5 Best Pawn Shops in Los Angeles (2026)

King's Jewelry and Loan is a Los Angeles pawn shop and jewelry buyer on S Vermont Ave, offering collateral loans, gold and precious-metal buying, and jewelry repair and appraisal alongside fine jewelry and designer-watch sales. It also runs a layaway program for customers building toward a purchase over time. With the largest review base of any pawn shop on this list, it's built for both borrowing against valuables and shopping the case.

Mr. Steve's Pawn Shop is a South LA pawn shop dealing in fine jewelry, designer handbags, watches and electronics, with an online storefront listing new arrivals alongside its in-person counter. It buys, sells and loans against gold and diamonds, and staff also work deals through outside marketplaces for items like laptops and gaming gear. The shop keeps a 24-hour buying window even outside regular in-store hours.

Western Loan & Jewelry Exchange is an East Los Angeles pawn shop that has operated in the same location since 1964. It buys and loans against gold, diamonds, bullion and luxury handbags, and offers free quotes by phone or in person. Decades in one neighborhood have made it a familiar name for customers who want an established shop rather than a newer storefront.

Pacific Pawn Shop is a Huntington Park pawn shop offering loans and buying on jewelry and other valuables. It doesn't run its own website, but reviewers describe a straightforward counter operation focused on quick, fair transactions rather than a retail storefront. Its long weekday hours, open until 9pm most days, suit customers who need to come in after work.

Zak's Pawn Shop is a Hollywood-area pawn shop on Santa Monica Blvd offering loans, buying and selling on gold, jewelry and designer handbags. It's open daily until midnight, among the longest hours of any shop on this list, and pitches itself as a low-interest lender for customers who need cash against something of value. The shop is bonded and insured.