Inside Codependent

A coffee house until the light goes, a cocktail bar after. Here is what that looks like from the inside, on both sides of the day.

The drinks

Espresso martinis, spritzes, wine by the glass and cocktails finished a dropper at a time. The list moves with the season, so what is in these photographs may not be what is on the menu tonight. That is rather the point.

Outside

Hanging chairs, desert planting, heaters for January and shade for July, with the neon sign over the door once the sun is down.

The Codependent storefront at night, its neon cocktails and coffee sign lit above the glass entrance on West Avenue.

The room

Sheer curtains running the full height of the glass, terrazzo underfoot, low leather seating and a bar that runs the length of the back wall. Gold rings overhead, palms in the corners, and a mirrorball that makes no sense at all until about nine.

Quiet enough to work in before noon. Full enough that you have to lean in by ten.

Three glasses of white and amber wine backlit against a dark room.
A guest holding the Codependent menu beside two coupe cocktails on black marble, one dusted and one finished with bitters.
A group of friends leaning in to clink cocktail glasses over a candlelit table on the banquette.

The table

Boards of cured meat, cheese and fruit built for picking at over an hour rather than eating in ten minutes. Aperitivo in the original sense.

A charcuterie board of salami, prosciutto, sliced cheeses, olives, grapes, berries and almonds, surrounded by wine glasses.
A server carrying a brass tray of white, sparkling and rose wine past the lit back bar.
Two hands raising martini coupes with lemon twists beneath a mirrorball.

Come see it in daylight or after dark. Book a table, or inquire about hosting here.