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29 Rue de la Villette
Mon-Fri: 8:30am - 5pm. Sat-Sun: 10am - 5:30pm.
Metro Station & Bus Stop: Jourdain

Mardi

An Extension Of Our Home

Mardi translates to Tuesday in French, but the it was available. “I think we manifested it,” laughs Margaux.
name was selected as a homage to the coffee shop’s They chose a Scandinavian-inspired look with light wood
founders, Margaux Salgado and Adi Salet. Before open- tables and stools and exposed stone walls.
ing Mardi nearly two years ago, neither Margaux or Adi With the coffee shop’s popularity, they needed a big-
had ever worked in coffee. Mardi was a passion project. ger team, but Margaux still focuses on food, while Adi works
“We spent a lot of time during Covid rethinking our life more with the coffee. They work with roasters in Copen-
and how we want to spend it moving forward after the hagen and Amsterdam and create all food in-house.
pandemic,” says Margaux. “We were both really pas- For Adi, it’s an exciting time to be in coffee, especial-
sionate about hosting and creating a space that was an ly in Paris. “I think people are more aware about what they’re
extension of our home.” consuming. There are a lot of coffee shops, and people are
Located in Village Jourdain, a residential area located becoming more educated and exposed to different types of
between Belleville and Parc des Buttes-Chaumont, Mardi coffee. The way of consuming coffee is changing,” he says.
has quickly become the neighborhood hangout, especially “I think we’re at the right moment, at the right time. This
with young families. Margaux and Adi live in the neighbor- whole career change is a big motivation. It pushes us,” says Adi.
hood, so they’ve been able to develop relationships with “It’s very exciting because the industry changes very
the regulars. “It was a personal project that developed into fast, and the fact that we’re going this for ourselves is a big
a community project,” explains Margaux. drive. We want to be better. We want to learn more, and
They wanted the space, with its large windows and there’s so many new things,” says Margaux. “It’s exciting to
prominent location, for over two years, and then one day be part of that change, especially in Paris.”

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