Karaoke in Buenos Aires

Sucre 696, esquina Castañeda · Belgrano

Nights from 19:00, karaoke room by reservation

The Japanese corner from Narda Lepes and Inés de los Santos, on the round corner of Sucre and Castañeda. Upstairs there is a small private karaoke room with careful sound and lighting that you book for your group, so it feels less like a bar and more like a friend's very well equipped living room. Food stays downstairs: sushi, butter shoyu calamari, cold tofu, and a cocktail omakase at the bar. Restaurant prices, the room is used by your group only Book the room in advance through their site, small groups only

Virrey Avilés 2903, esquina Cramer · Colegiales

Friday and Saturday and holiday eves, from 22:30 until around 5:00

A veteran cantobar on the Colegiales side of Cramer, running karaoke and live shows since the late eighties. The stage is open all night, the crowd is mixed and older than Palermo, and nobody is precious about how you sound. Pizzas and bar food keep going late, and they take private bookings for parties. Neighbourhood pub prices, pizzas and bar food

Pasaje Ruperto Godoy 761 · Flores

Evenings, busiest Friday and Saturday

The noraebang everyone in Flores points you to, hidden behind a plain window on the Korean pedestrian passage with only a W on the front. Inside there are private booths with big screens, tambourines and a song book that runs deep in Korean, English and Spanish. It is a room rented by your group, so nobody watches you, and the passage outside is full of fried chicken and ramen for after. Walk in with your group or message ahead, rooms fill up on weekends

Costa Rica 5802 · Palermo

Every day, kitchen from midday until late

Asian street food under neon, with a central bar and a karaoke room at the back that groups book for themselves. The room is small and loud in the best way, and the food keeps coming while you sing: gyozas, pork belly bao, pad thai, the teriyaki pancho. Cocktails come from La Peligrosa, and there is a full list without alcohol. Reserve the table online, ask for the karaoke room when you book

Gorriti 5099 · Palermo

Open every night, always with a reservation

The classic Palermo Soho cantobar, two floors of it. Downstairs is a restaurant and lounge with a stage where anyone can take the microphone in any language, upstairs there are private rooms, a bar and a dance floor with a resident DJ. It is birthday and despedida territory rather than a quiet drink, and the kitchen has gluten free, vegetarian and vegan options. Dinner show and set menus, private rooms quoted per group Reserve by WhatsApp or through their site, they quote birthdays and despedidas

Guatemala 4701, esquina Gurruchaga · Palermo

Karaoke nights on selected Fridays, around 22:00, check their agenda

An italo pop cantina on the corner where La Esquina del Sol used to be, so the rock nacional references are everywhere, down to the redonditos de ricota on the menu. A few Fridays a month a host runs a karaoke night: you write your song on a slip, they call you up, and you sing on stage between napolitana and porteña style pizzas. They also do drag bingo nights. Book a table for the karaoke night, it is a normal pizzeria the rest of the week