A packed karaoke crowd on the dance floor at The Gaslite — Photo: The Gaslite (official website). © The Gaslite — own site · Source

Santa Monica · Santa Monica, CA

The Gaslite

Santa Monica karaoke dive open 6am–2am since 1962 with red-lit dance floor energy and come-as-you-are regulars.

Karaoke Late night Historic Cheap beer

City: Santa Monica, CA
Neighborhood: Santa Monica
Address: 2030 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Open in maps
Website: thegaslite.com
Why it is listed: Publicly documented as a dive. Source

Hours, a real floor plan, and a map pin will live here once we have them. We do not invent closing times.

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