10 Karaoke Bars in LA You Need To Try
By Koreaboo
Los Angeles has some fantastic and unique karaoke bars. From dives to noraebangs in Koreatown, here are the top 10.
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Soop Sok
The largest karaoke bar in LA is also in the heart of Koreatown. With over 20 rooms, you'll easily find space to jam out. Free parking too!
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Max Karaoke Studio
http://www.maxkaraokestudio.com/home
This chain of karaoke bars (three around LA) has an extensive selection of songs and a few private rooms. Huge bonus: bring your own food and drinks for only $1 per person! Open until 4am on weekends.
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Cafe Brass Monkey
Cafe Brass Monkey is a hidden gem. Tricky to find, but it has long-standing popularity among locals and over 75,000 songs to choose from. Not the average KTown noraebang, the crowd is very diverse.
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Feel Karaoke
Feel has all the latest K-pop hits, big rooms, new equipment (despite an old building) and you can bring your own drinks! Pretty awesome, but it's hard to get by if you only speak English.
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Backstage Bar & Grill
http://www.backstageculvercity.com/
A fairly cheap and long-established dive bar, this place is usually packed so get in before 9pm! Open 365 days a year.
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Gaam Noraebang
A classic Korean karaoke joint with a slight LA spin on it. Don't confuse this with Gaam Lounge which is down the street. It's busy on weekends so plan and book ahead!
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R Bar
https://www.facebook.com/rbarktown
This is very popular bar that is "exclusively" inclusive. You need a password to get in, but you can find it on their Facebook or Twitter. Karaoke is only on Mondays making it a busy night!
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Palm Tree LA
If Gaam or Soop Sok are full, this is the next place to try. There are also two bars attached to the building with the same owner so you can find some good food and drinks.
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Boardwalk 11
This bar recently became famous because of an appearance by Jimmy Kimmel, Psy and Snoop Dogg during [Jimmy Kimmel Live](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/photos-jimmy-kimmel-karaokes-snoop-709930).
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Young Dong Nohrehbang
Most noraebangs are strictly 21 and over, but Young Dong is 18+, so bring your younger friends and family! They have private rooms for groups of 4-15., but you can't bring food or drink in.
