What to order at The Gaslite

Must order
Cheap well drinks and a turn on the karaoke list
The dish to know
Well drinks, popcorn and karaoke
Editor tip
It bills itself as Southern California's longest-running karaoke; sign up early because the nightly list fills by 21:00.
CuisineCocktail bar
Price$
NeighborhoodMid City
HoursDaily 06:00-02:00; karaoke nightly
Open until02:00 nightly
The dishWell drinks, popcorn and karaoke
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The Daily Pint ★ 4.3

$ Cocktail barPicoUntil 02:00 nightly

The Daily Pint stocks more than 500 whiskies behind a Pico Boulevard dive-bar front in Santa Monica, with sharp rotating taps, pool and shuffleboard.

OrderA rare pour from the 500-bottle whisky wall

TipAsk the bartender to steer a whisky flight; the beer list turns over constantly and skews serious.

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Chez Jay ★ 4.4

$$ AmericanOcean AvenueUntil 00:00, Fri-Sat 02:00

Chez Jay has kept its nautical dive-bar dining room on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica since 1959, a city Historic Landmark of steaks, peanuts and lore.

OrderSteak and a martini, peanut shells on the floor

TipThe sandy-floored front room is the landmark bit, designated by the city in 2012; the Backyard patio opened in 2019.

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The Georgian Room ★ 4.4

$$$$ SteakhouseOcean AvenueUntil 02:00 Fri-Sat

The Georgian Room, in the 1933 Georgian Hotel on Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica, pairs Tuscan chophouse cooking with live jazz around a Steinway grand.

OrderNew York strip, then the spumoni-style baked Alaska

TipFriday and Saturday it runs to 02:00 with live music; Spaghetti Sunday closes the week with a set menu.

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The Bungalow ★ 4.0

$$$ Cocktail barOcean AvenueUntil 01:00 Thu-Sat

The Bungalow sprawls through a beach-house maze at the Fairmont Miramar in Santa Monica, cocktails, DJs and pool tables with ocean air off the bluff.

OrderA spicy margarita on the patio before the DJ starts

TipDress code loosens early; go at 17:00 for a patio sofa because the queue after 21:00 on weekends is real.

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Elephante ★ 4.3

$$$ ItalianDowntownUntil 00:00, Fri-Sat 01:00

Elephante stacks a coastal Italian kitchen onto a 2nd Street rooftop in Santa Monica, whipped eggplant, pizzas and pasta with the ocean over the rail.

OrderWhipped eggplant dip with flatbread, then a pizza as the sun drops

TipGo before sunset for the light and stay for the DJ; weekend mornings it runs ricotta pancakes from 09:00.

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KazuNori ★ 4.4

$$ SushiDowntownUntil 23:00, Fri-Sat 23:30

KazuNori runs its original-format hand roll bar on Broadway in downtown Santa Monica, crisp nori and warm rice sets rolled the second you sit down.

OrderThe five-roll set, toro and blue crab included

TipNo reservations at the bar; the Friday-Saturday private bar for 7 to 12 was added for the 10th anniversary.

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