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Karaoke inCincinnati
Tokyo Kitty gives Cincinnati a proper karaoke palace, main stage and private rooms both, with weekend room hours from 1pm. The rest of the city sings at neighbourhood bars where the night carries its host's name — and knowing the host is half the point.
19written up in this guide42tracked in and around Cincinnati
This guide walks the standouts. The full Cincinnati map lives in the KaraokeList app — free, kept current by the singers who use it.
Start with Tokyo Kitty on Race Street: main-stage karaoke Tuesday through Sunday, the metro's only confirmed private rooms alongside, and weekend room hours that begin at 1pm. No other venue in the city looks anything like it.
The other twenty-one confirmed venues are neighbourhood bars, most running one to three nights, and a striking number of them tell you exactly who is holding the microphone: Aunt T and Uncle Don, KJ 'The Wizard', DJ/KJ Moose, E-Rock. Between them every night of the week is covered, and the thickest run of nights sits out on the west side.
4 confirmed venues
Downtown, Over-the-Rhine and Northside
The city-centre core is small but distinct: one big room with rooms attached, and a handful of bar nights within a short drive of it.
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Tokyo Kitty
575 Race St · DowntownMain-stage karaoke Tuesday to Sunday, private rooms alongside — to 2am on Friday and Saturday, with weekend rooms opening at 1pm. The metro's only rooms venue.
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Nice Life
1150 Main St · Over-the-RhineKaraoke night every Sunday on Main Street.
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Tillie's Lounge
4042 Hamilton Ave · NorthsideMonday and Friday nights on Hamilton Avenue.
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Arlin's
307 Ludlow Ave · CliftonEvery Tuesday, hosted by Sarah and Jordy.
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The west side circuit
Delhi, Westwood and the streets between hold the metro's thickest cluster of karaoke nights.
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The Delhi Pub
937 Devils Backbone Rd · DelhiFridays from 9pm, a Friday-and-Saturday karaoke and dance party with DJ/KJ Moose, and a Tuesday comedy-night-plus-karaoke double bill.
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Full Moon Saloon
4862 Delhi Ave · DelhiFriday and Saturday nights with KJ 'The Wizard'.
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Poppy's
6611 Glenway Ave · WestwoodTwo nights, two hosts: DJ Dave on Mondays at 7pm, DJ Phil on Fridays at 9.
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Tom & Jerry's
5060 Crookshank Rd · West Price HillTuesday and Thursday nights on Crookshank Road.
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23 more where these came from.
We keep tabs on 42 karaoke spots in and around Cincinnati — this guide writes up 19. The rest are on the map in the app, next to the part that matters: what you’ll sing when the book comes around.
The night is named for its host
Cincinnati credits its KJs the way other cities credit bands. PooR Michael'S Sports Bar, up on Hamilton Avenue, runs karaoke with Aunt T every Wednesday at 7pm and with Uncle Don on Friday and Saturday at 9. The Oak Tavern in Oakley has E-Rockin' Karaoke every Monday — hosted, naturally, by E-Rock — and it runs 6 to 10pm, the earliest karaoke in the metro.
The pattern holds at the edges: DJ BADASH runs the Olde Village Tavern's two nights from 10pm to close, DJ Brian takes Friday and Saturday at The Liberty Inn, DJ Doug holds Saturdays at DeCanter Lounge in Harrison, and Putters Sports Grill pairs Thursday college night — $2 big beers — with D.J. Kara.
Small, but the week is covered
Outside Tokyo Kitty, the most nights anywhere is Legends Bar & Grill in Hamilton: Tuesday through Saturday, 10pm to 2am. The Brass Rail on Robertson Avenue covers the weekend proper — Friday to Sunday, 9pm to 2am — and The Lounge Bar on Beechmont holds Wednesday, Friday and Saturday for the east side. Silverton Cafe sings Thursdays, 9pm to 1am.
Northside quietly has a two-venue strip: Tillie's Lounge at 4042 Hamilton Avenue, and Karaoke Fantastic a block up at 4163 — a venue open only on Sundays, 7 to 10pm. Between the two of them, that one street covers Monday, Friday and Sunday.
Questions
Where can I do karaoke in Cincinnati tonight?
Tokyo Kitty downtown runs Tuesday through Sunday, and Legends Bar & Grill in Hamilton covers Tuesday through Saturday, 10pm to 2am. Even Monday is answered: The Oak Tavern from 6pm, Poppy's in Westwood with DJ Dave from 7, and Tillie's Lounge in Northside.
Does Cincinnati have private karaoke rooms?
One venue: Tokyo Kitty at 575 Race Street. Rooms run Tuesday through Sunday alongside the main stage — until 2am on Friday and Saturday, and from 1pm at the weekend. It is the only confirmed rooms venue in the metro.
How late does karaoke go in Cincinnati?
2am is the ceiling. Tokyo Kitty's rooms reach it on Friday and Saturday, Legends in Hamilton runs 10pm to 2am five nights, and the Brass Rail goes 9pm to 2am Friday through Sunday.
Is there early or daytime karaoke in Cincinnati?
Tokyo Kitty opens its private rooms at 1pm on Saturday and Sunday. On the bar side, The Oak Tavern's Monday night runs 6 to 10pm, and Karaoke Fantastic in Northside is open only on Sundays, 7 to 10pm.
Where is karaoke on Cincinnati's west side?
The Delhi Pub on Devils Backbone Road, the Full Moon Saloon on Delhi Avenue, Poppy's on Glenway and Tom & Jerry's on Crookshank Road — between them they cover Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Is this every karaoke bar in Cincinnati?
No. This page covers the venues worth knowing first. The full verified list for Cincinnati lives in the KaraokeList app, with the nights each one runs.
You found the bar.
Now what are you singing?
KaraokeList keeps every karaoke song you can actually pull off — and when the list runs dry, it finds you new ones, each with a reason. The full verified list of Cincinnati venues is in there too.