Le cat salad

Brive la Gaillarde, Nouvelle Aquitaine · 0.1 mi / 0.2 km

Ô ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​⁠P'tits Chats Gaillards is a bar à chats, café and small restaurant on Rue Gambetta in the centre of Brive-la-Gaillarde. Its five permanent resident cats, Berlioz, Saphir, Maurice, Slash and young Arsène, range from large Maine Coons to a cuddly Ragdoll, are not for adoption, and roam the cosy room and terrace among the guests. The café opens early for breakfast, serves homemade lunches with vegan and plant-based options during the week and puts on themed brunches on some Sundays, alongside teas, coffee, cold drinks and pastries such as cookies, brioches, pancakes and scones. There is no entry fee; visitors order from the menu, and booking is advised for meals. A small shop sells loose-leaf tea, teapots and gift boxes, and the café hosts regular events and children's birthday parties on a cat theme.

• Booking recommended

Limoges, Nouvelle Aquitaine · 48 mi / 78 km

Once ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​⁠Upon a Cat is a bar à chats and tea room on Rue Jauvion, a quiet street in the centre of Limoges. Opened in 2021, it is home to several cats, some of them very fluffy and some with Harry Potter names such as Crabbe, Minerva and Petunia, who come to visitors when they feel like it and have a retreat area for when they want peace; staff are happy to introduce each one, and guests are asked to respect their space. There is no booking or time limit, and seating is free. The menu covers teas, coffee, hot chocolates, milkshakes, matcha lattes and homemade iced tea, plus homemade cakes such as brownies, carrot cake and marble cake. Prices are set slightly higher than an ordinary café to cover the cats' veterinary care and the extra work.

Bergerac, Nouvelle Aquitaine · 55 mi / 89 km

Au ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌⁠Chafé is a bar à chats on Rue Prosper Faugère in the centre of Bergerac, in the Dordogne, which opened in late summer 2026. The cats in the café come from local associations, working with the SPA, and all are up for adoption; several have already gone to new homes since the opening. Visitors drop in for specialty coffee, tea, hot chocolate, lattes such as ube and vanilla, and homemade cakes from €3 like banana bread, carrot cake and crumble, and spend time with the cats at their own pace in a calm, cosy room where reading is encouraged. There is no entry fee; guests simply order from the menu. The café also runs creative workshops, cat yoga sessions (€30 for 45 minutes) and other events, which can be booked online, and sells a little merchandise.

• Adoptable cats

Agen, Nouvelle Aquitaine · 80 mi / 128 km

PawPao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌⁠is the first bar à chats in Agen, on Rue Molinier in the town centre. Founder Paola opened it in September 2025 as a café solidaire: alongside a few resident cats who live there permanently and are not for adoption, the café hosts cats entrusted by local animal protection associations, usually around seven to nine at a time, all looking for new homes. The cats roam freely in a cosy room, kittens have a separate room, and a dog also lives at the café; visitors can simply come for a drink and a cuddle or start an adoption on the spot. There is no entry fee or timed session; guests order from a seasonal, homemade menu of sweet and savoury dishes, lattes such as a cherry-blossom latte, lemonade and fresh fruit smoothies. A small solidarity shop sells cat accessories, gifts and items by local makers, and the café also runs workshops.

• Adoptable cats

Albi, Occitanie · 90 mi / 145 km

Mon ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​⁠Chat Pitre Albi is a general bookshop with resident cats on Rue Timbal in the historic centre of Albi, in a former clothing shop. It opened in June 2026 as part of the Mon Chat Pitre ronron-librairie network that started in Aix-en-Provence in 2021, and it is run by owner Emmanuelle with bookseller Assia. Around five or six cats, adopted from shelters and foster families, live in the shop permanently and are not offered for adoption; they move freely among nearly 5,000 titles, including novels, comics, children's books, art books and essays. Visitors can browse and spend time with the cats free of charge, and the shop also sells cat-themed accessories, stationery and gifts. There is a children's reading corner, and workshops for children are held in the shop with the cats around.

Albi, Occitanie · 91 mi / 146 km

Bastet ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌⁠Café is a restaurant, salon de thé and bar à chats in a private house on Rue de Genève in Albi, a short walk from the town centre. Named after the Egyptian cat goddess, it is home to seven or eight resident cats, including Orientals and a Sphynx, who wander freely, play and settle on guests' laps when they choose. At lunchtime it works as a restaurant: the owner cooks seasonal starters, quiches, tarts and vegetable dishes each morning from local and organic produce, with set menus suitable for vegetarians and wines and beers from the Tarn. Lunch bookings are recommended. In the afternoon it becomes a tea room serving organic teas and infusions, French-press coffee, homemade lemonade and grandmother-style cakes such as clafoutis, crumbles and carrot cake. Afternoon visits are walk-in only, so seats can run out, and there is a fireside room and a covered terrace.

• Booking recommended