La Gata Insubmisa
Tarragona, Catalonia
La Gata Insubmisa is a non-profit social and cultural centre on Carrer d'August in central Tarragona that combines a vegan café, an alternative bookshop and lending library, and a cat café. The cat area is managed by the rescue association La Caseta dels Gats, and the cats living there have been rescued and are available for adoption, so visitors can get to know a cat and see how it behaves with people and other cats before applying. The café, GaTaverna Insubmisa, serves fully plant-based drinks and food, including homemade cakes, using local products. The bookshop focuses on feminist, LGBTIQ+, anti-speciesist and anti-racist titles, and books can also be borrowed. The centre hosts talks, workshops, reading circles, language exchanges, exhibitions and small concerts, most of them free, and describes itself as a safe space for everyone. It opens on weekday evenings and is closed at weekends.