The Lamplighter

The Lamplighter is a karaoke bar Hillcrest San Diego located in United States.

8 / 10
84
ratings
  • Phone

    (619) 298-3624

  • Website

    thelamplighterbar.com

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    LamplighterSD

  • Type

    Karaoke Bar

Address

817 W Washington St San Diego , CA 92103 United States

Reservations No
Credit Cards No
Wi-Fi Yes
Drinks Beer, Cocktails

Comments / 30


Keywords:

karaoke songs drunk people DJs casual bar staff cash only church tunes arts
Nick Collins

For those of us on the flip side that work nights, it's a great place to have a cocktail or two after a difficult night. Code named "church " join us at 8 am, plus Art makes a mean bloody Mary .

Krystalle Voecks

Love this place, but it would be awesome if they got a monitor so you could actually hear yourself singing versus hearing all the drunk people singing along. GREAT song selection nonetheless.

Jefferz

Relaxing atmosphere , great morning bartender !

Daria

Best time for Karaoke : mid-week if you actually want to sing, Friday & Saturday if you want to laugh at drunk people singing

Vanna Vanille

Super fun and it hasn't changed (In a good way) since the last time I was here 6 yrs ago. Took forever to sing, but still fun

Danieka Erasmus

Great Karaoke night! Cash only which I really liked.

Ari Piña

Clean Bar , excellent show :)

Candice Anella

Cash bar , come around 10:30pm which is when the karaoke really gets going.

Esteban Girón

Go to Lamplighter before 10 pm and hang for a while until the DJ sings The Girl is Mine with his buddy! It's the best duo I've seen and it's also hilarious!

Thomas Penfield

Bloody Mary is a can’t miss. Cash only .

Sean Sand

If you want to sing karaoke put your name on the list right away.

Brian Anderson

Cheap drinks and they open at 6am for all you alcoholics !!!

Cristina Moreno

Cash only ! Be sure to always bring cash!

Erik Jungersen

Charger Headquarters!!! Big screen with sound every game

Ace Diaz

Cash only w/ATM inside. Daily karaoke after 9pm, but get here early to put your songs in for rotation.

Laura B

Fun and low key on weeknights. The DJ is fun to listen to. I would definitely return.

DJ Rebirth

Be sure to TIP the DJ if you want to sing!! Otherwise you might get skipped..

Noelle Sadler

Go to Lamplighter and sing Faith if you're on your own or The One That I Want if you're with a partner. Reward yourself with a beer or twelve.

Donna G

Ask for Russ...he is the best bartender . He will treat you right.

Roger Ma

Grab a drink and sing away

Holly W.

Ive been to better karaoke places . The versions of some of the songs were not like the originals.

San Diego Reader

Lamplighter featured in "Here's the Deal" in the Reader this week! Read more

Gregory Wall

Get here before 10pm so you can get your name on the rotation!

Andy H

Jess the day time bartender is awesome!

Sarah Brandl

Weekends with Jessica, can't be beat!!!!

Devlin Jones

This place is amazing especially Friday through Sunday

Kimberly P

Don't sit by the bathroom . It smells like fart.

George Muller

What I've learned here is gay black guys are the best at karaoke .

Beau Doiron

Look for ale garza to be spitting out some awesome tunes here

Lyn P

never go on fri/sat if you want to sing.

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