Duke of Tokyo is the only private room karaoke game in town! A bit on the nose with the Japanese…read moredecor, but that's how it is in Amsterdam. The staff is pretty chill and they have rooms of all different sizes, but they get booked up way in advance so be sure to plan ahead. You can order drinks straight to the room. The song selection can be disappointing if you're accustomed to the vast range of NYC's KTown but it gets the job done! There's a public bar area for dancing and drinks for pre/post party shenanigans if you so please. Also, since Duke of Tokyo is on Reguliersdwarsstraat (the most famous Dutch gay street!) you will absolutely have a lot of options around the area for all night dancing.

We walked by while strolling through the neighborhood and tried the daiquiri which was amazing!!!…read moreThe drinks are reasonably priced as well, the atmosphere was very fun and we would definitely come back again

Horrific experience, would not recommend. Came here on my…read morefirst night out in Amsterdam with a group of around 10 people and had an awful interaction at the door. The doorman, unprovoked, called me a "loud mouth" and made some weird, patronising comments about my age (I'm 33) because others in the group were in their 20s. He also said if I could sing, why wasn't I on Idol instead of being at a karaoke bar, which made zero sense and just felt unnecessarily rude. It was especially humiliating because I had just met a few people in the group and had been having a great night up until then. We walked in to give the place a chance but left after two minutes because the atmosphere was completely flat. As we left, I asked the doorman if his comments were targeted, since I was the only brown woman in the group, and he kept going, shouting after me down the street. It really soured what had been a lovely evening up to that point. I'm sharing this so others know what to expect, and it's clear that others have had similar experiences here. There are loads of other karaoke bars in Amsterdam that are way more welcoming and fun. Avoid this one.

The best karaoke I've found in Amsterdam. They use the Karafun system which means there's a huge…read moresong selection and it's easy to sign up. I'd prefer a bar that opens early and has singers earlier, but Amsterdam doesn't seem to have that kind of Karaoke culture.

The Waterhole is a fun little club a friend and I walked into while we were in Amsterdam…read more They had live music that was entertaining, good food (we weren't too hungry, but got some Biterballen as a late night snack), and a super fun vibe overall. If you're looking for some live music in Amsterdam, any night of the week, definitely check out The Waterhole!

Love this bar! The live music was amazing, drink menu is good, there's pool tables and that vibrant…read morevibe was the best thing about this bar!

I came to Amsterdam and stumbled on this place to sing some Karaoke. For the most part, the staff…read moreis really friendly. I sung a lot of songs my first night, and then sung one the second night I came. For some reason, you can't sing "A Whole New World" from Aladdin. She said not enough people knew it. I said, who hasn't seen that movie as a child growing up? To no avail. So you'll have fun for the most part but you might run into a song they won't let you sing. Why put it into the system if you're not gonna let me sing it? She also refused to queue up "Juicy" by Biggie Smalls. What's wrong with Disney and Notorious B.I.G.?

We bought a Groupon for the cocktail making class. It was very fun. We made two drinks each and had…read morea couple more as demonstrations made for us. It was also a pretty good price for 6 drinks.

I liked the physical space and the Irish bartender was lovely. Unfortunately very limited…read moreselection, confusing sign up system with "credits." Small crowd. Not recommended.

The bar was nicely decorated and had a very nice feel about it. Friendly personnel and great mood…read more It smelled heavily of toilet cleaner in the entire bar, the urinal was visible to anyone heading to or from the bathrooms. But the bar is advertised to be karaoke, and that's why I came - and was let down severly. As others have written, you're not allowed to sing until you spend some amount of money. Others said 5€, I've spend 5 and got two tickets to sing (one for me, one for my girlfriend). Weird system, but fair enough I guess. But the microphones! Stunningly beautiful, classic look... And absolute garbage, or set up that way. It didn't pick up your voice unless you literally kissed it while singing. Even 5cm would be to far away. In the hour I spend there, only one person managed to be heard throughout the song, with most never getting close enough. Also, there's no lyrics behind the stage. So if you don't know the lyrics to a song by heart you have to pick between watching the stage and reading lyrics. Deeply annoyed by the high financial demand to sing and the inability to hear anyone, I stopped caring about the very short wait to sing and left. Won't be coming back.

