The GasLite
Karaoke bar · Santa Monica
2030 Wilshire Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90403
Highlights
Sing karaoke, drink, and eat free popcorn in this dive bar
Sing karaoke, drink, and eat free popcorn in this dive bar
"At this den of debauchery, the name of the game is karaoke. The Gaslite is one of the best bars in Santa Monica for cutting loose, plus there’s free popcorn and a dance floor that gets wild in a hurry. It's a great option when you prefer to skip the scene—or the long lines at a bar you don’t want to be at anyway—and go experience the dive bar of your dreams." - brant cox, sylvio martins
"Welcome to one of the most legendary bars on the Westside. This dime-sized joint along Wilshire is technically a karaoke place, but don’t let that deter you - the dancing here is very real. The Gaslite is definitely not where you start your evening, it’s where you end up at 12:30am dancing your soul out to a stranger's jaw-dropping rendition of “What’s Love Got To With It?”" - brant cox, nikko duren, sylvio martins
"You haven’t sang in public since your high school a capella group disbanded after a freshman scream-fainted during the spring concert and broke his clavicle, but here you are. Gaslite is a Westside classic and one of the few remaining Santa Monica bars you can walk into and have no real clue how your night is going to go. We’ll give you a few ideas: A lot of karaoke, even more unhinged dancing with strangers, and everything you need before four-straight days with your in-laws." - brant cox
"“But there aren’t any fun bars on the Westside.” Raise your hand if you’ve heard one of your Eastside friends say that. Now put your hand down and take them to The Gaslite. Immediately. The classic karaoke bar in Santa Monica is still one of the most unhinged nights out in the entire city - and the kind of bar you stumble into at 12:30am, rip a few unadvised whiskey shots, and watch a heavyset man sing Meatloaf while crowdsurfing to the bathroom." - brant cox
"If you’re on the Westside and just need a night to stop thinking about why you got into this business in the first place, Gaslite is your move. The dive bar on Wilshire is more or less a karaoke spot, but if you hit the right pocket of the evening (aka when everyone’s sh*tfaced), you will be greeted with a tiny little dance floor where absolutely anything goes. Gaslite is not where you start the night, it’s where you end up at midnight after a long night of playing nice at all the other bars." - brant cox
