Most of the karaoke bars Malta has to offer sit within a few streets of each other in Paceville, St Julian’s. That makes planning easy, and it leaves getting home as the only real puzzle. You can book a private booth with its own song catalogue, or put your name down at an Irish pub where a room full of strangers will cheer your off-key chorus like it’s a stadium encore.
This guide covers the four karaoke venues we could verify, how each one charges, which nearby areas work for a warm-up drink, and how to get back to Sliema, Buġibba or Birkirkara afterwards without standing in a taxi queue on Triq San Ġorġ. An honest note up front: outside St Julian’s, regular karaoke is thin on the ground, and we’d rather tell you that than invent a venue.
We’ve written it the way we’d explain it to a friend who has just moved here: what each place feels like, the downsides (crowds, noise, the sticky summer heat in Paceville), and the small things that make a karaoke plan go smoothly.
Karaoke Bars Malta at a Glance
Before the detail, here is the short version. The karaoke bars Malta locals and visitors actually use fall into two camps: bookable private rooms, where only your group hears you, and open-stage pub karaoke, where everyone in the bar is your audience. Pick the format first, then the venue.
| Venue | Area | Format | When it runs | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Karaoke, The Eden Complex | Triq Santu Wistin, St Julian’s | Private booths, booked by the half-hour or hour | By booking | Birthdays, work groups, shy singers |
| Cork’s Irish Pub | St Julian’s / Paceville | Open-stage pub karaoke | Thursday to Sunday evenings | Confident singers, meeting a mixed crowd |
| D’Amici (Russian Karaoke Bar) | Wilga Street, Paceville | Music and karaoke lounge | Monday to Saturday evenings | Keeping a Paceville evening going |
| Memories Bar & Grill | Gort Street, Paceville | Restaurant and lounge with karaoke sessions | Check before you go | Eating first, singing after |
Schedules shift with the season and with events, so treat the days above as a starting point and check the venue’s own channels before you round up the group.
The Paceville and St Julian’s Karaoke Venues
If you already know the area from our St Julian’s and Paceville guide with prices, you’ll recognise the geography: everything below is walkable from the top of Paceville, which is handy when one venue is packed and you want a plan B.
Bay Karaoke at The Eden Complex
This is the closest thing Malta has to the private karaoke rooms you find in big Asian or European cities. The Eden Complex describes private karaoke booths equipped with thousands of songs that you book by the half-hour or hour, with food and drinks ordered directly to your booth. It sits on Triq Santu Wistin, right beside the Paceville hub, in the same complex as the Eden SuperBowl, so you can pair a few songs with a few frames of bowling.
Why it works: nobody outside your group hears you, you control the playlist, and you don’t have to fight for a mic slot. It’s the easiest way to get a friend who “doesn’t sing” to sing. The downside is that you’re paying for the room, not per song, so a half-empty booth or a group that spends half the slot debating songs is money gone. Book ahead for weekends and birthdays, arrive on time, and have a shortlist of songs ready.
Cork’s Irish Pub
Cork’s is the classic open-bar option. According to Singa, it runs karaoke nights from Thursday to Sunday starting around 9:00 PM until late, in a traditional open-bar setup where you sing in front of an enthusiastic crowd of locals and tourists. That mix is the point: you’ll hear students, expats, stag groups and people who clearly rehearsed in the shower all week.
Tips from experience at open-mic pubs: put your name down early, because the list fills up as the evening goes on. Choose a song the room knows. Big singalong choruses get a better reaction than obscure ballads. And cheer for everyone else, because you’ll want the same when it’s your turn. If you hate an audience, this isn’t your place; head to a booth instead.
D’Amici (Russian Karaoke Bar)
D’Amici is a music and karaoke lounge in the middle of the clubbing streets. Malta List places it at 64 Wilga Street (Triq il-Wilġa) and says it usually opens from 9:00 PM, Monday to Saturday. Being right in the thick of Paceville means you’ll be surrounded by crowds, loud bars and promoters on every corner, which suits some groups and wears out others.
The name hints at its roots, so if you’re hoping for a mainly English pop catalogue, ask at the bar what the song list looks like before you settle in. It’s a good option if your group is already in Paceville and wants something more interactive than another bar.
Memories Bar & Grill
Memories is a Caribbean and Jamaican-themed restaurant and lounge where, according to Eat App, at 4 Gort Street, Paceville, the venue regularly features entertainment elements including karaoke nights and sports screenings alongside dining and cocktails. That makes it the most food-first of the karaoke bars in Malta on this list: eat, have a cocktail, then sing once the room warms up.
