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Pittsburgh keeps appointments. Thursday is the big one — thirteen of the metro's twenty-eight confirmed venues sing that night — and between its two private-room houses, a room is open seven nights out of seven.
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Two private-room houses split the week between them. KBOX in Oakland runs Monday to Saturday, with nine boxes of various sizes. Cobra Lounge in Bloomfield runs Sunday to Thursday. Between the two, a room is open every night of the week — and around them, most of the metro's twenty-eight confirmed venues keep one or two nights each, with Bob's Garage in Blawnox singing four.
The appointment most of the city keeps is Thursday: thirteen of the twenty-eight run karaoke that night, from the South Side to the North Hills. And the neighbourhood bars name their nights with real affection — a Cappyoke, a Bareoke, karaoke just past the bowling lanes.
4 confirmed venues
The venues that carry the week
Four places run three or more nights; nearly everything else in this guide is a once- or twice-a-week fixture.
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KBOX
214 S Craig St · OaklandNine private boxes of various sizes, six days a week — evenings midweek, and from 2pm on Friday and Saturday.
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Cobra Lounge
4305 Main St · BloomfieldThree private karaoke rooms open Sunday through Thursday, 9pm to 2am — the rooms that cover the night KBOX doesn't.
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Bob's Garage
1372 Freeport Rd · BlawnoxKaraoke Wednesday through Saturday — four nights, the most of any bar in this metro.
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Wanna B's
380 N Shore Dr · North ShoreEvery Thursday, Friday and Saturday night, in a room open 2pm to 2am.
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Thursday is the night
Thirteen of the metro's twenty-eight confirmed venues run karaoke on a Thursday. These four cover the compass.
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Jekyl & Hyde
140 S 18th St · South SideSundays and Thursdays, 7pm to 2am — an early start and a full-length night.
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Mario's
1514 E Carson St · South SideEvery Thursday, 9pm to 1am, on East Carson Street — the second Thursday within walking distance on the South Side.
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Apple Inn
2895 W Liberty Ave · South HillsTuesdays and Thursdays from 9pm to close on West Liberty Avenue.
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Boulevard Lounge
1150 Brookline Blvd · BrooklineThursday and Sunday are the karaoke nights on Brookline Boulevard.
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18 more where these came from.
We keep tabs on 42 karaoke spots in and around Pittsburgh — this guide writes up 24. The rest are on the map in the app, next to the part that matters: what you’ll sing when the book comes around.
Bareoke, Cappyoke, and lane 14
Pittsburgh names its nights. Cappy's Cafe on Walnut Street runs #Cappyoke on Fridays at 9:30pm. Tennyson Lodge in Bethel Park offers Bareoke on Wednesday or Friday nights, 10pm to 2am. Cals Cantina on Eden Park Boulevard holds a Thursday karaoke plus a Tuesday night it calls TUTU karaoke.
And Arsenal Lanes in Lawrenceville reserves Fridays for karaoke, with an all-you-can-bowl special from 9pm to midnight and the singing running just beyond lane 14.
Friday, in the neighbourhoods
Stinky's on Hatfield Street sings every Friday at 9pm. Obey House Tavern on Steuben Street gives Friday to karaoke and Saturday to local bands, and out at Natrona Heights the Saxon Inn makes the same split — karaoke Friday at 9, live music Saturday. McMinn's Pub & Grille on Willow Avenue runs every other Friday, which is worth checking before you drive, and Friday is also the night at the Filipino American Club of Ambridge, up the Ohio.
The exception to the 9pm start is Green Pepper on Murray Avenue, whose karaoke lounge runs Friday and Saturday from 8 to 10pm — the earliest finish in this guide, and the only karaoke here you could be home from by half past ten.
The rest of the week
Wednesdays have their own small circuit: The Green Room at Station Square runs Wednesday and Sunday at 9pm, Kendrew's Lounge on Brodhead Road goes 9pm to 1am with Party On Entertainment, and Roy's By The Tracks in Finleyville covers Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday, 9pm to 1am.
Tuesdays are thinner but real — Señor Frogs on West Liberty Avenue sits a few blocks from the Apple Inn, which also sings that night. Saturday has Nico's Recovery Room from 9:30pm, and Sunday doubles back to Rochester Inn in the North Hills, which pairs it with Thursday.
Questions
Where can I do karaoke in Pittsburgh tonight?
No bar here runs karaoke nightly, but a private room is open every night: KBOX in Oakland Monday to Saturday, Cobra Lounge in Bloomfield Sunday to Thursday. Among the bars, Bob's Garage in Blawnox runs Wednesday through Saturday and Wanna B's on the North Shore Thursday through Saturday.
Where are the private karaoke rooms in Pittsburgh?
Two venues. KBOX Karaoke House on Craig Street in Oakland has nine boxes of various sizes, open from 2pm on Friday and Saturday. Cobra Lounge on Main Street in Bloomfield has three rooms, open Sunday through Thursday from 9pm to 2am.
What is the best night for karaoke in Pittsburgh?
Thursday, by the numbers — half the venues we have confirmed run it that night. Jekyl & Hyde and Mario's Southside Saloon on the South Side, Apple Inn on West Liberty Avenue, Boulevard Lounge in Brookline and Rochester Inn in the North Hills all sing on Thursdays, plus the rooms at KBOX and Cobra Lounge.
How late does karaoke go in Pittsburgh?
2am is the ceiling. Cobra Lounge's rooms, Jekyl & Hyde and Tennyson Lodge's Bareoke all run to 2am. At the other end of the scale, Green Pepper on Murray Avenue is done by 10pm.
Where is karaoke on the South Side?
Jekyl & Hyde on S 18th Street, Sundays and Thursdays from 7pm to 2am, and Mario's Southside Saloon on East Carson Street, Thursdays 9pm to 1am.
Is this every karaoke bar in Pittsburgh?
No. This page covers the shape of the scene and the venues worth knowing first. The full verified list for Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh venues is in there too.