This subterranean karaoke hideaway is a welcome diversion in the heart of Times Square for tourists and locals alike. Descend into the white-hued lounge with low tables and comfy benches to watch Broadway wannabes perform on a stage. The private rooms are pricey but worth it for the unlimited drink option, as everyone’s singing sounds better after a beer or seven.

A Koreatown standby since it opened in 2003, Chorus draws in-the-know regulars who hike up to its third-floor space, where they unabashedly butcher pop classics. The public bar area’s anything-goes atmosphere is ideal for people-watching or a raucous happy-hour excursion, but parties can also shuffle into a private room down a discofied hallway. Skip the cloyingly fruity cocktails and opt for Asian, European, and domestic beers available in pitchers.

Maru brings maximalist style to the Koreatown karaoke scene. The wacky, K-pop-meets-Blade Runner design includes a tunnellike bar space awash in neon purple. A range of rooms accommodates all party sizes, and the expansive food and drink menu includes surprisingly tasty Korean bites like bulgogi buns.

Speakeasy karaoke is indeed a thing. Sort of hidden underneath Greenwich Village’s Le Midi restaurant, Karaoke Cave has a refreshingly laid-back public space, where patrons can belt a first song for free by ordering a drink. Private rooms are also available.

Public singing is made slightly less terrifying at Planet Rose, thanks not only to its divey vibes and cheeky aesthetic, including zebra-print couches, but also wireless mics that allow performers to blend into the background.

A gem from another era in the live music scene of the Lower East Side, this former bodega isn’t primarily a karaoke venue. But it’s famous for its Monday night public singing sessions, which encourage patrons to join a live band on the stage for rock-oriented tunes and get as wild as a 1990s frontman might have.

This vintage Little Italy hangout with Italian bar food is an unexpected karaoke oasis in the city. Both hardened loyalists and newcomers of this establishment, featured on The Sopranos, make peace by serenading each other with Frank Sinatra during Thursday night singing sessions. The tin ceiling and carved wood bar provide the backdrop for bygone hits.

Striving to bring the unique magic of Japanese karaoke to New York, Baby Grand is a diminutive bar with no private booths that still conjures an intimate atmosphere. Affordable beers and stiff cocktails are a welcome break from the usual karaoke offerings in the city, and each song costs $2. The place is packed on the weekends, but weeknights are pleasant and still energetic. There’s an additional Greenpoint location.

While Williamsburg residents still mourn the loss of grungy rock-centric karaoke at the now-defunct Trash Bar, the sleeker Beats has ably filled a hole in the neighborhood. The multilevel space boasts private rooms of varying size and a competitive $9 per person, per hour rate. The song list isn’t up to Sing Sing standards, but with pitchers of Sapporo, that’s easy to forget.

A quintessential divey Bushwick hangout, Cobra Club is a coffee shop and yoga studio during the day and a bar and performance space at night. Slip into the backroom on Fridays and Saturdays for the casual, cover-free Kings of Karaoke, where happily drunk patrons wait their turn to perform their spin on a favorite rock tune.

Karaoke bars are rarely remembered for their food, but Insa is a restaurant first, serving elevated versions of Korean barbecue like blood sausage mixed with cellophane noodles and bibimbap. Linger over the dishes while waiting for one of the private karaoke rooms in the back, all designed with a light, artfully funky touch.