Nevin’s Cross Street Station

Cheap, strong drinks! This is bar that you must stop by when in Fed Hill. The karoake singing can be quite interesting to say the least.

Nevin’s is always the beginning of the end. Everyone leaves sloppy and happy. And it’s a must to get shots of Viticus. Tastes like Christmas time.

Dive bar and Karoake = Nevin’s in Federal Hill. Surprisingly this sticky-​floored, sing-​a-​long joint some how manages to survive amongst the yuppiedom that is the Cross Street Market scene. Depending on the night you go in you could find the microphone occupied by the likes of long-​haired regulars singing 80’s metal hits or drunken frat boys singing «Sweet Caroline.» Fridays tend to lean toward the latter. Karoake is up and running seven days a week, if I recall. The Kaorake songbook is a bit limited, as is the bar. In typical dive-​bar fashion, you’re not ordering a cosmopolitan here (get that shit somewhere else). The house drink is a Lithuanian grain alcohol called Liviticus. Take a shot and you’ll be hit with a hint of christmas, which is awesome. Be careful: extreme hangovers can result from Liviticus (nicknamed «Evil» by the regulars). The Windup space has better karoake selection, but that’s only on select nights. The Ottobar also has themed karoake on select nights. A popular themed karoake night there is Morissey karoake night.
Slug some shots of evil, sing some MJ for me, and have fun. Nevin’s, despite its flaws, is one-​of-​a-​kind.

One word: FUN !!!

This place is a REAL dive bar and that’s what makes it great. The crowd is a great mix of locals, bar hoppers, and the shadier element of Baltimore, but it only makes it all the more fun. Have some Yuengling, chat with the 70 year old bouncer, who is a really nice lady, and sing some Karaōke. The crowd gets into it, it’s not a pretentious atmosphere. All in all I have fun every time I come here.

This is a place to go towards the end of the night after you’ve gone out to dinner and one or two other places. It’s definitely a dive bar like others have stated. Everyone seems to have a good time singing karaōke or watching others sing. It’s a small place so gets crowded.
If you plan to sing, get your request in early. There is always a long queue. I would recommend a shot they serve: Viticus. Tastes like pumpkin spice. Mmm Mmm.
The bouncer is an old lady whom I think is Mrs. Nevins. Very sweet she is. Crowd tends to be very mixed, with slightly more older ppl than younger ppl.

I was there with my co-​workers. The bartenders were very friendly and attentive. Our drinks were delivered in no time. The tap selection is limited but who cares! it is a karaōke bar. It is a mixed crowd with patrons age 25s and up. It is not the «American Idol» scene but rather let’s have fun and heck if I am out of tune. It’s very comfortable setting.
The song selection is extremely limited. The songs are old but you can find some popular old tunes to sing.

I’m always a fan of drunken Karaōke… as long as I don’t ever have to sing. But being a Sunday, and it was open, we were there with bells on. The bartender and the crowd were a bit older but they were extremely friendly and welcoming. And they all sang… not good but they tried :) Drinks were cold and cheaper than the last bar. Dive bars are my favorite, and as long as that’s what your looking for you won’t be dissapointed.

I have to say, I’ve never really been a fan of Karaōke…(flashback to some unpleasantness) — but I was persuaded to head here with some close friends and some very drunk people we bonded with at The Thirsty Dog for my friend Ez’s birthday.
I have to say, it’s a dive. The inside is pretty small and the bartender looked like she’d been working there since before the first Bush tarnished the White House. But, Ez really wanted to sing, so despite our hesitancy we humored her and pulled up some seats to the bar.
There was a decent selection on tap and much to our suprise the place offered very cheap Car bombs and Yeager bombs. Though I passed on the alcohol, I got a great amount of joy watching my companions slowly lose thier inhibition and sign up to sing.
The crowd was a bit older and you could tell that some of them were the hardcore regulars. The «stage» in the corner has 4 mics so you can get a group thing going and the railing around it led my friend to label it «the pen.»
Though our stay here was short the highlight was watching two of my coworkers sing «Endless Love» so enthusiastically, even thier significant others got jealous.
Even so, I’m not likely going back for an encore anytime soon.