Ronron et Gourmandises
Orthez, Nouvelle Aquitaine
Ronron et Gourmandises is a bar à chats, restaurant and tea room on Boulevard des Pommes in the centre of Orthez, in the Béarn, opposite the Saint-Pierre church. The cats in the dining room are entrusted by the associations Patounes de Chats and Animal'Âme and are all waiting for adoption, so visitors can meet them over a meal and ask about taking one home. At lunchtime the kitchen serves a daily combined plate that changes with the market, always with a vegetarian option, plus homemade desserts including the house El Gato. Until 6 pm it works as a salon de thé with cakes, tea, hot chocolate, coffee, juices and smoothies. The building also houses a gallery of local makers selling cat-themed crafts, loose tea and biscuits, rooms for wellbeing practitioners such as hypnotherapy and massage, and an organic plant-based hair salon.