97 Happy KTV Inc

97 Happy KTV Inc is one of the few all-in-one karaoke spots left on Bowery. Weeknights stay quiet thanks to the residential stretch above East Broadway, but by Friday the same backrooms fill with singers testing lines between bites of congee ordered in. The address—97 Bowery, second floor—positions them above the sidewalk’s usual hum, making it easy to duck off Canal without the typical downtown crawl. Unless you plan ahead, check whether they’re open for dine-in. After the first set ends, tables flip from tea trays to rice bowls and the space steps aside for the next round of microphones. Behind the double doors you’ll hear Cantonese pop bleeding into Korean ballads; it’s that kind of block where languages carom. Call ahead—they answer calls directly at (212) 347-9977 if you want a booth held past peak hour. Missed the front desk? Use the map to cut straight from the F train to the second-floor elevator, and you’re inside before the next chorus starts.