| Cafe Brass Monkey | |
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| Established | 1971 |
| Street address | 3440 Wilshire Blvd |
| City | Koreatown, Los Angeles |
| County | Los Angeles |
| State | California |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 34°3′41.7414″N118°17′56.511″W / 34.061594833°N 118.29903083°W |
| Website | https://www.cafebrassmonkey.com/ |
Cafe Brass Monkey, also known as the Brass Monkey, is a karaoke dive bar and restaurant in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. [1]
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." [2] 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. [3] [4] [1] [2] The Brass Monkey has been described as Seth McFarlane's hangout choice and karaoke spot to sing Frank Sinatra. [3] [5]
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. [6]
The Brass Monkey has featured on several lists from publications like Los Angeles Magazine's "The 5 Coolest Karaoke Bars in L.A." (2022), [7] LA Weekly's "The 10 Best Bars in Los Angeles" (2017), [8] and Thrillist's "10 best karaoke bars in LA" (2014), [9] including being described by the LA Times as a "Feel-Good-Favorite." [2]
Brass monkey may refer to:
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