PawPao
Agen, Nouvelle Aquitaine
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, and 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.