Tuesday, December 16, 2014

The city's 1st cat cafe is now open on Hester Street



Christina Ha and Emilie Legrand, the owners of Macaron Parlour on St. Mark's Place, officially opened Meow Parlour at 46 Hester St. (between Essex and Ludlow) yesterday.

Many sites had inside looks at the space featuring gratuitous cute cat photos... You can visit Eater or Gothamist or USA Today for their reports.

Head to the Meow Parlour website for more details on how it all works.

But briefly:

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.

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.

All the cats are adoptable. Meow Parlour has teamed up with KittyKind, an all volunteer, no kill rescue group located in NYC. KittyKind specializes in adopting out cats so if you fall in love, you can apply to adopt one!
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10 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 16, 2014 at 9:36 AM

    how the hell did I move off that block before this thing showed up?!? free cat petting? sign me up!

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  2. Ken from Ken's KitchenDecember 16, 2014 at 11:16 AM

    This concept is kind of disturbing. Like a nightmare.

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  3. AnonymousDecember 16, 2014 at 11:43 AM

    Not free. Everything has a price.

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  4. nygrumpDecember 16, 2014 at 11:56 AM

    These kitties are adorable! I need to go watch my "babies and kittens" video again. I wish I wasn't allergic to cats...

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  5. AnonymousDecember 16, 2014 at 2:03 PM

    I'd rather live across the street from a cat cafe than a bar. Honestly, I wish this place could have opened up across the street from me. I love cats because they aren't loud!

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  6. FigKittyDecember 16, 2014 at 3:08 PM

    I don't know if I've ever been so excited about a new business.

    Kitties!!!!!

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  7. Scuba DivaDecember 17, 2014 at 12:17 AM

    You can pay to pet the cats at Meow Parlor, but it's free [donations are encouraged] to go visit the cats at Ollie's Place on 9th street between 1st and A.

    Kitty Kind, by the way, I a great rescue organization, and I'm glad they're in on this. (Ollie's Place is affiliated with Mighty Mutts.)

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  8. Eden BeeDecember 17, 2014 at 7:22 PM

    What's the CATch? AHAHAHAHA!!

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  9. EV GrieveDecember 17, 2014 at 7:52 PM

    @ Eden

    Please finish your drink and leave!

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  10. AnonymousDecember 21, 2014 at 6:15 PM

    A great cause. I hope it can succeed.

    - East Villager

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