Chez Pop's
Lorient, Brittany
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.