Le Bar à Papattes
Chalons En Champagne, Grand Est
Le Bar à Papattes is a cat tea room in the Croix Dampierre commercial area on the south-east side of Châlons-en-Champagne, with free parking next door. Opened in autumn 2022 by Maryline Moncuit, it was the first cat cafe in the town. The cats belong to a partner rescue association and live in the cafe while waiting for a home, so all of them can be adopted, and a notebook at the tables presents each one. Visitors put on overshoes and use hand gel at the entrance, and the cats decide when to approach: they should not be woken, picked up or fed. Homemade cakes and biscuits, a choice of teas and local apple juice are served. Guests who do not order pay a small access fee that goes to the cats, and the room is small, so it can fill up during school holidays.