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Hours
Sun
6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Mon
6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Tue
6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Wed
6:00 PM - 2:00 AM
Thu
6:00 PM - 3:00 AM
Fri
6:00 PM - 4:00 AM
Sat
6:00 PM - 4:00 AM
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3.5
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CUISINES
American, Bar, Asian, Korean, Pub
Meals
Dinner, Late Night, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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About
Maru Karaoke Lounge is an intimate friendly venue located in the heart of Midtown’s Korea Town. Maru is a classy modern bi-level lounge with over 6,000 sq ft of sophisticated decor to sing and dance the night away. 6 private karaoke rooms are equipped with the latest music in order to enrich your singing experience. Refined elegance comes in subtle luxuries; a glass walled interior space, LED lit tables, concrete accents, classic cocktails, an extensive bottle list, seasonally inspired small plates and informed and welcoming service.
CUISINES
American, Bar, Asian, Korean, Pub
Meals
Dinner, Late Night, Drinks
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Discover, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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3.5
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London160 contributions
Apr 2018 • friends
Came here on a Friday night, and they play good music which is the most important thing! Can't really remember everything about the night to be honest, but there was a good selection of RnB music and it was really lively and packed. I think I remember there only being one toilet though which is the downside.
Written July 12, 2018
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Brook11yn
New York City9 contributions
Nov 2015 • none
They have awesome chicken wings! Their songs are updated. Their service is amazing. They will come to check if anything needs to be refilled. The bartenders are quick! The only downside is the restroom, i guess drunk people can't really use the bathroom properly. But the staff does check on the restroom frequently. The bouncers does not play, they will kick you out. Always my go to spot when in k-town.
Written November 9, 2015
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CTSkiTeam
58 contributions
This was a random stop while walking through Korea town. It was daytime and we went inside to find a great Dj and great fluorescent lighting.
We ordered a carafe of lychee soju and it was delicious! We ordered the appetizer sampler off the menu and it was quite large! It was delivered to the table quickly even as the place started to fill up as the day went on.
Written December 23, 2014
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Chan
New York City1 contribution
Jul 2023 • friends
What a night! Came here with a group of friends to celebrate a birthday over the weekend. We initially started by renting a private Karaoke room for 2 hours. We booked a couple of weeks ahead of time to avoid issues with reservations, super convenient since it was all done on their website.
Staff was very hospitable and accommodating. They explained the menu and pricing upon our arrival and also let us bring a cake!
We opted for 2 bottles of Tequila and large platter sampler to share, the 2 Hours of Karaoke was $60 an hour for 6 of us. Tip & Gratuity was added to our total bill in the end. We had a blast singing our hearts out!
Once we finished with our Karaoke session, we joined the party in the main floor. O M G, its absolutely LIT in here lol... We had so much fun throughout the night.
No wonder this place is a hot spot in K-Town. The ambiance, decor and vibe was on point. We already know where we want to go for our next birthday!
Thank You Maru for a great night!
Written July 17, 2023
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Jacob L
1 contribution
Apr 2023 • friends
Don’t ever come here if you don’t want to get scammed, these staff people are professional scammers, they will try to make the bills higher and forced you to buy more drinks. They will keep your ID and Card info from the begging till the end. Idk why they did it but when I contact my banker, he said that people trynna get your card info to open another bank account and scam. So be careful with this place and never give them what they want.
Written April 2, 2023
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Stay319062
4 contributions
Jan 2023 • none
I would give this 5 stars if your goal is to get rid of your money as soon as possible and if you also don't know any songs.
4 people were in my party. Maru staff coerced us into bottle service, and I mean *coerced*. This was $250 for a single bottle of tequila. The room itself was $60 per hour. We sang for 2 hours. Yet by magic math, the bill came to over $500 before tip. With tip, this came to $150 per person. For one bottle. Don't bother, people. For $150 a head, you can get quite a nice dinner at one of NYC's fine restaurants. I do not doubt Maru management will reply to this review, explaining 1) that we were not coerced and 2) there is a perfectly good reason why the bill added up to $150 per head 3) that $250 bottle service is standard. I seriously don't care. People deserve to decide for themselves whether they want to pay that much money for karaoke in a city with countless options within feet of each other. And again, no one wanted bottle service and it was very literally forced on us.
