The Monterey Club

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2608 S. Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

954-598-1887

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Best New Bar in Broward County
Award Winner 2010

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Peopled with '50s-greaser types, Daddy-O's, straight-out-of-the-swamp locals, and your average trendsters, the Monterey Club's clientele matches its rockabilly retro theme. Animal-print rugs cover the floor, Kreepy Tiki Tattoo Shop shares a door, hot rods are parked outside, and the Cupcake Burlesque troupe calls it home. What the lounge area lacks in size, the owners have made up for in comfort by lining the walls with cushy couches. Make-shift benches attached to support beams offer even more places to sit. No hard stuff, but the bar makes up for it by offering about 35 beers, including Brooklyn Lager, Flying Dog, and Dogfish Head as well as ciders and wine. The musical talent also flows at a comfortable rate. The intimate club's national bookings include underground folkie Paleface and legend Clarence Reid's alternate persona Blowfly, and locals The Freakin' Hott, Zombies! Organize!!, To Be Hated, and Boise Bob and His Backyard Band also graced their stage. DJ Sensitive spins on Tuesday, and karaoke finishes off the week on Sundays. Added bonus: you can play free pool.

Champion Sound Wednesdays Meets Tuesdays

9:00 p.m. every Tue.

Electric Pickle's Wednesday night's party Champion Sound comes to Monterey Club on Tuesdays. DJs spin classic material of all varieties from Funk, ...
Swing Night

Every Wed.
Kill the Cooler Wednesdays

9:00 p.m. every Wed.

For all you misfits, '50s romantics, or if you look like you've just been baptized in the swamp, Fort Lauderdale's rockabilly hangout Monterey Club...
Monterey Club Bike Night

Every Thu.
Stereo Synth

10:00 p.m. every Thu.

DJs LinderSMASH and SweetSwirl spin indie, rock, '80s, new wave, and electro

2010 | Best New Bar in Broward County

Not much lingers on that South Federal Highway route to Fort Lauderdale Airport, but near State Road 84 -- right next to the skating rink -- lies the Monterey Club. It's a joint built for folks who choose a night's location based on music. The bar stands out as a small music venue -- it books both killer national and local acts and has a fully functioning sound system. Outside, hot rods fill the street (the owner has a 1950 Mercury Monterey), and inside, it's rockabilly retro.... More »

Monterey Club's New Year's Eve Celebration

By Arielle Castillo | Thu, December 29, 2011

Yes, it's sad but true: At least one local institution is meeting its own apocalypse in 2012. As of the new year, the Monterey Club will be no more. Blame a lack of hard liquor, the economy in general, or any number of other factors. But in its tw... More »
Monterey Club Is Closing After New Year's Eve

By Reed Fischer | Mon, December 12, 2011

Fort Lauderdale punk and rockabilly venue the Monterey Club is closing December 31 after a little more than two years in business. The spot, located in the front room of the Orange County Choppers mot... More »
Rockit to Russia Pays Tribute to Bobby Ramone at Monterey Club on Saturday

By Jose Flores | Wed, November 30, 2011

When Rockit to Russia's Bobby Ramone Reinhardt passed this October, his family wasn't able to afford a funeral. To help his family and celebrate the fastest bassist since Dee Dee Ramone, his bruddas a... More »
Return of the Tikiphiles

By Betsey J. Denberg | Thu, October 06, 2011

The tikis are coming! The tikis are coming! They will all be at Kreepy Tiki Tattoo and Monterey Club, when the dashing twosome hosts the finest rockabilly event South Florida has probably ever seen. Revenge of the Tiki III kicks off at 2 p.m. Satu... More »
Beats the Heck Out of Hangin' With a Cyclops

By Travis Newbill | Thu, September 29, 2011

The song of the modern-day siren is equally beautiful and seductive as it was in Homer's Odyssey but not so explicitly deadly, which is nice. For some reason back then, these gals got a kick out of using their seductive voices to lure sailors towa... More »
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