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Karaoke in Boston, MA
Five venues here never take a night off — an open-mic bar downtown, private rooms in Chinatown and Quincy, a two-format house in Allston, and a Tewksbury room that sings every night of the week. The other twenty confirmed venues spread across the cities and towns around it, and out there the karaoke night is as likely to be at a steak-and-sushi house or a pizzeria as at a bar.
21written up in this guide107tracked in and around Boston
This guide covers the standouts, and every confirmed bar is listed below by neighborhood. The KaraokeList app keeps it current, free, and shows who’s singing tonight.
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Downtown Boston keeps the mic within a short walk of itself. Sissy K's runs karaoke seven nights a week, and The Hong Kong a few minutes away sings Tuesday through Sunday, both of them well into the night. The Alley Bar gives Sunday a free-admission night, and a few streets south in Chinatown, Station KTV rents private rooms every day of the week.
The full list runs to 58 confirmed venues across the city and its towns, and the everyday rooms are not all downtown. Stage Karaoke in Allston runs both formats daily — private studios that open early at the weekend, and a lounge singing to the room every night. Oscar's Pinatas in Tewksbury matches the city night for night, and Pagoda KTV gives Quincy rooms by the hour every day. Beyond those, the metro mostly takes Friday and Saturday, and it takes them at restaurants as readily as bars.
The map
Where Boston sings
4 confirmed venues
Boston proper: downtown, Chinatown, Allston
Three of these never close the book for a night, and the fourth only rests on Monday.
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Sissy K's
DowntownKaraoke seven nights a week. The downtown fixture, and the standing answer when nothing has been planned.
Sissy K's runs karaoke every night.
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The Hong Kong
DowntownSix nights, Tuesday through Sunday, and the singing starts early at the weekend. Closed Mondays.
The Hong Kong runs karaoke Sunday and Tuesday to Saturday.
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Station KTV
ChinatownPrivate rooms in Chinatown, bookable any day of the week — one of three confirmed room venues in the whole metro.
Station KTV runs karaoke every night.
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Stage Karaoke
AllstonBoth formats under one roof: private studios every day, opening earliest at the weekend, plus a main lounge that sings to the room nightly. The earliest start we have confirmed anywhere here.
Stage Karaoke runs karaoke every night.
4 confirmed venues
The towns: twenty-one places, four temperaments
The confirmed list reaches from Lowell down to Brockton. These four show its range.
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Oscar's Pinatas
TewksburyKaraoke seven nights a week — as many nights as anything in Boston proper. One of two confirmed venues on Tewksbury's Main Street.
Oscar's Pinatas runs karaoke every night.
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Pagoda KTV
QuincyQuincy's private rooms, open every day, and a little later on Friday and Saturday when the group isn't ready to stop.
Pagoda KTV runs karaoke every night.
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The Blue Shamrock
LowellMonday belongs to karaoke here, a long-standing Lowell night with a room that knows its regulars — and cheers the first-timers just as loud.
The Blue Shamrock runs karaoke Monday.
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Pearl Street Station
MaldenFriday and Saturday nights in Malden, billed by the house as Awesome Karaoke. The confidence is part of the charm.
Pearl Street Station runs karaoke Friday and Saturday.
The whole lineup is below.
Every confirmed bar in and around Boston is listed further down, by neighborhood. The KaraokeList app keeps it current and shows who’s singing tonight, along with the fun part: what you’ll sing.
Where dinner gets a verse
A striking share of Greater Boston's confirmed karaoke happens where food is the day job. Franco's Karaoke lives at Franco's Pizza in Waltham, Thursday through Saturday. Samba Steak & Sushi House in Framingham sings on Friday and Saturday, and the house's own advice is to come those nights for the high-energy party vibe. Lavender Asian Cuisine & Bar in Sudbury sings the same two nights.
Cathay Center in Weymouth runs the longest week of the group, Wednesday through Saturday. Maui Restaurant in Brockton keeps Friday for karaoke, 21 and up. At all of these the singing is the evening shift, not the identity — which tends to make the rooms friendlier, not less serious.
One night, kept weekly
Wednesday splits between Karaoke @ Club Cafe in the South End — and the venue's own advice is to arrive early to sign up — and The Grotto in Brookline. Thursday belongs to Queeraoke in Jamaica Plain; in Norwood, Napper Tandy's runs karaoke on Thursday and again on Saturday.
Sunday has its own pair of single-night rooms: the Alley Bar downtown, with free admission, and Porter Belly's in Brighton. Medway Cafe holds Saturday, and is by local account a popular place for it.
Main Street, Tewksbury
Two of the metro's 58 confirmed venues sit on the same street in Tewksbury. Oscar's Pinatas runs karaoke seven nights a week — as many nights as anything in Boston proper. TJ Callahan's Pub, further along Main Street, takes Wednesdays, then raises the stakes on Thursdays with live band karaoke, a rare chance to sing in front of real players.
Between them, one suburban Main Street holds nine karaoke nights a week. Nobody plans a town that way. It just happened, and Tewksbury gets to keep it.
Neighborhoods and nearby towns
Every karaoke night we’ve confirmed in and around Boston, sorted by where it is, so you can sing close to home (or close to the after-party). Tap a bar for its nights and times, or a neighborhood for its own page.