We couldn’t verify a fixed karaoke schedule, and sports screenings may take over on big match days, so message or call ahead before you plan a group evening around it.
Private Booth or Open Stage?
This decision shapes the whole evening more than the venue does. Here’s how the two formats compare.
| Private booth | Open-stage pub | |
|---|---|---|
| Who hears you | Only your group | The whole bar |
| How you pay | Room rental by time slot | Usually free to sing; you buy drinks |
| Booking | Recommended, especially at weekends | Walk in and put your name down |
| Song choice | Total control | Wait your turn; pick crowd-pleasers |
| Meeting new people | Unlikely | Easy, the crowd mixes naturally |
| Main downside | You pay even if nobody sings | Long waits for the mic on busy evenings |
A combination works well for bigger groups: start in a booth so everyone gets loosened up, then move to an open-stage pub for one or two crowd songs once you’ve got the confidence.
Beyond Paceville: Spinola Bay, Buġibba and Valletta
Not everyone wants to start and finish in Paceville. Here’s how the other going-out areas fit around a karaoke plan, without pretending karaoke exists where we couldn’t confirm it.
Spinola Bay bars in St Julian’s
The Spinola Bay bars in St Julian’s are a short walk downhill from Paceville and feel calmer: a waterfront, fishing boats and conversation you can actually hear. They’re our pick for a pre-drink before a booth booking or a wind-down afterwards, once your voice has gone. Walking down towards the bay is also a smart move when you’re trying to get a ride home, because pickups away from the Paceville crush tend to be simpler.
Bugibba Square bars
If you’re staying in Qawra or Buġibba, the Bugibba Square bars are the default for an evening out, but we couldn’t verify a regular karaoke night there when checking for this guide. Entertainment line-ups in resort areas change with the season, so ask at the bar whether they’re running karaoke or an open mic that week. For the full picture of the area, see our Buġibba and Qawra bars guide with prices and getting home. Otherwise, the trip down to St Julian’s is the realistic option for proper karaoke.
Strait Street Valletta bars
The Strait Street Valletta bars lean towards wine, cocktails and live jazz rather than karaoke. It’s a brilliant place for a slower evening, but not the place to belt out a power ballad. Our Valletta guide to Strait Street, wine bars and jazz covers it in detail. If your group is split between a quiet Valletta evening and karaoke, do Valletta first and head to St Julian’s afterwards rather than the other way round.
What Karaoke Costs in Malta
There is no official per-song fee or standard nationwide price for karaoke in Malta. Venues either charge room rental for private booths, as at The Eden Complex, or let you sing for free at open-mic nights as long as you’re buying drinks, as at Cork’s Irish Pub. Venues hosting entertainment and alcohol sales in zones like Paceville operate under Malta Tourism Authority licensing and police rules on opening hours and public performance, which is one reason schedules and closing times vary.
We haven’t listed exact euro amounts in the table below because none of the venues published current rates that we could verify. Prices are in EUR at all of them; check the booking page or ask at the bar before you commit a big group.
| Venue | Pricing model | What to budget for |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Karaoke, The Eden Complex | Booth rental by the half-hour or hour | Room time split across the group, plus food and drinks ordered to the booth |
| Cork’s Irish Pub | Free to sing with drink purchase | Your own drinks |
| D’Amici (Russian Karaoke Bar) | Not published; ask at the bar | Drinks; confirm any minimum spend on arrival |
| Memories Bar & Grill | Restaurant and bar pricing | Dinner and cocktails |
| Getting home | Night bus or ride-hailing | Bus fare or a Bolt, eCabs or Uber ride, which can surge at closing time |
A money tip for booth groups: agree how you’ll split the room before the booking, not at the end when someone has “only sung one song”. Equal shares are simplest and avoid the awkward maths.
Planning a Karaoke Group: Dress, ID and Etiquette
Dress code
Karaoke pubs and booths are relaxed. Smart-casual is a safe bet everywhere on this list. If your plan is to carry on to a club afterwards, check that club’s door policy, because clubs can be stricter than the karaoke bars Malta groups usually start at.
ID and age
Bring ID, especially in Paceville, where doors check regularly and a forgotten card can split up your group. Our guide to the Malta drinking age, ID at the door and club rules explains the law and what venues ask for.
