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Karaoke in Houston, TX

Bellaire Boulevard runs seven karaoke venues deep, four of them sharing a single building — all four open every night of the week. The rest of Houston sings cheap or free in its neighborhood bars, most nights of the week.

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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.

Bellaire Boulevard is the reason to take Houston seriously as a karaoke city. Seven confirmed venues sit along it, most of them KTV lounges renting private rooms by the hour, and four of them share one building. You can change your mind about where you are singing without leaving the car park.

The rest of the city runs a different night entirely: free or cheap open-mic karaoke in neighborhood bars, Wednesday through Saturday for the most part, where you put your name down and the room is yours for three minutes. Both are good nights. They are just not remotely the same night.

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Where Houston sings

Map of the Houston area with karaoke bars grouped by neighborhood Spring and nearby: 14 bars14Humble and nearby: 11 bars11Willowbrook and nearby: 8 bars8Houston and nearby: 27 bars27Katy: 15 bars15Montrose and nearby: 29 bars29Chinatown and nearby: 21 bars21Pasadena and nearby: 6 bars6Westbury and nearby: 5 bars5Brays Oaks and nearby: 11 bars11Sugar Land and nearby: 6 bars6Pearland and nearby: 9 bars9Spring and nearby: 14 bars14Humble and nearby: 11 bars11Houston and nearby: 34 bars34Katy: 15 bars15Montrose and nearby: 30 bars30Chinatown and nearby: 29 bars29Pearland and nearby: 15 bars15Missouri City and nearby: 14 bars14
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4 confirmed venues

Bellaire Boulevard: the KTV corridor

Private rooms, by the hour, all open seven nights a week. One of the densest stretches of karaoke in Texas.

  • A Gogo KTV

    Asiatown

    Open every day, from before lunch until deep into the night — the earliest opening on the strip. One of the four in this building.

    A Gogo KTV runs karaoke every night.

  • Yes KTV

    Asiatown

    Does both formats — sing to the room or take a private room — and bills itself as Houston's BYOB karaoke club. Rooms in several sizes.

    Yes KTV runs karaoke every night.

  • Evenings on weekdays, and doors open in the afternoon on Saturday and Sunday. The long-weekend-afternoon option.

    KTV Happy Zone runs karaoke every night.

  • MTV Karaoke

    Asiatown

    Further out along the same road, open every night. Worth the extra few minutes when the four-venue building is full, which on a Saturday it will be.

    MTV Karaoke runs karaoke every night.

4 confirmed venues

Karaoke in the rest of Houston

Away from Bellaire, it is bars with a stage and a queue — plus two private-room options that are nowhere near Asiatown.

  • Seven nights, and open from the afternoon Monday to Thursday. Does both the public room and private rooms, which makes it the flexible answer out by the Galleria.

    Spotlight Karaoke runs karaoke every night.

  • Private rooms in Midtown rather than out west — Wednesday to Saturday, with the longer nights at the weekend.

    Nightingale runs karaoke Wednesday to Saturday.

  • Three Sheets

    Westside

    Free karaoke Wednesday through Saturday, with the main sessions Thursday to Saturday.

    Three Sheets runs karaoke Wednesday to Saturday.

  • Thursdays, and a Sunday Funday that starts in the early evening and keeps going — one very long Sunday, two hosts, and plenty of room for your song.

    JR.'s Bar & Grill runs karaoke Sunday and Thursday.

The whole lineup is below.

Every confirmed bar in and around Houston 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.

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The building with four karaoke bars in it

One building on Bellaire Boulevard contains A Gogo KTV, Yes KTV, KTV Happy Zone and Neway Restaurant & Lounge — four separate confirmed karaoke venues under one roof, all open seven nights a week.

They are not identical. A Gogo opens earliest, before lunch. Yes KTV is BYOB and does open-room singing as well as private rooms. Neway runs both formats from the evening. Happy Zone opens in the afternoon at weekends. If you are organizing something for a group that cannot agree, this building does most of the negotiating for you.

The corridor continues either side of it: 麦客量贩MIC KTV rents rooms every night, 4seasons runs six nights and closes Tuesdays, and MTV Karaoke is further out along the boulevard.

The neighborhood circuit

Houston's open-mic karaoke reaches right across the city — most bars run one or two nights, so wherever you are, there is usually one close by.

