Cat Cafes in Rouen, 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.