Downtown Boston 3 bars
- Sissy K'sEvery night
- The Hong KongSun, Tue–Sat
- Alley BarSun
Back Bay 1 bar
Chinatown 1 bar
- Station KTVEvery night
Boston 14 bars
- Sidebar BostonThu–Sat
- Kings Dining and EntertainmentFri, Sat
- Wild RoverTue, Thu
- An SibinTue
- Bell in Hand TavernTue
- Dani's Queer BarThu
- DbarFri
- Jacques CabaretTue
- Lily's Bar - Pizza - PatioFri
- Mighty Squirrel FenwayThu
- Pazza on PorterThu
- Shore LeaveFri
- Tavern at the End of the WorldMon
- The SubstationThu
One bar each
- Karaoke @ Club CafeBack BayWed
- Station KTVChinatownEvery night
Nearby towns
Cambridge 5 bars
- Charlie's KitchenTue
- Lamplighter Brewing Co.Fri
- Roxy's A4cadeWed
- SatelliteSun
- The Middle EastThu
Salem 4 bars
- Fantasy IslandFri, Sat
- Bit BarThu
- Koto SalemSun
- The BabeFri
Somerville 4 bars
Brighton 2 bars
- Blondie'sFri
- Porter Belly'sSun
Jamaica Plain 2 bars
Tewksbury 2 bars
- Oscar's PinatasEvery night
- TJ Callahan's PubWed, Thu
Waltham 2 bars
Allston 1 bar
- Stage KaraokeEvery night
Brockton 1 bar
Brookline 1 bar
- Hamilton Restaurant & BarWed
Burlington 1 bar
- Kings BurlingtonThu, Fri
Danvers 1 bar
- Village Green Tavern on the HillFri, Sat
Everett 1 bar
- La FaniaFri
Framingham 1 bar
- Samba Steak & Sushi HouseFri, Sat
Malden 1 bar
- Pearl Street StationFri, Sat
Medway 1 bar
- Medway CafeSat
Around North Brookline 1 bar
- The GrottoWed
Norwood 1 bar
- Napper Tandy'sThu, Sat
Peabody 1 bar
Quincy 1 bar
- Pagoda KTVEvery night
Randolph 1 bar
- Rocco's TavernWed, Sat
Sudbury 1 bar
- Lavender Asian Cuisine & BarFri, Sat
Around The Acre, Lowell 1 bar
Watertown 1 bar
Weymouth 1 bar
- Cathay CenterWed–Sat
One bar each
- Stage KaraokeAllstonEvery night
- Maui RestaurantBrocktonFri
- Hamilton Restaurant & BarBrooklineWed
- Kings BurlingtonBurlingtonThu, Fri
- Village Green Tavern on the HillDanversFri, Sat
- La FaniaEverettFri
- Samba Steak & Sushi HouseFraminghamFri, Sat
- Pearl Street StationMaldenFri, Sat
- Medway CafeMedwaySat
- The GrottoNorth BrooklineWed
- Napper Tandy'sNorwoodThu, Sat
- The Bell Inn & TavernPeabodyThu
- Pagoda KTVQuincyEvery night
- Rocco's TavernRandolphWed, Sat
- Lavender Asian Cuisine & BarSudburyFri, Sat
- The Blue ShamrockThe Acre, LowellMon
- Mighty Squirrel Taproom & Kitchen, Arsenal YardsWatertownFri
- Cathay CenterWeymouthWed–Sat
Questions
Where can I do karaoke in Boston tonight?
Three city venues run all seven nights: Sissy K's downtown, Station KTV's private rooms in Chinatown, and Stage Karaoke in Allston, where the lounge sings nightly. The Hong Kong covers every night except Monday. Outside the city, Oscar's Pinatas in Tewksbury and Pagoda KTV in Quincy are also open seven days. Nights change, so check before you go.
Is there karaoke in downtown Boston?
Yes, within a short walk: Sissy K's runs it nightly, The Hong Kong sings six nights, and the Alley Bar takes Sundays with free admission. Karaoke @ Club Cafe adds a Wednesday night in the South End.
Does Boston have private karaoke rooms?
Three confirmed venues rent them. Station KTV in Chinatown is open every day, Stage Karaoke in Allston runs private studios daily, and Pagoda KTV in Quincy opens its rooms every day, running a little later on Friday and Saturday.
How late does karaoke go in Boston?
Latest downtown and in Allston. Sissy K's, The Hong Kong and Stage Karaoke's private studios all keep going deep into the night, while the towns tend to wrap up earlier. The KaraokeList app has each venue's hours.
Is there free karaoke in Boston?
The Alley Bar's Sunday night comes with free admission — the one venue on this list that says so outright. Most of the rest are bar and restaurant nights where the karaoke is simply part of the evening.
Is this every karaoke bar in Boston?
Every bar we've confirmed is on this page, listed by neighborhood with the nights each one runs. The KaraokeList app keeps the list current and shows which bars are singing on the night you go.
Pick your song before you go
You know where to sing in Boston. Here's what to sing when you get there, every pick with its reason.
- Easy karaoke songs for beginnersEasy means where a song sits, not how good you are.
- Easy karaoke songs for menLow, steady songs you can sing with a grin, not a grimace.
- Easy karaoke songs for womenBig fun, no diva finish required.
You found the bar.
Now what are you singing?
Keep every karaoke song you nail. Stuck? Tap the Magic Mic for your next one. The Boston karaoke map is in there too.
