If your looking for a good time in Calgary that doesn't involve hiring a lady of the night Nanta is your jam. Good drinks, great crowd and inexpensive. I bring everyone here and always have an amazing time. It's good for the ego and no judgements if your terrible at karaoke.
Best time ever!

Great place. so much fun

Woo-hoo! My 3rd review of yelp (the fabulous Korean karaoke bar across the street from my apartment) is the BEST!

Again - I went there for my birthday, and this time my friends showed up! This tells me the place is after all, easy to find. I posted the address on facebook events as well as photos of the outside, so it is in a pretty good location after all.

Yes the stairs can be steep so do... more

Oh Nanta. You're loud and dark and a bit of a dump. When I invite friends here I have to wait outside for them because you're impossible to find. You sell my beloved soju by the bottle and that makes it bloody expensive if I don't have a big group. Your bathrooms are dirty, your banquets uncomfortable. Your sound is too loud, your playlist outdated. And yet... you're still my favourite place to... more

how to find it: look for the shady-looking door on 6 st between 6 ave and 5 ave SW under the +15 beside a chinese restaurant.

when to go: 7 or 8 to avoid the huge crowd and sing on the stage for free (you probably have to buy drinks though) or 10-11 for when it gets crazy.

what to drink: any or all of the flavours of soju they carry, a shot of soju in a beer (somaek), or share a 4 foot beer... more

Worst experience of my life! I went in with a friend that was visiting me from another country on a Friday evening. The place was quite empty so we thought we might have time to celebrate. We started taking drinks and the Asian male server seemed to have a bad day and pass it on us in broken English. We went to sit down and decided to still have some fun anyway.

The table next to us got... more

November Challenge - 10/30

This place is dank; your shoes stick to a floor that seems to be made of beer-velcro, and it smells like spilled booze and ammonia. But it's wonderful, and all the funnest people in town hang out here (and I'm not just saying that because they're my friends, although, my friends are pretty fun).

The main stage is for suckers. I say that, because the main stage is a... more

This is one of the funner karaoke places in town, and the only Asian one with a stage you can use. The food and drinks aren't that bad, and the prices pretty standard for a karaoke place, but they do have one of the larger selections of Soju cocktails.

They've got a pretty good selection of both English and non-English songs, and it's great fun to come here and watch people sing even if you're... more

Oh Nanta... you came and you gave without taking... my microphone away... Oh Nanta.

I'd like to think my singing skills have more to offer than my random making up songs to Barry Manilo tunes skills. Whatever my skills, you can show off yours at Nanta. Don't worry, it only looks sketchy from the outside. Inside, you've got your pick of the main stage or private rooms. And it's open 7 nights a... more

This is one of the most, if not THE most, fun karaoke bars I have ever been to. My biggest qualm with most karaoke bars is having to request a song from a DJ and then waiting for my turn. In a world of Nintendo Wii and self checkout counters at the grocery store this just seems like an unnecessary step. At Nanta you are in control. They have an input device at the bar in which to punch numbers... more

I brought a group of friends here having never visited before and had a blast.

The play list is mostly Korean, but even though we only speak English there was still tons of songs that we knew and it kept us entertained for hours.

I'd go again, but I'm going to try another bar simply because I'd be redoing a lot of songs.

Go. You'll have fun. Be happy to hear Korean singers. For some reason... more

Though this place is very much nearer to the place i live, never noticed it until my friends booked for a party in here.. Indeed karaoke..!!!
And that was my first karaoke ..
Food they served was more of asian style and was not bad. Mostly tasted sweeter.. And the vegetable soup .. felt like never to try it again this one in here. Price was moderate.

The best part was singing. I just noticed... more

I used to come here often during University with a bunch of my friends, and it's been only recently since I've started going again.

The English song list isn't very plentiful, but it has most of the current karaoke fair, plus a few current songs. If you're into K-pop or J-pop or even anime songs, there are plenty more choices. One day I resolve to try to sing my way through a Japanese song,... more

I have visited Nanta twice now and both times I got the same strange indescribable feeling that Bob Harris felt when he went out on a random karaoke night in Lost in Translation.

The first time I went was somewhat a haze but I remember singing at the stage. The second time was tonight for a Yelp event and it was at a booked room. The Karaoke system (which had a timer) looked like a time... more

One of the more interesting Karaoke bars in Calgary. Look around and you can see four feet "tower of power" beer vessels (with spout) sticking out over other people's heads while they are transfixed on the bad karaoke happening on stage. Should open karaoke not be your thing, they have karaoke rooms as well in case you wish to hide your talents from the world. The beer selection is limited;... more