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The Internet loves two things: coffee and cats. It just seems natural that these obsessions should combine. While cat caf\u00e9s are not a new concept in many Asian countries, the phenomenon had not yet made permenant residence in the United States – until now. New York as always been a hub for ideas from different cultures to merge together, and next month, the Big Apple will have its very first cat caf\u00e9: MeowParlour.<\/p>\n
The brain child (or should we say ‘kitten’?) of pastry chef-turned certified animal caregiver and handler Christina Ha and Emilie Legrand<\/a>, MeowParlour will function as part coffeehouse, part adopt-a-thon. Patrons can gets drinks, treats, and schedule 30 minute blocks of play time with feline friends who are all eager to find a forever home. To make sure that all the animals remain healthy, and as stress-free as possible, MeowParlour also enforces some strict guidelines<\/a> in regards to when and how cats can be handled. Hand sanitizer and shoe-removal are required. Guest can bring children, but only during designated kids times. All guests must sign a waiver because – well, cats are cats. It’s much easier to mandate human behavior around them, then get a cat to follow rules.<\/p>\n It’s a clever and fun way for New Yorkers (and residents of surrounding areas) to find a new family member. Out-of-town visitors will also enjoy a nice repreive from the hustle and bustle of the big city. What takes the edge off quite like a nice scone, and petting a cat? Though the official site<\/a> is not completed quite yet, the caf\u00e9 is scheduled to open on December 15th<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Since this original posting, the\u00a0official site<\/a>, as well as the brick-and-mortor location, are now open for business!\u00a0Start following them on Twitter<\/a> and Instagram<\/a>\u00a0in advance of your visit!<\/p>\n MeowParlour will be located on the Lower East Side: The Internet loves two things: coffee and cats. It just seems natural that these obsessions should combine. While cat caf\u00e9s are not a new concept in many Asian countries, the phenomenon had not yet made permenant residence in the United States – until now. New York as always been a hub for ideas from different […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-98880372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98880372"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":98898133,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98880372\/revisions\/98898133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98880372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98880372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.onetravel.com\/going-places\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98880372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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