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Karaoke inWashington
Every quarter of Washington keeps a private karaoke room of its own — Dupont, Chinatown, Adams Morgan, the Wharf. Cross the bridges and the metro simply never closes: eleven venues run karaoke all seven nights, from Arlington and Annandale out to the Maryland suburbs.
25written up in this guide65tracked in and around Washington
This guide walks the standouts. The full Washington map lives in the KaraokeList app — free, kept current by the singers who use it.
The rooms spread one per neighbourhood rather than one per street. Echo Box in Dupont Circle, Wok and Roll in Chinatown — its rooms open from 11am — Muzette in Adams Morgan, DC's first private-room karaoke bar, Live-K at the Wharf with fifteen rooms and a main stage, and Ginza on 8th Street SE. Most run to 2am, and several to 3 at the weekend.
Cross a bridge and the sign-up sheet takes over. Columbia Pike alone carries four confirmed venues on its way out of Arlington, ending in Annandale, where the metro's Korean rooms have settled. The always-on bars live out here too — Arlington, Alexandria, the Maryland suburbs — and between them they keep every night of the week singing.
4 confirmed venues
The rooms, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
Inside the District the default format is the private room, and each quarter keeps its own.
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Echo Box
1633 Q St NW · Dupont CircleKorean karaoke rooms just off the circle, seven nights from 4pm — 2am most nights and 3am on Friday and Saturday.
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Muzette
2305 18th St NW · Adams MorganDC's first private-room karaoke bar, with a Korean restaurant adjoining. Tuesday through Sunday from 5pm, to 3am on Friday and Saturday.
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Live-K
730 Maine Ave SW · The WharfFifteen private rooms plus a main stage and bar — the rooms or the room, your choice. Monday to Saturday from 4pm, to 3am on Friday.
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Wok and Roll
604 H St NW · ChinatownRooms at a Chinatown restaurant open from 11am every day — it winds down at 9:30pm early in the week and runs to 2am by Thursday and Friday.
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Columbia Pike, Arlington to Annandale
One road, four confirmed venues, two jurisdictions — starting as bar nights in Arlington and ending among the Korean rooms of Annandale.
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Cafe Tu Ah
7117 Columbia Pike · AnnandaleKorean restaurant, bar and karaoke house at the Annandale end, with rooms sized for every group and a huge songbook. Seven nights, 5pm to 2am.
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Glam Karaoke
4369 John Marr Dr · AnnandaleA block off the Pike in central Annandale — private rooms and an open floor, every night from 5pm to 2am.
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L.A Bar & Grill
2530 Columbia Pike · ArlingtonThe Arlington end of the road, with karaoke on Friday and Saturday nights and its intent written into the name.
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El Pike
4111 Columbia Pike · ArlingtonA Bolivian restobar mid-Pike; karaoke on Friday nights.
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40 more where these came from.
We keep tabs on 65 karaoke spots in and around Washington — this guide writes up 25. The rest are on the map in the app, next to the part that matters: what you’ll sing when the book comes around.
Seven nights, three jurisdictions
The always-on list is long here — eleven confirmed venues run all seven nights — but it mostly isn't in Washington. Inside the line it is just Echo Box and Wok and Roll. In Virginia, Freddie's Beach Bar in Arlington runs karaoke nightly, Rock It Grill on King Street in Alexandria does seven nights from 9:30pm to 1:30am, and Queen's Gambit down in Woodbridge starts at 9 every night. Bolor tuv on George Mason Drive in Arlington keeps room hours of noon to 1am, daily.
Maryland holds the rest. iRock KTV in Gaithersburg rents rooms every day from 5pm — to 2am on Friday and Saturday — and Em Heart Karaoke up the road lists its hours as midnight to 11:59pm, which is a long way of saying it never really closes. Live K on National Plaza in Oxon Hill runs daily too, from noon at the weekend.
Kostume, Drunkaoke and the request room
The District's most portable night is Kostume Karaoke, which happens at other people's bars: Saturdays at Solly's Tavern on U Street from 7pm to 1am, and the second Wednesday of the month at Trusty's on Pennsylvania Avenue SE. Madam's Organ in Adams Morgan runs Drunkaoke — karaoke with a two-drink minimum — every Sunday and Thursday, and Green Lantern gives Tuesday over to Latin karaoke, with Sunday and Wednesday nights besides.
Sid Gold's Request Room on 5th Street NE runs Wednesday through Saturday, from 6pm midweek and to 1:30am at the weekend. Zeppelin in Shaw takes Thursday to Saturday, starting at 9:30 or 10:30 depending on the night. And The Meeting Place on 17th Street NW does Fridays from 7pm to 1am, free.
Maryland, further out
Past the Beltway venues the Maryland side settles into weekend rhythm. Timbuktu in Hanover runs Friday and Saturday, 8:30pm to 1:30am, and Stained Glass Pub in Silver Spring takes Thursdays and Saturdays from 8:30pm to 12:30.
The most orderly night in the metro is Thursday at The Club at Andrews, on the base itself: Karaoke & Oldies but Goodies with DJ Chris, 6 to 10pm, done and dusted before most of the District has opened its book.
Questions
Where can I do karaoke in Washington DC tonight?
Inside the city, Echo Box in Dupont Circle and Wok and Roll in Chinatown run seven nights, and Live-K at the Wharf every night but Sunday. Across the river, Freddie's Beach Bar in Arlington and Rock It Grill in Alexandria are nightly, Cafe Tu Ah and Glam Karaoke in Annandale are open every night, and in Maryland iRock KTV and Live K run daily.
Where are the private karaoke rooms in Washington DC?
One per neighbourhood: Echo Box in Dupont, Muzette in Adams Morgan, Wok and Roll in Chinatown, Live-K at the Wharf with fifteen rooms, and Ginza on 8th Street SE. In the suburbs: Cafe Tu Ah and Glam Karaoke in Annandale, Bolor tuv in Arlington, iRock KTV and Em Heart in Gaithersburg, and Live K in Oxon Hill.
How late does karaoke go in DC?
2am is the standard close. On Friday and Saturday, Echo Box, Muzette and Ginza all run to 3am, and Live-K goes to 3am on Fridays.
Is there karaoke in Arlington or Northern Virginia?
Plenty. Freddie's Beach Bar runs nightly karaoke in Arlington and Bolor tuv keeps daily room hours there; Columbia Pike carries L.A Bar & Grill and El Pike on its Arlington stretch and ends among the Annandale rooms; Rock It Grill in Alexandria does seven nights from 9:30pm; and Queen's Gambit in Woodbridge sings every night at 9.
Is there karaoke in the Maryland suburbs?
Yes. Gaithersburg has two room venues, iRock KTV and Em Heart Karaoke, both open daily. Live K runs every day on National Plaza in Oxon Hill, Stained Glass Pub in Silver Spring takes Thursdays and Saturdays, Timbuktu in Hanover runs Friday and Saturday nights, and The Club at Andrews does Thursdays with DJ Chris.
Is this every karaoke bar in Washington DC?
No. This page covers the districts and the venues worth knowing first. The full verified list for Washington lives in the KaraokeList app, with the nights each one runs.
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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 Washington venues is in there too.