Sing it loud sing it proud...Top 10 Karaoke Bars in Sydney

If you're a dirty karaoke fiend like me this is a gold listing worth keeping. With thanks to TimeOut Magazine, here are the top 10 karaoke bars in Sydney:

1. Mizuya - Best for... A birthday party or a work leaving do
Where? 614 George St, City
Hours? Mon-Sun 11.30am-12 midnight

2. Echo Point - Best for... Rocking out till dawn
Where? 262 Pitt St, City
Hours? Mon-Sun 12pm-6am

3. 3-K Square - Best for... Up-to-date song selection
Where? ShpG4, 730-742 George St, Haymarket
Hours?Mon-Sun 12pm-4am

4. Ding Dong Dang- Best for... A post-bar alternative to clubbing
Where? 7 Randle St, Surry Hills 2010
Hours? Mon-Sun 5pm-3am

5.Karaoke World - Best for... Old school, authentic karaoke in the CBD
Where? 185 Elizabeth St, City
Hours? Mon-Sun 1pm-late

6.Live Karaoke - Best for... Competitive karaoke
Where? 116/120 Liverpool St, City
Hours? Mon-Sun 1pm-2am

7. Strike Bowling Bar - Best for... An office night out of bowling and howling
Where? 22 The Promenade, King St Wharf, City
Hours? Mon-Fri 11am-late; Sat-Sun 10am-late

8. CEO Karaoke - Best for... Feeling like a genuine rock star
Where? 1 Dixon St, City
Hours? Sun-Wed 1pm -12 midnight; Thu-Sat 1pm-4am

9. Big Echo - Best for... Comparatively cheap booze
Where? 104 Bathurst St, City
Hours? Mon-Sun 1pm-2am

10. Viva Karaoke - Best for... Getting a booking when everywhere else is full
Where? 210 Clarence St, City
Hours? Mon-Sat 3pm-2am; Sun 2-8pm

Ref: http://www.timeoutsydney.com.au/clubs/sydneys-10-best-karaoke-bars.aspx

Bars and pubs I like to drink at

Often get asked suggestions on venues in Sydney hence the following:

Wine Bars
Bambini Wine Room - consistently lovely, very Parisian
Industrie - been around for yonks, perfect size, city getaway
Bacco Wine Bar - lovely bar in Chiefly Tower and is a Pasticceria to boot!
Small Bar - very Melbourne type bar in a terrace in the city, hope it lasts
Mille Vini - you can't book but it's worth it
Sticky - tiny bar above Table for 20, nice mix of everything, good cheese platter
Taste - cute bar in the city, Westpac Plaza, staff are lovely


General Bars
Gazebo - love it any time of the day
The Winery - obviously same crew as Gazebo but in Surry Hills and love it
Bloodwood - Newtown
Pocket Bar - Darlinghurst
The Passage - the cross
Grasshopper - laneway bar, love the 80s music and the staff
Civic - old school
Bayswater Brasserie - great cocktails
Mocean - Bondi, loves it
Fouveaux Bar
De Nom - nice for a quick couple before the kids arrive
Madame Fling Fong - art deco bar for Newtown, nice change of pace
Opera Bar - for a city bar with a view
Longrain - killer cocktails
Darlo Bar - old fave


Pubs
The Vic - in Annandale, simple pub - but killer bundi bistro for a pub like this
Three Weeds - great dining
Welcome Hotel - great food, rugby and Irish pub
Old Fitzroy - Woolloo
The Courthouse - Newtown
Carlisle Castle - Newtown
The Rose - Erko
Lord Dudley - Paddo/Woollahra, great rugby pub but gets packed early on game day
Grand National - Woollahra
The London - Balmain

Post 2 am options - on the end of a large session
Kit & Kaboodle
Hollywood Hotel
The Courthouse - Taylor Sq
Piano Room
Tatler