Le Royaume des Chats
Montlucon, Auvergne Rhone Alpes
Le Royaume des Chats is a cat cafe and tea room on Place Édouard Piquand in Montluçon, in the Allier. Four resident pedigree cats live there, Léon, Marcel, Achille and Basile, who are Maine Coons, a Sphynx and a Bengal, in a cosy setting decorated in a 1970s style. Visitors order from a menu of coffees, premium teas and infusions from the French supplier FBKT, hot chocolates, homemade cookies, cat-shaped shortbread, cakes and crêpes, with snacks and salads at lunch, and the teas can also be bought loose to take home. A reading corner with free books and a collection of board games are available. House rules ask guests to disinfect their hands, let the cats approach on their own and never feed them. Children are welcome under constant supervision.