
Sorry Japan, but India invented singing hoarse in public without caring about your vocal skills. What are karaoke bars but Antakshari on steroids? Bonus – there’s no pressure to sing songs starting with specific letters AND the lyrics are displayed on screens, so you can’t flub it.
Well, unless you’ve been grabbing drinks (as you should) before you grab the mic to belt out your bathroom anthem. These 5 best karaoke bars in Mumbai will make your Indian Idol dreams come true. Or create embarrassingly cringe Instagram footage. Either way, you’ll have a rocking night out.
1. Soul Fry, Bandra
The music never stops at this colourfully cosy Pali Hill karaoke bar. The stage is wherever you choose to stand up and grab a mic mid-meal (which is scrummy Goan food, by the way) and start singing English hits. Maybe someone will join you for a duet, or they might challenge you to a sing-off. Only time will tell. When amateur singers aren’t crooning their favourites, professional songbirds delight diners during live music nights.
💵: INR 1,800 for two people
⏰: 12:30pm –3:30pm; 7:30pm–12am
📍: Ground Floor, Silver Croft, Pali Mala Road, Pali Market, Bandra West
2. 3 Wise Monkeys
We’re not sure if you will see or speak evil, but you’ll hear some sinfully good crooning (or croaking?) at this Khar nightspot that loves to make a song and dance of life all week long. Wednesdays and Sundays are usually karaoke nights but they’re occasionally switched up for salsa, bachata and jive dancing. Mondays are reserved for Bollywood karaoke fans and live music plugs the gaps the other days.
💵: INR 2,000
⏰: 12pm-1am
📍: Hotel Evergreen Building, Ram Krishna Nagar, Khar West
3. Road House Bluez
Rock fans, we hope you’ve practised your air guitars. This dive bar in Andheri transforms into a karaoke bar every night from 8:30pm. The setlist covers everything from Michael Jackson‘s pop hits to 80s rock anthems by Queen and Led Zeppelin, and Dua Lipa. Everyone on their feet, screeching choruses at the top of their lungs is how the night draws to a close here. Happy hours run from 6pm-12pm, right on schedule to quench throats parched from serenading.
💵: INR 2,000 for two people
⏰: 6pm–1am
📍: Unit 2, JP Road, Azad Nagar, Andheri West
4. The Little Door
Forget dinner with a show. This European bar opens the floodgates for dinner with a concert every Sunday during karaoke drunch. A four-course meal and unlimited drinks will fuel you up so that you can, in the words of Celine Dion, go on and on. Eat, drink, sing, repeat is the unofficial mantra of this spot which easily wins it the title of one of Mumbai’s must-visit karaoke bars.
💵: INR 2,500 for two people
⏰: 5pm-1am from Monday to Saturday; 12pm-1:30am on Sundays
📍: Ground Floor, Shri Siddhivinayak Plaza, Veera Desai Industrial Estate, Andheri West
5. The Den
This quirky karaoke bar hidden off Linking Road has taken its karaoke seriously since 2013. Every Tuesday, ‘Gerryoke’ night transforms this all-day cafe and bar into a raucous musical lair to hunt down mid-week blues. Your inner diva can take the spotlight and hit all the high notes. However, if you’re feeling off-key, the scrumptious F&B offerings like 12-inch pizzas and Goan chorizo sausage pulao should tune you right up!
💵: INR 1,800 for two people
⏰: 4pm-1am from Monday to Thursday; 12pm-1am from Friday to Sunday
📍: Ground Floor, Prabhat Kunj, 24th Road, Off Linking Road, Khar West