early in the evening. Beyond that it is mostly the east side, one night a week each: Ye Rustic Inn on Tuesdays, Bigfoot Lodge on Mondays, The Belmont on Sundays, The OffBeat on Tuesdays.

How late does karaoke go in Los Angeles?

Most Koreatown rooms stay open until the bars close. Cairo Karaoke keeps going long after that every night, the latest we have confirmed in the city. At the other end, Max Karaoke Studio in Little Tokyo opens in the early afternoon at weekends. The KaraokeList app has each venue's hours.

Is this every karaoke bar in Los Angeles?

Every bar we've confirmed is on this page, listed by neighborhood with the nights each one runs. The KaraokeList app keeps the list current and shows which bars are singing on the night you go.

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