Heat and timing
In summer, Paceville streets get hot and crowded, and walking between venues in a heatwave is no fun. Booths are indoors, which helps. Booking an earlier booth slot also means you’re done before the busiest crowds arrive, and you have more choice for getting home.
Etiquette that keeps everyone happy
- One song per turn at open-stage pubs, unless the host says otherwise.
- Don’t grab the mic from strangers, and don’t heckle; the room usually turns on hecklers fast.
- Duets are a great way to bring a nervous friend in.
- In booths, keep a shared song queue so the loudest person doesn’t sing half the slot.
- Pace your drinks; your voice and your sense of pitch go first.
Karaoke is also one of the easiest ways to meet people in Malta in a relaxed setting, because singing badly in public breaks the ice faster than small talk. If you’d like to organise a group karaoke plan with people you don’t know yet, MeetNow, mentioned again below, is built for exactly that kind of in-person plan at a public venue.
Getting Home After Karaoke
Getting home is the part people forget to plan, and it’s what decides whether you remember the evening fondly.
- Night buses: Malta Public Transport runs night services from the St Julian’s area on certain nights. Routes and days change, so check publictransport.com.mt before you go, and read our night bus Malta guide to routes, times and fares.
- Ride-hailing: Bolt, eCabs and Uber all operate in Malta. Expect surge pricing and longer waits when bars close at once. Booking an eCabs ride in advance can save the scramble.
- Pickup point: Walk a few minutes away from the Paceville crowds, for example towards Spinola Bay, and agree the pickup spot with your driver.
- Share the ride: Split with friends heading the same way, and share your trip with someone at home.
- Driving: Don’t drink and drive. Parking in Paceville is difficult anyway.
Staying Safe
Paceville is busy and mostly fine, but crowds and alcohol bring the usual risks. Our Paceville safety guide goes into detail; the essentials are below.
- If you’re meeting someone new, meet in a public place, such as a pub or a booked booth at a busy complex.
- Tell a friend where you’re going and who you’re meeting.
- Arrange your own way home, and don’t rely on someone you’ve just met for a lift.
- Leave if you feel uncomfortable, without needing to explain.
- Watch your drink, and don’t accept one you didn’t see poured.
- Keep your phone and wallet in a front pocket in crowded streets.
- Ignore pushy promoters; you don’t owe anyone a stop at their bar.
Plan a karaoke group with new people
Want to turn this into an actual plan? MeetNow is a free app for meeting people in person: a host posts a plan at a public place, says who pays (host pays, split, pay your own or free) and picks who joins. It is launching in Malta first and is not in the App Store or Google Play yet: join the MeetNow waitlist and we’ll email you when it launches near you.
Karaoke in Malta: FAQ
Where are the best karaoke bars in Malta?
The best karaoke bars in Malta are concentrated in Paceville, St Julian’s. Bay Karaoke at The Eden Complex offers private booths, Cork’s Irish Pub runs open-stage karaoke from Thursday to Sunday, D’Amici on Wilga Street is a music and karaoke lounge, and Memories Bar and Grill on Gort Street pairs karaoke sessions with food and cocktails.
Do I need to book karaoke in Malta?
For private booths at The Eden Complex, booking ahead is sensible, especially at weekends and for birthdays. For open-stage pub karaoke such as Cork’s, you just turn up and put your name on the list, ideally early in the evening.
How much does karaoke cost in Malta?
There is no standard per-song fee in Malta. Private booths charge room rental by the half-hour or hour, which you split across the group, while open-mic pub karaoke is generally free to join if you buy drinks. Check current rates with the venue before booking.
Is there karaoke in Valletta or Buġibba?
We couldn’t verify a regular karaoke night in Valletta or Buġibba when checking for this guide. Strait Street in Valletta leans towards wine bars and jazz, and in Buġibba it’s worth asking at the bars around the square whether they’re running karaoke that week. For dependable karaoke, head to St Julian’s.
Can I order food and drinks in a karaoke booth?
Yes, at The Eden Complex you can order food and drinks directly to your private karaoke booth, so you don’t need to leave the room between songs.
How do I get home after karaoke in Paceville?
Check night bus routes and days on the Malta Public Transport website, or use Bolt, eCabs or Uber, expecting surge prices at closing time. Walking a few minutes away from the crowds, for example towards Spinola Bay, usually makes pickup easier, and sharing a ride with friends cuts the cost.
