New Malden Coffee Shop Has Unique Qualities: Report

MALDEN, MA — A new coffee shop opened inside of Idle Hands Craft Ales on Commercial Street earlier this month, according to a report from Boston Magazine.

Cafe Reynard is described as a transgender-run, worker-owned queer cafe that aims to be a community space for everyone, especially marginalized groups. The cafe offers pour-over coffee, cold brew flights, and donuts from nearby Lionheart Confections.

The business is co-owned by Eddy Martinez and Athena Jacobowitz Teatum. The pair is attempting to implement their philosophy of treating its employees fairly and not exploiting through laborious or financial means.

The name of the location originates from Reynard the Fox, a character in old European literature, which Martinez said he related to heavily during his time as a food service employee as Reynard represented working-class resistance.

Read more at Boston Magazine.