Cat Cafes in Normandy

Rouen, Normandy

Coffee Cat is a cat cafe and brunch spot on Place du Général-de-Gaulle in central Rouen, beside the Hôtel de Ville. It opened in October 2024 as a solidarity cafe run with the local rescue association Un Espoir pour Demain: the owner fosters the cats for the association, and visitors who form a bond with one can fill in an adoption form on site, after which the association handles the adoption. The cats roam the small, cosy room freely. House rules ask guests not to wake sleeping cats, force contact or feed them. The menu covers specialty coffee, matcha, teas, milkshakes, homemade pastries such as cinnamon rolls and cookies, and brunch dishes including avocado toast, with vegetarian and vegan options. Since late August 2026 it has been open seven days a week. Reservations are not taken, so visitors walk in and are seated as space allows.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Rouen, Normandy

Cosy Lunch is a family-run crêperie and bar à chats on Place de la Calende, right beside Rouen Cathedral. Open since 2015, it serves buckwheat galettes, sweet crêpes, burgers, salads and set lunch menus, with vegetarian and vegan options, in a room decorated with 2000s pop-culture and video game references. A few resident cats live in the restaurant and wander between the tables, sleeping on chairs or coming over for a stroke when they choose. Upstairs is a games library with free board games and a cloud-themed corner inspired by Mario, and there is a terrace on the square. Guests are asked to stroke the cats gently and never force contact, and children under 12 must stay at the table with their parents. Tables can be reserved by text message.

Le Havre, Normandy

Le Salon des P'Tea Chats is a tea room in the centre of Le Havre, on Rue de Paris a short walk from the Hôtel de Ville, where around ten cats live and roam freely among the armchairs. Opened in July 2023 as the city's first cat cafe, it presents itself as the cats' home, with visitors as their guests. The menu has hot and cold drinks, including specialty hot chocolates, cookies and homemade cakes with some vegan options, plus light savoury food. Board games are available. There is no reservation and no time limit, so the room can fill up on busy afternoons, and arriving at noon or early in the afternoon gives the best chance of a seat. House rules for children and adults are posted in the salon and on the menu, and the cats are neutered, vaccinated and followed by a feline clinic.

Incarville, Normandy

Au Bon'Eure des Chats is a family-style restaurant, tea room and bar à chats in Incarville, next to Louviers in the Eure. Owner Martine cooks a homemade daily menu of starter, main course and dessert, adapted to guests' allergies, and serves crêpes and afternoon snacks, while many rescued cats live in the dining room and come to the tables for attention. The cats are looked after by the rescue association Boule de Poil 27 and are available for adoption, and Martine, who chairs the association, explains the adoption procedure and fees to interested visitors. Lunch from Monday to Saturday needs no reservation, while evening meals are by reservation, so it is best to phone ahead. Visitors describe the place as feeling like a visit to a cat-loving grandmother's house.

• Adoptable cats

Vernon, Normandy

Cookie Cat Café is a restaurant, tea room and bar à chats in the centre of Vernon, a few minutes from Giverny and Monet's gardens. Opened in October 2020, it occupies a 200-square-metre space decorated like a chic country house, with seasonal themes, where around ten resident cats doze on chairs and wander among the tables without being intrusive. The kitchen serves homemade salads, soups, savoury tarts, comfort dishes and raclettes, along with cakes, cookies, crêpes, smoothies and hot chocolate for afternoon tea. Sharing boards are available on Friday and Saturday evenings, and brunch is served on Sundays by reservation. The venue can also be booked for private events.