Proceed to street level and walk two blocks south on Normandie to 8th Street and turn right.

For a traditional Korean dinner, locals recommend Dong-Il-Jang (3455 W. 8th St.; 213/383-5757). You can sit on cushions on a straw floor and order Korean barbecue, hot casseroles, Korean pancakes or just noodles.

After dinner, enjoy a night of karaoke at Debut no-rae-bang (3450 W. 6th St.; 213/487-4876), where you can sing songs in English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese, Tagalog or Spanish. You can sing without the fear of a big crowd of a typical karaoke bar. For this unique kind of karaoke, there are individual rooms where you and your friends can sing and no one else can see or hear you.

Venture a few steps west on Sixth Street to Antique (3465 W. 6th St.; 213/383-4994) located within Chapman Market, a beautiful historic building. If you enjoy playing pool, stop in at Renaissance Billiards(3465 W. 6th St.; 213/380-6864), a popular Korean bar located above the Bohemian Restaurant (3451 W. 6th St.; 213/487-6155).

Wilshire/Vermont Station

From the Wilshire/Normandie Metro station, go one stop to the Wilshire/Vermont Metro station. Proceed to street level, and walk west on Wilshire Boulevard.

End the night at The Palm Tree (3240 Wilshire Blvd.; 213/381-3388) for neon bowling. They not only have neon bowling, they offer pool tables, karaoke, a full service restaurant, cafe and sports bar.