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Orthez, Nouvelle Aquitaine · 35 mi / 57 km

Ronron et Gourmandises is a bar à chats, restaurant and tea room on Boulevard des Pommes in the centre of Orthez, in the Béarn, opposite the Saint-Pierre church. The cats in the dining room are entrusted by the associations Patounes de Chats and Animal'Âme and are all waiting for adoption, so visitors can meet them over a meal and ask about taking one home. At lunchtime the kitchen serves a daily combined plate that changes with the market, always with a vegetarian option, plus homemade desserts including the house El Gato. Until 6 pm it works as a salon de thé with cakes, tea, hot chocolate, coffee, juices and smoothies. The building also houses a gallery of local makers selling cat-themed crafts, loose tea and biscuits, rooms for wellbeing practitioners such as hypnotherapy and massage, and an organic plant-based hair salon.

• Adoptable cats

Bilbao, Basque Country · 74 mi / 120 km

El Salón de Mi Casa is a rescue cat cafe on Calle del Cristo in Bilbao's Casco Viejo, behind the city hall and about five minutes on foot from Casco Viejo metro station. Opened in late 2022 as the first cat cafe in the Basque Country, it is run together with an association that rescues cats, and every cat living in the lounge is up for adoption. Visitors pay for their time with the cats, by the half hour or hour, and order food and drink from the menu separately, or choose a meal pass where the spend on food covers entry. The menu covers coffee, brunch, lunch and dinner, with vegan options. Shoes come off at the door, hands are sanitised, and cats must not be picked up. Children under six cannot enter; ages six to ten have dedicated family sessions. Booking online is recommended.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Merignac, Nouvelle Aquitaine · 103 mi / 165 km

L'Escale des Chats is a bar à chats on Rue Montgolfier in Mérignac, west of Bordeaux, which opened in 2026. Five resident cats share a quiet lounge with visitors, and the café serves artisan pastries such as financiers, madeleines and cookies, viennoiseries, milkshakes, locally made cold drinks and hot drinks. There is no timed session or entry fee; guests order at the counter and settle in with the cats, and families with young children are welcome. The lounge is set up for relaxing, and remote working is allowed. Board game and card evenings are held twice a week, on Wednesdays and Fridays, when the café stays open into the evening. Free parking is available directly in front of the building.

Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine · 103 mi / 166 km

Le Comptoir des Chats is a cat café and tea room in the old centre of Bordeaux, on Rue Pierre de Coubertin close to the Grosse Cloche. Opened in 2016 as the city's first café à chats, it is home to around eight resident cats, some adopted from shelters and others from breeders, including European shorthairs, a Maine Coon, a Chartreux, a Scottish Fold and a British Shorthair. The cats move freely through a calm room fitted with walkways and climbing routes, and there is a private terrace. Staff explain the house rules before guests go in, each visitor orders at least one item, and no booking is taken. Children are admitted from age 10. The menu is homemade, with a slow-cooked hot chocolate made from three chocolates and organic milk, light desserts, cheesecake and several gluten-free pastries.

• Walk-ins welcome

Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine · 103 mi / 166 km

Les Chats Touilleurs is a small restaurant, tea room and bar à chats on Rue du Palais Gallien in Bordeaux, a few steps from the ruins of the Roman Palais Gallien amphitheatre and north of the city centre. Open since October 2021, it serves home-cooked lunches made from fresh produce at midday and switches to a salon de thé in the afternoon, with homemade cakes, tarts, waffles, hot chocolate, selected teas and organic smoothies, plus a brunch on Saturdays. The owner's group of resident cats roams the single room freely, naps in hammocks next to the tables and is introduced to visitors by the owner, who is keen to talk about each cat. There is no entry fee or timed session; visitors simply order food or drinks. Takeaway, free Wi-Fi and private events are offered.

Bordeaux, Nouvelle Aquitaine · 103 mi / 166 km

Nekomata is a Japanese-style café à chats on Rue Lafaurie de Monbadon in central Bordeaux, between Place Tourny and Place Gambetta, reached by tram D (Fondaudège-Muséum) or tram B (Gambetta, Quinconces). Nine resident cats, Hime, Hoshi, Tora, Kuro, Kumo, Yuki, Kōyō, Kami and Maru, came from local shelters including the SPA's Fondaudège house, the Potron-Minet refuge and Aid'animaux 33, and they have a private room they can use at any time. As in Japanese cat cafés, visits are charged by time, with one-hour, 90-minute and two-hour formulas that each include a drink from the menu, and last entry is an hour before closing. Guests swap their shoes for slippers. The menu has bubble tea, onigiri and other Japanese snacks, and there is a manga library and a zen inner courtyard used in warmer months. Booking is recommended.

• Booking recommended