Le Chat-Rivari Café

Paris, Ile de France · 1.1 mi / 1.8 km

Le ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​⁠Chatelier is a cat cafe and cat boarding hotel on Rue Saint-Jacques in the 5th arrondissement, a short walk from the Jardin du Luxembourg and Luxembourg RER station. It was opened in 2025 by Nadège, who has a background in animal behavior. The ground-floor cafe is home to five rescued cats, among them Tala, Chase, Stella, Ananas and Kahina, whom she adopted and who live here permanently; boarding cats stay in a separate space upstairs and do not meet visitors. The cafe occasionally hosts adoption days with a partner rescue. There is no entry fee: visitors order a hot or cold drink and a snack such as a brownie, madeleine or mochi, and can use the wifi, board games, books and manga. Booking is recommended, and on busy Fridays and Saturdays visits are limited to one hour per drink. The cafe also runs workshops, game nights and events.

• Booking recommended

Paris, Ile de France · 1.9 mi / 3.0 km

Koneko ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​⁠Work is a coworking space with adoptable cats on Rue d'Aligre in the 12th arrondissement, beside the Marché d'Aligre and about 250 meters from Ledru-Rollin métro station. Founded by Inès, it works with the animal protection association EMÂ, which places cats rescued from the street here while they wait for a home; visitors who fall for one apply to adopt through the association. The cats roam freely among the desks, and the space is kept quiet for both workers and cats. Time is charged by the hour with discounted morning, half-day and full-day rates, and the price includes wifi, power sockets, a phone booth and unlimited coffee, tea and sweet and savory snacks. Booking online is advised but not required. A Japanese-style meeting room can be rented, and evening events such as crochet nights are held with the cats.

• Adoptable cats

Paris, Ile de France · 2.0 mi / 3.2 km

Le ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Café des Chats is a restaurant and tea room on Rue Sedaine in the 11th arrondissement, a short walk from Bréguet-Sabin métro station and Place de la Bastille. Opened in 2013 as the first cat cafe in France, it is home to about a dozen cats adopted from animal welfare associations, who live on the premises and roam freely between the tables, baskets and cat trees. The cats are residents and are not available for adoption. Four cooks prepare homemade savory dishes and desserts, served continuously from noon. There are no reservations: guests walk in and are seated by staff, and a small per-person cover charge applies on weekends, public holidays and school holidays. Children of any age are welcome but must stay at the table with their parents. House rules ask visitors not to wake, feed or pick up the cats, and to take photos without flash.

• Walk-ins welcome

Paris, Ile de France · 2.1 mi / 3.4 km

Chat ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Mallows Café is a cat tea room on Rue des Volontaires in the 15th arrondissement, steps from Volontaires métro station. About fifteen resident cats live here, a mix of pedigree breeds such as Bengal, British Shorthair, Devon Rex and Maine Coon alongside adopted European cats, with a separate quiet room where they can retreat. The cats are not for sale or adoption, though staff point interested visitors toward animal associations. Visits must be booked and carry a per-person entry fee that includes a tea; other drinks, homemade cakes and savory snacks are optional. Children under six are not admitted, and children up to fifteen must stay beside an adult. Visitors are asked to whisper, not to pick up the cats and not to bring outside food. The Asian-inspired decor doubles as a showroom, and the furniture, mugs and plush toys are for sale.

• Booking required

Paris, Ile de France · 2.6 mi / 4.3 km

Café ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​⁠Miaou is a cat cafe on Rue Saint-Martin in the 3rd arrondissement, a few minutes on foot from Arts-et-Métiers métro station on the northern edge of the Marais. Opened in April 2024, it keeps a large group of pedigree cats, including Munchkins, British Shorthairs and Longhairs, Devon Rex and Minuets, with a back area where they can withdraw from visitors. The cats are residents and are not offered for adoption. Visitors buy a one-hour pass that includes a drink, a dessert or both, and can extend their stay in half-hour blocks. On entry everyone puts on shoe covers and washes their hands. The menu is Asian-inspired, with flavored lattes, matcha, fruit sodas, shaved ice and pancakes. Children under seven are not admitted, and children up to fourteen must come with an adult. It is open every day on a walk-in basis.

Versailles, Ile de France · 10 mi / 17 km

Mon ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​⁠Chat Pitre Versailles is a general bookshop in central Versailles where rescued cats live among the shelves, part of the Mon Chat Pitre network of 'ronron-librairies' founded in Aix-en-Provence in 2021. It opened in spring 2026. The cats, all from shelters and rescue associations, roam freely, sleep in the displays and come to greet browsers, and they have their own space to retreat to. They are permanent residents rather than adoptable cats, and the shop uses its following to promote cats waiting for homes in local associations. There is no cafe or entry fee: visitors come to browse, ask the booksellers for recommendations, order titles not in stock, and spend time with the cats. The shop also sells cat-themed accessories and gifts.