Best Karaoke on Convoy
7 picksThe short answer
The best karaoke on Convoy depends on what you're after: HIVE Bar & Karaoke for English-heavy playlists, Min Sok Chon for Korean food + karaoke, Carriage House Cocktails & Karaoke for singing to the whole bar.
- Best for English-heavy playlists: HIVE Bar & Karaoke
- Best for Korean food + karaoke: Min Sok Chon
- Best for singing to the whole bar: Carriage House Cocktails & Karaoke
- Best for BYOB and very late: Bobos Karaoke
- Best for Chinese-language songs: Melody Karaoke & Cafe
- Best for big Mandarin-singing groups: SPOT KTV
- Best for half eating, half singing: ZZan Sushi & Soju
How to choose
Convoy is San Diego's karaoke capital, but the rooms vary a lot — by price model, song catalog, food and drinks, and how late they run. Match the room to your crowd.
Most private rooms are billed by the hour, not per person, so a big group makes them cheap. English-heavy playlists do best at HIVE; Mandarin and Cantonese crowds should go Spot KTV or Melody. For singing in front of a whole bar instead of friends, Carriage House is the only real dive. Min Sok Chon and ZZan pair rooms with Korean food and soju.
Bobos runs latest — rooms until 4am — and allows BYOB.
Before you go: tips for karaoke on Convoy
- Rooms are priced per hour, often with a 2-hour minimum — split across 8-10 people it's cheap
- Book weekend rooms ahead, especially at HIVE, Min Sok Chon and ZZan
- Check the song catalog: HIVE is strongest in English; Spot KTV and Melody lean Chinese
- Happy hour rooms at Bobos (4-8pm) run half off
- Carriage House karaoke starts at 9pm, and it's open-mic style — you sing to the whole bar
Compare the picks side by side
| Spot | Best for | Style | Price | Songs | Open until | Price | Parking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIVE Bar & Karaoke | English-heavy playlists | Private rooms | $45-80/hr Sun-Thu, $55-90 Fri-Sat by room size, +18% gratuity (posted Oct 2026) | Strongest English catalog | midnight (2am Fri–Sun) | $$ | Brutal |
| Min Sok Chon | Korean food + karaoke | Private rooms + Korean pocha food | About $40-50/hr Sun-Thu, $10 more Fri-Sat | Korean and English | 2am | $$ | Medium |
| Carriage House Cocktails & Karaoke | Singing to the whole bar | Bar karaoke, open mic 9pm-1:30am | Free to sing; buy a drink | Big library in the OKJ Songbook app; key changes on request | 2am | $ | Medium |
| Bobos Karaoke | BYOB and very late | Private rooms, BYOB | Half off 4-8pm happy hour | K-pop deep cuts | 4am | $ | Medium |
| Melody Karaoke & Cafe | Chinese-language songs | Private rooms | $53/hr (8 people) to $105/hr (25), fee included; early bird $30.99/person | Leans Chinese; iPhone-only app | midnight (2am Fri–Sat) | $$ | Medium |
| SPOT KTV | Big Mandarin-singing groups | Private rooms + Chinese kitchen | About $60/hr, 2-hr min | Mandarin and other Asian languages | 2am | $$ | Medium |
| ZZan Sushi & Soju | Half eating, half singing | Private rooms in a sushi-soju bar | 2-hour limit; reservation needed | K-pop | midnight (1am Fri–Sat) | $$ | Brutal |
Room prices are approximate, per room per hour, as reported by the businesses and recent visitors. A dash means we haven't confirmed it.
The 7 picks
HIVE Bar & Karaoke
Private noraebang behind a full Korean bar — big, clean rooms, food and drinks delivered to your door, and more English songs than most Convoy KTVs. Rooms run $45-80 an hour Sunday to Thursday and $55-90 Friday and Saturday, plus 18% gratuity — pricier than rivals, so book ahead for weekends.
Min Sok Chon
The Korean pocha experience: pajeon, short ribs and soju on one side, private rooms for 10 to 25 on the other. Rooms are billed by the hour; karaoke stops at 1:30am, the kitchen at 2.
Carriage House Cocktails & Karaoke
The neighborhood dive in the middle of Convoy — cheap, strong drinks, pool, darts and shuffleboard, and bar karaoke every night from 9pm to 1:30am. No private rooms: you sing for the whole bar.
Bobos Karaoke
Upstairs BYOB karaoke bar with private rooms, craft beer on tap and pool tables, open until 4am. Happy hour (4-8pm) knocks 50% off — the cheapest time to book a room.
Melody Karaoke & Cafe
Clean, roomy private rooms with a cafe counter on south Convoy, often a bit cheaper than the neighbors. The catalog leans Chinese, so it suits Mandarin and Cantonese crowds best.
SPOT KTV
Chinese-style KTV with big, fairly soundproof rooms and a Taiwanese food menu — about $60 an hour with a 2-hour minimum, the strongest pick if your playlist runs in Mandarin.
ZZan Sushi & Soju
A late-night soju bar with sushi, Korean food and private karaoke rooms in back — book ahead, two-hour limit. The move when half the group wants to eat and half wants to sing.
karaoke on Convoy: common questions
What's the best karaoke on Convoy?
HIVE for English songs and clean, big rooms; Min Sok Chon for karaoke with Korean food; Spot KTV or Melody for Mandarin and Chinese songs; Bobos for BYOB and a 4am close; Carriage House if you want to sing to a whole bar.
How much does karaoke cost on Convoy?
Rooms are priced per hour, not per person: HIVE posts $45-80 an hour Sunday to Thursday and $55-90 Friday and Saturday by room size (plus 18% gratuity), about $40-50 an hour at Min Sok Chon (Sunday to Thursday) and about $60 at Spot KTV, usually with a 2-hour minimum. Split across 8 to 10 people it's cheap. Bobos is half off from 4 to 8pm.
Which karaoke on Convoy is open latest?
Bobos Karaoke, until 4am every night. Min Sok Chon, Carriage House and Spot KTV run until 2am (Min Sok Chon's karaoke stops at 1:30am); HIVE stays open until 2am Friday to Sunday and Melody on Fridays and Saturdays.
Can I bring my own drinks to karaoke on Convoy?
At Bobos Karaoke, yes — BYOB is allowed, and there's also craft beer at the bar. The other rooms sell food and drinks to the room.
Do I need to book karaoke on Convoy?
Book weekend rooms ahead, especially at HIVE, Min Sok Chon and ZZan (ZZan's rooms require a reservation and have a 2-hour limit). Carriage House is walk-in bar karaoke from 9pm.