Coucou

A brand-new all-glass bar and an overhauled dinner menu have given the former Chez Tex space a touch of modern French sophistication, but it’s the cocktails and aperitifs that make this Venice Beach cocktail bar—billed by the owners as a Westside counterpart to Eagle Rock’s Capri Club—a compelling drinking, not dining, destination. The reinterpreted bar bites, including an enormous “l’haute dog” made with Pead & Barnetts sausage and caviar service, make for decent booze-adjacent eats, but they’re not worth going out of the way for. Instead, head here for polished French standards like kir royale and refined house specialties that add unique twists to the classics. Just note this isn’t a late-night watering hole: On weekends, the bar closes at a fairly early 10:30pm.