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East London fans of a chic tipple, we come bearing very sad news indeed. After just under a decade of innovative, arty, excellent drinks, French-inspired Bethnal Green bar Coupette has shut.
Coupette opened in 2017 and its classic serves included a champagne piña colada, crème brûlée old fashioned, the ‘chocolate and red wine’ and a lot of calvados (French apple brandy). Not just a place for drinks, the Bethnal Green Road establishment also served up live music and impressive grub (with a notably luxurious cheese toastie).
The east London establishment was also critically lauded. World’s 50 Best Bars placed it at 18th in 2018 and 23rd in 2019, while it won ‘cocktail of the year’ at the Class Bar Awards in 2018 and 2019. A Soho outpost named Atelier Coupette opened in 2023 but shut in April 2025.
Last service at Coupette was on Sunday June 28 – but this isn’t the end for the award-winning bar team. A statement from the bar said it was only closing ‘in its current home’, adding that it is ‘[preparing] to move to a new location’.
Exactly where or when Coupette’s third bricks-and-mortar venture will open hasn’t yet been revealed. Watch this space for updates.
In the meantime, here are Time Out’s top 50 bars in London.
Plus: the best Bethnal Green bars and pubs.
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