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Cafe Brass Monkey, also known as the Brass Monkey, is a karaoke dive bar and restaurant in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

Overview

Opened in 1971, the Brass Monkey is a ski lodge style dive bar, described by the Los Angeles Times as "arguably L.A.'s best feel-good karaoke bar." The bar is frequented by industry players and celebrities such as: Margaret Cho, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, John Mayer, Manny Pacquiao, Ben Stiller and Courtney Cox. The Brass Monkey has been described as Seth McFarlane's hangout choice and karaoke spot to sing Frank Sinatra.

As of November 2022, owner Alan Spear has run the Brass Monkey for more than three decades, and was regarded as "L.A. karaoke royalty" by the Los Angeles Times.

Reception

The Brass Monkey has featured on several lists from publications like Los Angeles Magazine's "The 5 Coolest Karaoke Bars in L.A." (2022), LA Weekly's "The 10 Best Bars in Los Angeles" (2017), and Thrillist's "10 best karaoke bars in LA" (2014), including being described by the LA Times as a "Feel-Good-Favorite."

See also

• List of dive bars
• Wilshire Center (neighborhood)

References

1. ^ Hutchinson, Jess (2022-11-11). "29 essential L.A. karaoke spots for every kind of singer". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
2. ^ Park, Heseon (2001-09-06). "A Feel-Good Favorite". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
3. ^ Baum, Gary (2012-07-23). "Industry Players Reveal Their Favorite Finds in L.A.'s Koreatown". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
4. Navarro, Mireya (2004-08-08). "It's Koreatown, Jake". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
5. Barton, Chris (2004-06-10). "A 'Family Guy' who goes for low-key fun". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
6. Brown, August (2022-11-11). "Karaoke in the time of COVID". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
7. Mula, Jordan (2022-12-16). "The 5 Coolest Karaoke Bars in L.A." Los Angeles Magazine. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
8. Weekly, L. A. (2017-10-31). "The 10 Best Bars in Los Angeles, From Our 2017 Best of L.A. Issue - LA Weekly". www.laweekly.com. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
9. "Your guide to the 10 best karaoke bars in LA (including the 4am one)". Thrillist. 18 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.

External links

• Cafe Brass Monkey website

• Koreatown, Los Angeles
• Wilshire, Los Angeles
• 1971 establishments in California
• Restaurants in Los Angeles
• Dive bars in California
• Drinking establishments in California