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The Hong Kong Café was a Los Angeles music venue and host to a variety of punk rock bands in for several years during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Located at 45 Gin Ling Way in the Chinatown district of Downtown Los Angeles, California and across the way from sometimes rival Esther Wong’s Madame Wong′s, the former Chinese restaurant was open to audiences of all ages. Numerous bands, including X, Catholic Discipline, and The Alley Cats, performed there during its existence from 1979 to 1981.

The space is currently occupied by Realm, a housewares and gifts retailer.