Meow Parlour, New York City’s first cat café which opened less than a month ago, is everything a cat lover has ever dreamt of.
What is a cat café?
Cat cafés originally started in Asia in the 90s and quickly grew popular all over the world…now including New York City. Meow Parlour is a comfortable space filled with tables, chairs, pillows, an endless amount of cat toys, and yes- cats.
The space was created to allow visitors time to interact with cats. Many visitors are self proclaimed cat ladies (and gents) that don’t have the space or time to care for a cat on a full time basis, but cat cafés, like Meow Parlour, allow them a dose of feline fun.
Meow Parlour also attracts guests looking for a new full-time furry friend. All the cats are adoptable. Meow Parlour has teamed up with KittyKind, a NYC based no kill rescue group which provides the cat café with all the adoptable cats. All the cats are extremely friendly, which is a top priority to Christina Ha, the Co-Founder of Meow Parlour.
How does it work?
For now, all visits must be booked via their website, which can be found here. Eventually, they will allow walk-ins, but for now, make sure to keep checking their reservation page for available dates (they’re currently booked until March). It’s $4 per half hour, but you can stay longer and pay the difference on your way out. There’s also free wi-fi and plenty of outlets to charge your phone/computer.
I’m hearing a lot about cats, but what about the café?
Meow Parlour Patisserie is the café located around the corner from Meow Parlour at 34 Ludlow Street. Personally, I’m glad the yummy treats are made in a different space…without a dozen cats roaming around. Visitors are welcome to purchase any food or drink from the patisserie and bring it back to Meow Parlour. Click here for their menu (which includes cat shaped baked goods!)
Open daily (except Wednesdays) from 12-8pm
46 Hester Street
What a clever idea. I’ll have to visit it on my next trip back to NY. And by the way, I love your site.
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Thank you! I love yours as well. I’m an English major so your posts are right up my alley!
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Well I’m a native NYer so your blog brings me home every time I read it.
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This parlour looks great! Thanks for doing this post. I went to book a slot and nothing available till March!
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I know, it’s extremely popular right now and they can only allow a certain amount of people in there at a time, but keep checking! It’s worth a visit 🙂
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I want to go 😀
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I’m horribly allergic to cats. Wish there were a puppy cafe.
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I visited Seoul recently and they are so into those kind of cats / dogs / sheeps cafés.. The only thing the pictures don’t tell, aside from the cuteness, is the smell 😛 Especially in the cats café. But truth is, it feels so cozy to be surrounded by quiet and beautiful cats, still.
Great post 🙂
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Haha, fortunately this one is extremely clean and there was no odor…otherwise I’m not sure if I would have been able to stay long :p
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AAAARGH! This is my worst nightmare. 😀
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As a catless cat-lover I think this would be a good idea in the UK. In the meantime I have kept our cat flap open and have 2 occasional feline visitors, whom I don’t feed.
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Thank you for liking my post the other day about New Year’s. This is so funny you posted this, because I just posted their website on my Facebook to tell my brother we have to go next time! We are from Central NY, but love NYC, and since now we both live in New Jersey, NYC is closer than before! I am definitely going to try this place out sometime. 🙂 I think it’s an excellent idea. Love your blog and I shared it with my mom and brother to check out. Very helpful and interesting posts! -Megan/Sugar Lows
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Thank you for stopping by!
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What a Great Idea! Thanks for visiting my blog, also 🙂
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I see these cafés popping up everywhere! Cool idea, has anyone thought about using other animals? I’m not a fan of cats, I’d prefer to visit a dog cafe 🙂
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I’m more of a dog lover myself, I’d love a dog cafe. Although they’d definitely eat all the food, where as cats aren’t so interested 😉
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Reblogged this on eyponce and commented:
I love cats, and I love this!!
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I really like your website, and thanks for visiting me! Everyone tells me that NYC is the place you have to see and experience. I have met some nice people from NYC that assured me it is safe also. If I go i”ll be glad to have your tips. Well done blogging.
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Thanks for stopping by! Your friends are right in saying it’s the place you have to see and experience 😉 Hope you find yourself visiting one day!
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Reblogged this on Notes from "A Place to Live Forever" and commented:
New York, New York … the big apple, the city that never sleeps. This bloggers does a wonderful job of sharing this American city from a local’s viewpoint. Enjoy the tips.
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Thanks so much for your like on poetrycottage. Will pass your blog link onto my daughter (who btw loves cats). She is in love with NYC and doesn’t want to leave … 🙂 for her, 😦 for us.
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What a great idea! But I’m interested to know if there are health regulations they have to follow? In Australia, you wouldn’t be able to serve food/drinks anywhere where there are animals. Or are the two places separated?
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Yup, two separate places. It’s just around the corner and visitors can bring their coffee’s and treats back to the cat cafe if they want to.
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I lived in Shanghai last year and it was a big enough thing there. I hear London now has one and one is opening in Dublin. My friend tells me that there is a puppy café in Taiwan!
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NYC has one too? There’s one in Oakland, CA, and oooo, so cute.
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Those kitties all look adorable, but as someone who is deathly allergic, that place would kill me!
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I love the cat shaped pastries and would love to sit with friendly cats while enjoying snacks! Hopefully one will come to Boston too! Great site, maybe a trip to NY is in order!
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A trip to NY is ALWAYS in order 😉 Thanks for stopping by.
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Thanks for posting this! I am a dog-lover but secretly really want a cat too. I’ll have to check out this cafe the next time I’m in NYC to convince the hubby that we should get one 😀
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They’re extremely friendly cats, so I’m sure it won’t take much convincing! Best wishes 🙂
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You got to be kidding me! But I have to say… Great idea! Maybe I have to bring ours and write about it 😉
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Will definitely go when I’m next in New York.
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I had heard about these in Asia and always thought if there were ever the perfect place for me, it would be a cat café – tea in one hand, and an adorable feline to pet in the other. I hope to make it back to NY sometime. Went there on a business trip a couple years ago and was only there for 24 hours. Now I have an extra incentive!
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That is so very neat. Did not realize they had one of these in New York now. Well, just one more reason (among what are already soooo many) to visit. By the way, love the view these sweet kitties have out those very big windows.
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A lovely and enterprising idea ~
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Now this is my kind of cafe!
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We just saw a cat cafe on Amazing Race in Thailand the other night and had no idea it existed all over now. What a novel idea. Thanks fro sharing
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