If koffee, karaoke and the (K)alm sea breeze sound like the perfect mantra to unwind , then Kafeoke is the place you should be heading to. This breezy cafe facing the Thiruvanmiyur beach is the perfect escapade.

Kafeoke is the brainchild of Ms Swapna Abraham and Ms Keerthi Kishore. A "karaoke cafe, with an exclusive non-alcohol karaoke lounge", is how they like to call it. "Karaoke is not huge here and I'm a lover of karaoke. So that's how it happened.", and how well has Chennai liked kafeoke, "People in Chennai are conservative yet open ", says Swapna Abraham.

If you are a bathroom singer, fancying your favorite pop star moment, kafeoke has an all exclusive recording studio .Swapna Abraham says, "When I was in college I did not have a platform .Here anyone can come and record their own track and make their own album. ".What's a pop star without an audience, you would say .Well, the karaoke lounge solves the case of the missing audience! You have the floor and the audience and to top it all, the ever soothing sea breeze. Though it's been around for almost a year, it seems like a perfect secret getaway, cocooned in the silent neighborhood of Valmiki Nagar. The warm interiors and laid back menu only adds to the charm. So grab a sandwich, strum your guitar, sing to your heart's content and have your friends cheer for you!

If you thought kafeoke is all about coffee and karaoke hold on! The Pandora's Box is yet to be opened .Aspiring singers can let their imagination run riot in this karaoke lounge. You have a day in a week dedicated to folk of your kind .Hop along with your friends on the "friends rendezvous "night, or go with the perfect someone on the "made for each other night", groove to some of the best bands in the city like Shrishti and zero gravity on Saturdays, and on sunday sing your heart out at the exclusive karaoke night! If you think that your vocal cords need that little bit of taming before you hit the microphone, kafeoke does just that for you by offering training in western contemporary music .

Be it recording your very own song, or just spending a lazy Saturday evening by the beach, kafeoke has something for everyone!

S.Asha