Cafés, coffee shops, and cat bars in Paris: our favorite feline spots

Published by Manon de Sortiraparis, Graziella de Sortiraparis · Photos by Graziella de Sortiraparis · Updated on November 28, 2025 at 06:23 p.m. · Published on January 6, 2023 at 09:54 a.m.
In Paris, cat cafés offer a haven of tranquility. With hot drinks, comfortable armchairs, and cats roaming freely, these cafés invite you to relax in a peaceful atmosphere.

Do you love cats? Good news, we know where to find them! While Paris is far from being as quiet as the countryside, you can still come across stray cats in the streets, especially in the village-like neighborhoods ofMontmartre andLa Butte-aux-Cailles, but you can also meet them... in cafés

Looking to relax, get some cuddles, and enjoy a hot coffee? In Paris, cat cafés and bars attract animal lovers, remote workers, and curious visitors looking for something a little different. Whether you area cat owneryourself (without being opposed to feline infidelities) or you want to enjoy their company to relaxand give them all your love, you've come to the right place!

Halfway between a tea room and a cat shelter, cat cafés have become a permanent fixture in the Parisian landscape. The concept is simple: share a coffee or a snack in a quiet place populated by cats roaming freely. These establishments, designed with animal welfare in mind, allow you to enjoy the company of cats without necessarily having to have one at home!

With sofas to curl up on, comfortable cushions, reading corners, and a cozy atmosphere, the cats, often from shelters or entrusted by associations, are free to move around and have their own spaces to rest away from humans if they wish.

The menu features classic coffee shopfavorites for a peaceful and comforting experience. From cookies to cat treats, here are the best cat cafés in Paris!

Cafés, coffee shops, and cat bars in Paris: our favorite feline spots:

Koneko Work : le café coworking pour travailler en compagnie des chats - DSC 5262Koneko Work : le café coworking pour travailler en compagnie des chats - DSC 5262Koneko Work : le café coworking pour travailler en compagnie des chats - DSC 5262Koneko Work : le café coworking pour travailler en compagnie des chats - DSC 5262 Koneko Work, an unusual coworking café where you can work and read among the cats in Paris
Cat lovers beware, here's a coworking spot in Paris where you can telework (and more), surrounded by cats and purrs, with unlimited drinks and snacks from 6€ an hour. It's all happening at Koneko Work, a solidarity concept in the 12th arrondissement of Paris. [Read more]

Chat-Rivari Café - IMG 4724Chat-Rivari Café - IMG 4724Chat-Rivari Café - IMG 4724Chat-Rivari Café - IMG 4724 Le Chat-Rivari Café: the cosy vegan café where you can adopt a cat in the 13th arrondissement
A new spot for cat lovers! In the 13th arrondissement, the Chat-Rivari Café welcomes you to its cozy nest for a gourmet, plant-based snack, surrounded by adorable cats that you can adopt if you fall in love. [Read more]

O Chat BeauThé Saint-ChéronO Chat BeauThé Saint-ChéronO Chat BeauThé Saint-ChéronO Chat BeauThé Saint-Chéron Ô Chat Beau Thé, the cat bar and tea room in Saint-Chéron (91)
In Saint-Chéron, in the Essonne département, a café unlike any other opened a few months ago: at Ô Chat Beau Thé, you come for a coffee, a tea, a cookie, but above all to scratch the adorable fur balls that roam freely about. [Read more]

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To meet the cutest cats in Paris's 15th arrondissement, head to Chat Mallows Café, a super-cozy cat café! Enjoy cuddles, donuts and hot feline drinks. [Read more]

 

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