Ep. 9: Louis Mesana of Café Montezuma

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Ep. 9: Louis Mesana of Café Montezuma

A chat with the multi-talented Louis Mesana, co-founder of Bourse-adjacent natural wine nightspot Café Montezuma and author of the graphic novel La Quille du Siècle.

Aaron Ayscough

Oct 30, 2023

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We can make a lot of noise here, because the neighbors actually don’t exist. We’d never be able to play music, or be loud like we are, in the 11th [arrondissement]. - Louis Mesana

Paris native Louis Mesana is the tall, urbane face of 2nd arrondissement natural wine nightspot Café Montezuma, which he opened in 2019 with his co-founder Théophile de Penanst…

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