Neko
Orleans, Centre Val De Loire
Neko is a bar à chats and tea room on Rue Royale in central Orléans, the arcaded street that runs from Place du Martroi down towards the Loire. It opened in May 2024 as the city's first cat cafe, run by two young Orléanaises, and spreads over three levels fitted with cat trees, wall shelves and scratching furniture. Up to eight cats live in the cafe at a time, all from a local cat welfare association and all up for adoption, with the adoption fee going to the association. Visitors wash their hands and wait in an entry airlock before being let in, and may stroke the cats but not pick them up or wake them. Each visitor orders at least one item. The menu covers homemade cakes such as carrot cake and chocolate lava cake, savoury snacks and local drinks, with brunch on Sundays by reservation.