Le Charisto
Lancon Provence, Provence Alpes Cote Dazur
Le Charisto is a cat cafe and luxury cat boarding house on the RN 113 in Lançon-Provence, between Salon-de-Provence and the Étang de Berre, opposite a Marie Blachère bakery. The cafe has sofas, cat trees, plants and hideouts, and its cats are the house's own sociable residents, sometimes joined by particularly friendly boarders; outside cats are not admitted. Each visitor orders at least one drink, or pays a small entry fee instead, and when the room is busy tables are shared on a rotation after 90 minutes. The menu includes lattes, hot drinks, crêpes, waffles and homemade ice cream, with lunch platters on some days and a Saturday brunch. Board games are available, and the cafe organises workshops and themed events. Children are welcome if they stay calm, do not pick up the cats and stay with their parents.