Meow Parlour, New York City’s First Permanent Cat Café Is Open For Business on Hester Street

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Meow Parlour, New York City’s very first cat café with a full patisserie menu, Blue Bottle coffee drinks and free wifi, is currently open for business and taking reservations for half-hour blocks of time to relax with adoptable kitties from KittyKind, a local no-kill shelter run by volunteers. The café was founded by Christine Ha, the founder of the Macaron Parlour and one of her earliest employees, Emilie LeGrande.

At Meow Parlour, you can rent time to access to our space, where we have adoptable free roaming cats. You can come for as little as half an hour so you can just pet the cats or stay for up to five hours where you can use our free wi-fi while a cat naps next to you. At the moment we can only accommodate customers who have made a reservation online. You can bring in food or beverage you purchase at Meow Parlour Patisserie, located around the corner from Meow Parlour and enjoy a sweet treat in the company of a furry friend.

The Meow Parlour is located at 46 Hester Street, between Essex and Ludlow. Reservations can be made online.

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Lori Dorn
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