What is it about Brooklyn?

And can we get some of that in LA? I was in NYC this past weekend and spent a evening in Brooklyn. We started the night at Luz  http://www.luzrestaurant.com/- a small restaurant that serves Latin American cuisine. The food was delicious and I was looking around at how diverse the crowd was and wondering why I don't see more of this type of crowd anywhere in LA? Or am I wrong- if so I need to find it ASAP.  You had your obvious couples, girls night out then to same sex dates, and one party that interested us in particular- a group of 6 guys. Two of us off bat thought these guys were gay which I vehemently argued that why couldn't we assume that 6 straight guys could be cultured enough to organize dinner at a cool place for his boys- (well ha! turns out I was right Bachelor party). But anyway, that's neither here nor there. Bottom line - delicious meal, excellent vibe and dope diverse crowd. Before we were to leaving Brooklyn we dropped in to Madiba     http://www.madibarestaurant.com/home.php to use the facilities but the bartender convinced us to stay for a drink. Good decision because A) one of best drinks ever had - go Dennis!  B) Again crowd was dope- diverse, friendly, open and C) music was perfect... Decided then and there that if I lived in Brooklyn (hmmmmmm) Madiba would certainly be my "Cheers". SO I'm just saying do I have to fly across the country to find this same vibe? Well maybe that's just a challenge for me to find that place in good 'ol LaLa land. I'm up for the challenge. Will report results. xoxo Les