Garcons de Cafe

Garcons is a cute, warm French cafe that has a great happy hour from 4-7 daily. We came on a Saturday and was able to get seated quickly as only the lounge area had customers. They had a lengthy wine list and HH meant wines were $4 off (cocktails $3 off beers $2 and apps $4). The wine I had was good and service was great. We also got the cheese board which was a nice shareable. They also brought warm baguette that you can get more of. Would definitely come back for HH!

Had the oddest interaction yesterday 10.12.24 when I stumbled upon this place during an event called Broadway night lights - which was exceptional!I'm surveying places to take my friend when he comes to visit. Decided to sample some cocktails and maybe an appetizer. However, I didn't get to because the workers, the owner, whoever, were so evasive. I had on sweats, a hat and a shirt. Didn't look disheveled. Therea were two entrances. I went to the side that had the bar because I saw an older gentleman who was dressed similarly. Before walking in, a Hispanic worker saw me and I asked him if it was OK to enter with the way I'm dressed because some establishments have strict dress codes. I wanted to adhere, even if this establishment is in the middle of a strip mall on a street overrun with homeless but I digress. He told me that he didn't know and that I had to ask the owner. There was a slim white? bald man on the shorter side of 5'7" who obviously heard the conversation a because it was only us 3 around, no noise and he was within an arms length distance. I assumed he was the owner because the Hispanic guy kept chanting "ask the owner". I even asked if he was the owner and he said nothing. It was perplexing. If it was Halloween already I would've thought it was part of the act but it's not. A reasonable worker would have asked if I needed help. He a just kept trying to avoid eye contact and grimaced when the Hispanic man kept telling repeating that I had to talk to the owner. I don't want to be presumptive but I felt there could've been some underlying tones. As a black woman, I don't want to bring race into, so I'll just leave it here, but that was for sure an uncomfortable situation. I just left. I'll tell my friend about this place and I'll never return.

Omg I loved coming here for all the seafoodand shellfish items! Cute atmosphere with euro decor and touches. We got orange wine with the oysters of course and let me tell you they were HUGE! Def love this spot great for a buddy catch up with some delicious noshes

Love this little wine bar in downtown LA! What's not to love? Charming space with appropriately charming decor? Check! Excellent wine selection? Check! Small but well thought out menu of nibbles? Check! Friendly hosts? Check!If we lived closer downtown, I'd guarantee you, I'd be a regular here!

Great Happy Hour. Great wine and cheese. Can't ask for more. Intimate. What a gem of a place.

Perfect ambiance for close friends, a date, etc.Small but good menu for appetizer-portioned food to accompany wine. Solid service, consistently. Live music some nights, usually good. Special events from time to time. Sizable wine selection available for purchase by the bottle, for on-site consumption or to-go.Located within the stunning Spring Arcade Building (the arcade was once a public street before the building was built!)

I really like this place. Ambience is nice, super relaxed and perfect for an afternoon or early evening meeting or catch up. Friendly staff and the food and drinks were great!

Happy Hour is from 4-6pm. Many appetizers and drinks to select from. The bar and dining area are cozy and great for venue parties or special dinners. People were great with hospitality.

What a little cozy place for some wine, snack, and good company. First of all, the decor and ambience is 100%. It feels like you're at a friend's apartment in Paris, it's relaxing and not uptight. Service is great and chill. We got some drinks and a truffle pizza to share. I ordered So Flute, which was very yummy. The pizza (actually more like a flatbread) was pretty good too, definitely could taste the truffle. Price wise, it's a little high but it's DTLA. Definitely recommend this place.

Hidden Gem!! Love the place, wine selection outstanding. Food delicious! Like being in France.