Trois petits chats

Lorient, Brittany · 31 mi / 49 km

Chez Pop's is a bar à chats and tea room on Rue Fénelon in central Lorient. Opened in May 2024, it is decorated in a Harry Potter theme, and a small group of rescue cats wander freely around the room, with some looking for adoptive homes. The kitchen serves a weekly lunch menu, brunch, homemade pastries such as the fondant baulois, and seasonal drinks with plant-based milk alternatives, much of it made on site, including syrups and fruit compotes. Board games and books are available, and the cafe runs a regular programme of workshops and evenings, including crochet, tabletop role-playing initiations, board game nights and French Sign Language sessions, bookable through its social media or by phone. It is open Wednesday to Sunday and closes for a few weeks of holiday in late summer.

• Adoptable cats

Rennes, Brittany · 58 mi / 93 km

Le Chat Puccino is a bar à chats and tea room on Rue des Francs Bourgeois in Rennes city centre, close to Place Saint-Germain and the Vilaine quays, a short walk from République métro station. Opened in August 2016, it was the first cat cafe in Brittany. A group of cats, including Maine Coons and cats rescued from the street, roam freely among the armchairs, sofas and climbing walkways; some are permanent residents and others are looking for homes, and the cafe counts more than 200 adoptions since it opened. Visitors order from a menu of teas, coffees and hot chocolates, waffles, cakes and muffins, croque-monsieurs and savoury tarts with vegetarian options. Cats approach visitors when they choose to, and house rules are posted for guests. It can be busy on Saturdays, when tables fill quickly.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

La Roche Sur Yon, Pays De La Loire · 91 mi / 146 km

Le Chalet is a bar à chats on Place du Théâtre in the centre of La Roche-sur-Yon, next to the municipal theatre. Styled as a modern mountain chalet, it has two rooms: a lounge where visitors spend time with the cats, and a cafe room for drinks and food. All the cats come from the Vendée association Le Cœur sur la Patte 85 and are available for adoption after a settling-in period and a compatibility assessment; adoptions are handled by the association on application. The cats are a mix of adults and young cats, and the website lists the current residents. Visitors order from a menu that runs from homemade pastries, hot chocolates and teas to cocktails, local beers, wine and charcuterie and cheese boards, so it also works as an afterwork bar. The bar is closed on Mondays and opens in the afternoon on most other days.

• Adoptable cats

Angers, Pays De La Loire · 102 mi / 164 km

Cats and Cookies is a bar à chats and coffee shop on Rue de la Roë in central Angers, a few minutes from Place du Ralliement. Opened in August 2020 as the city's first cat bar, it is home to about a dozen cats placed by local rescue associations, all available for adoption; the owners act as volunteer foster carers, and the cats are sterilised and vaccinated before they arrive. The cats have high perches, a private glass conservatory and an outdoor courtyard reserved for them. Adoption follows regular visits to get to know a cat, then an application. More than 345 cats had been adopted by early 2025. Visitors can walk in without booking, and lunch tables can be reserved. The menu has homemade pastries such as brookies and tiramisu, organic or local drinks, burgers and bagels. It has board games and hosts game nights and sewing workshops.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Le Mans, Pays De La Loire · 138 mi / 221 km

Mia House is the first bar à chats in the Sarthe, on Rue Victor Bonhommet in central Le Mans, between Place de la République and Place de l'Éperon. Open since June 2019, it is a cosy lunch spot and tea room where up to seven cats roam freely among the tables. The cats are placed by animal protection associations and are available for adoption, and the cafe counts more than 250 adoptions since it opened. Visitors order from an inexpensive menu of homemade lunch dishes that change with the seasons, with vegetarian options, savoury and sweet waffles, cookies, milkshakes, organic teas and hot chocolates. Tables can be booked for lunch only, by phone or through the cafe's social media; afternoons are walk-in. Children are welcome. The cafe is closed on Sundays and Mondays.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Le Havre, Normandy · 181 mi / 292 km

Le Salon des P'Tea Chats is a tea room in the centre of Le Havre, on Rue de Paris a short walk from the Hôtel de Ville, where around ten cats live and roam freely among the armchairs. Opened in July 2023 as the city's first cat cafe, it presents itself as the cats' home, with visitors as their guests. The menu has hot and cold drinks, including specialty hot chocolates, cookies and homemade cakes with some vegan options, plus light savoury food. Board games are available. There is no reservation and no time limit, so the room can fill up on busy afternoons, and arriving at noon or early in the afternoon gives the best chance of a seat. House rules for children and adults are posted in the salon and on the menu, and the cats are neutered, vaccinated and followed by a feline clinic.