Vi-kings, a cozy sports bar located at the Noordeinde 28, Leiden…read more This is the right place for the true sports enthusiast, they have multiple TVs and two big screens. With Dutch Digital Television and Sky TV they show as much sport as possible! There is always a very friendly international atmosphere present at Vi-kings. For the Karaoke-enthusiasts, Karaoke evenings can be organized. There are hundreds of songs to choose from and you are garanteed a night full of laughter and fun! On Tap they have Guinness, Heineken, Strongbow and Murphy's Irish Red. On bottle, for the true beer lover, they have several Belgian beers: Westmalle Dubbel, Gouden Carolus, Hapkin and many others beer like Corona and Carlsberg. They also serve the BEST PIZZA. The pizza comes form the Pizza restaurant right next door to the Pub. If you are a Garlic Lover you can't go wrong with the 20 different pizza's and calzone's you can order, and they bring the pizza right to the bar, you don't have to collect! I definitely had a great time at this pub and would recommend it to EVERYONE!

Pretty small sports bar. Only three Tv's!! And surprisingly empty for the start of the premier…read moreleague season. The bar tender was friendly though. I'm not sure how this place is like once the university resumes but all in all seemed extremely quiet and cosy to a certain extent.

[Let me begin by saying the posted hours are confusing. The hours listed currently on Yelp are the…read more'restaurant hours' at Streetfood BBQ. It also serves as a bar/club/karaoke spot, which is open until 1am on Weds and 5am Thurs-Sat. Without further adieu, my review:] Bright yellow walkways and stairs of the Schieblock building's award-winning architecture might brighten your walk to Streetfood BBQ. This will conjure up Wizard of Oz memories. The first time I passed it during the day, I quickly processed the gestalt, and knew this is a place I belong. I came back the next night, and from outside, supporting the chatter of smokers, loud karaoke filled the air. I would find this off-putting, but for the choice of music and passion with which it was being sung. A throng of joyous voices belted out Mary J. Blige's 'Real Love.' And it didn't stop there: Boyz ll Men, 112 feat. B.I.G. & Ma$e, R. Kelly. Song after song it was like they knew what I needed to hear. If ever it weren't clear the Dutch know how to rock, bump, and grind, it was now. Before entering I was engaged in conversation by a man who might've been the only person older than me there. He was much older, and clearly on cocaine or something like cocaine. A business man and motivational speaker, he gave me his card, told me if I was ever in LA he'd hook me up with a place to stay, and also recommended another bar which he was certain I'd like more than this one. I would later come to deduce that this man was probably the night's cocaine dealer. Inside, the crowd is College-aged, and there's a sense that most everyone is familiar with everyone else. I was alone, and near-paralyzingly aware of my status on the cusp of 'creepy old guy' territory. Drinks could be a little cheaper. In the bar area, the seating is long benches on either side of long tables- it's a good place for mingling or creepily watching the crowd on the dance floor taking part in karaoke. Next to the seats are a bunch of cool games, like air hockey and shuffleboard. Being mildly out of place, it was difficult seeing any opportunity to socially infiltrate the crowd. After my second or third drink of trying not to look awkward, I decided to go check out the place recommended to me by the cocaine dealer. Before leaving, I went to the restroom. In addition the urinal trough, there is only one lonely toilet. I found out the hard way it clogs very easily. There is no plunger or items which could be used to improvise unclogging a toilet. So I left in a thinly veiled hurry, hoping no-one who witnessed my escape went in to use the toilet while my presence remained in their memory. The cocaine dealer was wrong. The other bar sucked. And, it might've been the alcohol, but I was now struck with Donald Trump-like confidence. I not only convinced myself I'd go back and successfully socialize with the folk, but I'd also effectively cast away any potential inquires or accusations of my clogging the toilet- be they only through a cock-eyed look across the room- with indifference. When I returned I found the toilet had been unclogged, and all was uphill from there. I don't remember how it was initiated, but I ended up hanging out with a particularly cool girl who offered to take me out with her friends later in the week (when I would find out just how cool she was, having a father who owned one of Rotterdam's coolest clubs.) She had a nice sweater. Through my experience, it was clear this is a cool bar for cool people, but with a somewhat tight age bracket.