Cockpit Bar & Grill out by Hobby Airport runs five nights, starting in the afternoon, and describes itself as Houston's airport karaoke bar. LA Club on West Bellfort does five nights. Christian's Tailgate in the Heights makes long nights of Friday and Saturday, and PJ's Sports Bar on West Gray does Friday and Saturday.

For a single night: La Iguana takes Mondays. Chayn's on Cypress Creek Parkway does Wednesdays. NJ's on Mangum runs Tuesdays and Fridays, and Echoes on Richmond spreads three across the week: Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.

Neighborhoods and nearby towns

Every karaoke night we’ve confirmed in and around Houston, 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.

Chinatown 9 bars

Chinatown: nights, times and addresses →

Spring Branch 7 bars

Spring Branch: nights, times and addresses →

Montrose 6 bars

Montrose: nights, times and addresses →

Downtown Houston 4 bars

Downtown Houston: nights, times and addresses →

Midtown Houston 4 bars

Midtown Houston: nights, times and addresses →

West Oaks 4 bars

West Oaks: nights, times and addresses →

Alief 3 bars

Alief: nights, times and addresses →

Brays Oaks 3 bars

Brays Oaks: nights, times and addresses →

Briar Forest 3 bars

Briar Forest: nights, times and addresses →

Willowbrook 3 bars

Willowbrook: nights, times and addresses →

East Downtown 2 bars

Fifth Ward 2 bars

  • Restaurante El NopalitoFri, Sat
  • The Nickle Bar & GrillTue

Greater Eastwood 2 bars

  • D&W LoungeSat
  • Neil's BahrWed

Greenway / Upper Kirby 2 bars

Northline 2 bars

  • Hacienda La EsperanzaSat
  • Los Mendoza Mexican RestaurantWed

Westbury 2 bars

  • Cozy CornerThu–Sat
  • Elite Bar & LoungeTue

Westchase 2 bars

  • Genji Japanese Restaurant & Karaoke BarEvery night
  • The Fox Trap Restaurant & LoungeThu

Aldine 1 bar

Briargrove 1 bar

Clear Lake 1 bar

Houston Heights 1 bar

Lamar Terrace 1 bar

Lazybrook 1 bar

  • Star SailorFri

Near Northside 1 bar

  • Spanish FlowersThu

Oak Forest 1 bar

Pemberton 1 bar

  • Kelvin ArmsTue

Spring Branch West 1 bar

  • Texas T TavernSun

Washington Avenue Corridor 1 bar

Willow Bend 1 bar

Houston 17 bars

One bar each

Nearby towns

Katy 15 bars

Spring 10 bars

Humble 6 bars

Pearland 6 bars

Cypress 4 bars

Kingwood 4 bars

Missouri City 4 bars

Pasadena 4 bars

Stafford 3 bars

Tomball 3 bars

  • CheersFri
  • Drifters Dive BarFri
  • The Weird SisterFri

Channelview 2 bars

  • Sheldon Road IcehouseSat
  • TNT Icehouse Bar & GrillWed

Rosenberg 2 bars

Sugar Land 2 bars

Aliana, Richmond 1 bar

Friendswood 1 bar

Jersey Village 1 bar

Memorial Northwest, Spring 1 bar

Porter 1 bar

Richmond 1 bar

  • Dry Creek Social ClubSat

Settlers Park, Sugar Land 1 bar

Webster 1 bar

One bar each

Questions

Where is the karaoke district in Houston?

Bellaire Boulevard, in Asiatown west of the city center. Seven confirmed karaoke venues sit along it, most renting private KTV rooms by the hour, and four of them — A Gogo KTV, Yes KTV, KTV Happy Zone and Neway — share a single building.

Where can I do karaoke in Houston tonight?

The Bellaire Boulevard KTV lounges are open seven nights a week, as is Spotlight Karaoke on Westheimer. A Gogo KTV opens before lunch every day and Spotlight from the afternoon on weeknights, so an early or a midweek session is straightforward here. Nights change, so check before you go.

Can you bring your own drinks to karaoke in Houston?

Yes KTV on Bellaire Boulevard bills itself as a BYOB karaoke club. Everywhere else, assume you are buying at the bar.

Where is free karaoke in Houston?

Three Sheets Bar on South Kirkwood advertises free karaoke Wednesday through Saturday. Most open-mic bar nights across the city carry no cover either — the KTV rooms on Bellaire are what you pay for by the hour.

Is this every karaoke bar in Houston?

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.

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