This is the place to experience your life not lived as a lounge singer of questionable quality. In business for almost 80 years, the Alibi is one of our favorite boomers, born in the postwar frenzy for all things South Pacific. A tiki touchstone that’s been a standard of the karaoke scene for as long as a karaoke scene has existed, this North Portland spot is the perfect place to forget you’re not really in a tropical paradise. Inside, you are, and can belt out some Don Ho to prove it. —Margaret Seiler

Once dubbed “America’s greatest karaoke night” by The New York Times, Baby Ketten boasts a massive song catalog with everything from pop standards to obscurities—and many of the hard-to-find tracks are recorded by owner John Brophy himself. In an hour of watching Portlanders take the public stage, you might not recognize a single song—we witnessed a folk song about a hippo, lashings of death metal, and a new-wave deep cut that got everyone on the dance floor. Feeling shy? Book a themed private room—one even has a photo booth—or keep your hands busy with vegan mozzarella sticks. —Katherine Chew Hamilton

Once a mini-empire with so many locations they had to be numbered (RIP to Chopsticks 3: How Can Be), the surviving Chopsticks remains the ultimate neighborhood karaoke bar with a little something extra. Expect a celebratory, not show-offy, scene. —MS

Most nights, you’re at Dante’s to stand in the crowd and see professional performers onstage. But on Mondays, you can get onstage yourself to briefly front the hardest-working band in the city, Karaoke from Hell. The songlist runs toward the classics (Petty, Prince, Presley), but there are some (relatively) modern choices (“Toxic,” “Wrecking Ball”) and local love (Hazel, Dead Moon). On Thursdays, find the same band at Cully’s Spare Room. —MS

While the tagline for the twice-weekly (Fridays and Sundays) Stripparaoke at Devils Point—“Sexy dancers strip, while you try and sing karaoke”—suggests some sort of challenge to the singer, this is one of the gentlest public karaoke experiences in town. Flub the chorus? Forget the second verse? The audience will be content to be charmed by the dancer you’re sharing the stage with and certainly not hold against you. —MS

If your favorite part about karaoke is the unexpected experience—a random stranger destroying you with his rendition of “Hallelujah,” a raucous birthday party at the next table full of your future best friends—then Voicebox might not be for you. But if you’re not the singing-in-front-of-strangers type or want to just hang with your besties, sing while it’s still light out, host a party that doesn't leave your own house full of dishes and empties, take the kids to belt out the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, or just not have to wait hours for your song to come up in the queue, Voicebox’s clean and private karaoke rooms are just the ticket. Voicebox also competes with Baby Ketten for the deepest roster of tunes. —MS