Cafe Brass Monkey bar with a wood-slat ceiling, pendant lights, and a backbar of bottles — Photo: Cafe Brass Monkey (official website). © Cafe Brass Monkey — own site · Source

Koreatown · Los Angeles, CA

Cafe Brass Monkey

Koreatown karaoke dive since 1971 tucked into a Wilshire office building — nightly karaoke, cheap drinks, and a crowd that sings until 2am.

Karaoke Late night Cheap beer Historic

City: Los Angeles, CA
Neighborhood: Koreatown
Address: 3440 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90005
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Website: www.cafebrassmonkey.com
Why it is listed: Publicly documented as a dive. Source

Hours, a real floor plan, and a map pin will live here once we have them. We do not invent closing times.

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