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The Karate Kid

Express Restaurant & Nightclub

Los Angeles · United States  ·  Daniel meets his mum at a restaurant

The Karate Kid filmed at Express Restaurant & Nightclub, Los Angeles. A Korean restaurant on Wilshire Boulevard was the Orient Express, where Daniel meets his mother. On screen it's Orient Express.

Express Restaurant & Nightclub, Los Angeles

Where to go

34.062067, -118.346437

Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.

Good to know

Title
The Karate Kid (1984)
On screen
Orient Express
In real life
Express Restaurant & Nightclub, Los Angeles
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
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Confidence
Probable

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Questions

Where exactly did The Karate Kid film at Express Restaurant & Nightclub?
At 34.062067, -118.346437 in Los Angeles. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Express Restaurant & Nightclub?
Open to the public, ticketed.
What else was filmed near Express Restaurant & Nightclub?
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