And oh God, the song list. Fully 70% of the songs we chose were unavailable, including entire multi-platinum selling bands. Out of hopelessess, I chose a Korean song, Damdadi, which was one of the most popular Korean songs of the 80s and is as recognizable as Michael Jackson's "Thriller" if you're Korean. I was *certain* they would have it. They did not. I know for a fact that other karaoke bars in K-town have every single song we were looking for. Hit me up if you want a list of songs/artists we searched for but could not find. Trying to list them here would be like listing every restaurant I ate at in my life.
Also they have no catalog or list of songs. You have to guess by trial and error but inputting the individual songs. Our control pad was in Korean. I asked for an English one and was told, "we had English stickers on there but they fell off." Ok, that really fixes the problem, thanks.
I am wracking my brain for one positive thing to say about Maru, because this review is so negative that I feel some readers will think I'm exaggerating. But I honestly cannot think of a single favorable aspect. They only have one men's and one women's toilet, for example, which is strange for a venue this expensive, of this size. If I'm paying $150 a head, I expect nice white fluffy individual hand towels and a toilet that doesn't look like the one from Trainspotting.
Written January 30, 2023
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saige
Brooklyn1 contribution
Mar 2022 • friends
if i could rate this place a zero i would. by far the worst experience of my life. the secuirty guard are disrespectful and straight up discriminated against us. they told us that they were full at first and we couldn't enter but let the people behind us in and when we asked why and started to cause a scene they said that we don't "look the part" behold the reason behind it was that we are black, and the people behind us were white! IM NEVER BEEN SO DISGUSTED IN MY LIFE BEFORE! look the part? kiss my B L A C K. A $ $.
Written March 19, 2022
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Todayseveryday
Northampton887 contributions
Feb 2017 • none
WOW WOW WOW! What a top-notch bar!
It was Friday night; my friend and his girlfriend made me hunt them down in some NYC Irish pub, and the night took off from there!
It was my mate's 30th weekend so we were up for a proper blow out, and by that I mean a massive night out. Thing is, for me, it was the night after an obligatory 'Welcome to New York' kind of night. Needless to say I was a little bit tender and the thought of prosecco or wine was just too much! My mate's totally awesome girlfriend is if Korean decent, and suggested Soju in Korea Town,
"Soju, what on Earth is that?" I asked. Let me tell thee, I found out the only way any Soju virgin queen should...via a Sojubomb in a 3rd floor Korean kind of speakeasy. The bar was called Maru. We had the yoghurt soju flask, followed by another flavour, accompanied by fruit. That stuff is near-lethal but oh so good!
If you're looking for a different kind of night, definitely hit-up Maru in Korea Town, and get some Soju down your neck! I'm now a fully-fledged Soju-lover.
Thanks Maru and Korea Town
Written February 12, 2017
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cassedaniels
North Plainfield2 contributions
Jan 2016 • none
If you're visiting on the weekend, Maru Lounge is the place to be on a Saturday night. The DJ is great, he plays just the right mix of music (I guarantee you'll feel like he's playing music just for you). They do run a bit on the expensive side when it comes to alcohol, but they do have great food and great vibes.
Written February 6, 2016
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Lizurd
Kingsburg248 contributions
We saw a promotion (on the website like this one that starts with a Y) for a free hour of karaoke when you check in at Maru. It was my first experience at a karaoke bar with private rooms, and it was great! There were lots of songs to chose from- even some pretty new ones, and there was a good drink menu. We made sure to limit ourselves to an hour, because the normal rate is $40/hour. After heading to a nearby bar, we decided to go back to Maru for their reverse happy hour, which has half off karaoke from midnight to close. The rooms were perfect for the 6 people in our group.
I should add that there is food available, but we didn't try it.
Written November 11, 2014
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