Le Chat Noir Bookstore & Cat Lounge
Redlands, California
Le Chat Noir Bookstore & Cat Lounge is a combined bookstore, cafe and cat lounge on East Citrus Avenue in downtown Redlands. It opened in January 2024 and is run by the founder of Mutts and Company Animal Rescue, whose adoptable cats live in the lounge. A small cafe counter sits on the street level, while the bookshop and the cat lounge share the lower level, where visitors read, browse and spend time with the cats among shelves, sofas and murals by local artists. Lounge entry is charged for 30 minutes or an hour, with lower rates for children, and anyone under 18 must come with an adult; annual memberships are also sold. The cats can be adopted, and a wall near the entrance shows past adoptions. Regular events include a monthly book club, tarot readings, paint-and-sip nights, author signings and release parties.