Vegan-friendly
Lacto
Western

Cats roam inside this cafe. Offers a small vegetarian food menu with several marked vegan options. Drinks menu feature espresso drinks, smoothies, and lemonade. Has desserts, too. Opened since 2014. Open Tue-Thu 11:00am-8:00pm, Fri-Sat 10:00am-10:00pm, Sun 10:00am-8:00pm.


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19 Reviews

First Review by Veroniquemeow

JuliaMeltzer

Points +132

Vegan
15 Sep 2024

Kitties and chill vibes

Chill spot for a beverage or lunch. The attraction is the cats, but the cauliflower salad was unique and tasty as was the hi five soda.

veggielady31

Points +88

Vegan
08 Apr 2024

A spot for vegan cat lovers!

In this cat cafe, the cats are wandering around you while you enjoy your meal. Some will visit for pets, others will snooze. Service was great. Its a bit slow on the weekends because they're so busy, so allow extra time to wait outside for a table if you go between 3pm and 6pm.

Pros: The food was fresh and delicious, Seeing the cats, Atmosphere is awesome

Cons: Waited longer than I would have liked, Reservation option would be nice

Pititkoala

Points +557

Vegan
11 Mar 2023

Pour amoureux des chats

Café sympa.
Concept original.
Lors de nos visites nous avons vu des chats faire de la planche à roulette, et profité de zootherapie en carressant de beaux gros minous.
La nourriture est très bonne, le service un peu lent mais excellent.

Pour profiter de la meilleure expérience voici quelques astuces :
- Arriver avant l'ouverture le matin ou après 18h sont les meilleurs moments pour éviter de faire la file pour entrer et pour que les chats ne soient pas déjà très sollicités.
- Si vous souhaitez venir avec des enfants, il y en a plus le matin et vous devez accompagner votre enfant dans ses déplacements.
- Tout le menu est végé ou vegan cependant les choix végés sont vraiment excellents et variés, tandis que les choix vegans sont... de la salade ou un chili. On apprécie l'offre car nous venons pour les chats et non le repas.
- En hiver, le local est très froid, surtout le sol. Comme il est demandé de se déchausser pour entrer, il faut prévoir de bons bas et un bon coton ouaté. Avec un peu de chance, il restera des chaussons à prendre à l'entrée.

Bonne visite

Pros: Tout est végé , Ambiance et service chaleureux

Cons: Un peu cher, Froid en hiver

NicoleQue

Points +71

Vegan
24 Aug 2022

Fun cafe

Vintage vibes and the well loved cats make this cafe a cozy spot. The gros biscuit and tropichat were both delicious. High-five drink was also very good!

Angelfaludi

Points +253

Vegetarian
12 Aug 2022

Sweet place

As pointed by others, there are not a lot of vegan options and it would be nice to add vegan cheese in option for the grilled sandwiches.

As for me, I tried the Mexi-Chat (avocado, spicy sauce - but it wasn't spicy - corn, cheese) and the Cat Lady (fig, goat cheese and other stuff) which were really good. I took a chai latte and a cheese cake. The chai was fine and cute with cat paws drawn on the top and the dessert was SO good, light and fresh with raspberry sauce.

The place was really nice and chill. The perfect place to take a hot drink, read a book and be surrounded by cats and nice music. The tables were really apart from each other, wich is nice.

Pros: Cats, Yummy cheese cake, Chill atmosphere

Cons: Not super clean floor, Not a lot of vegan options

AliyahM

Points +63

Vegan
07 Aug 2022

Lovely cats and very relaxing

I loved this cute place. I came with my boyfriend and we had a lovely relaxing time. Cats were walking around and resting on play areas and next to the tables of people while they were eating. I wish there were even more vegan options but the cranberry salad was amazing and I took down the ingredients of the dressing.

Pros: Delicious vegan options, Enjoy food with cute cats around, Nice music

Cons: Should have vegan sandwiches and more options, Not too clean, Very few tables

PurpleCurrant

Points +3898

Vegan
17 Apr 2022

Kitty café

Loved it. Their lemonade and iced tea are really good, not a lot of vegan options when it comes to food but this is a cafe, not a restaurant.
Very cool vibe, cats chilling everywhere and patrons are respectful.
The people who work there are nice and the cats seem to love them. You might see them walk around the cafe with a cat wrapped around their shoulders. 😁

The place is often packed, so you might have to wait a bit if you go during weekend peak hours.

McMallory

Points +2371

Vegan
15 Mar 2022

J’adore les chats!

The cats are all cute, friendly, and sweet. Sharing space with them is a true joy. But the cats are the main event here, not the food, which was fine but not overly exciting. The entire menu is vegetarian, which is great! It’s nice to see a place that loves animals get that we shouldn’t be eating them. But it’s very dairy-heavy with only a smattering of vegan options (most of the menu is dominated by grilled cheese and they don’t have a vegan cheese). I had the vegan chili and it was good but not great.

The place seems to be very popular with children and tourists, which makes sense. If you’re hungry, get lunch across the street at Chez Jose or a few blocks up at Pizzaria Zac, and then come here to have a coffee/smoothie/cookie and enjoy the cats. They’re the focal point, as they should be!

NickTustin

Points +1199

Vegan
02 Oct 2019

Cool place, need to try more dishes.

Really cool, relaxed place. Vegan Gros Biscuit with chocolate and cherries was alright, nothing too special. Kind of dry and too much plain breadiness. Will have to come back and try more food.

violettbla

Points +313

Vegan
18 Feb 2019

Such a great experience

Such a wonderful place, cats everywhere! And that’s obviously why you go there. I ate a great vegan biscuit, but I do wish they had more vegan options in the dessert category.

Pros: Cats!!!, Great vegan biscuit , Cats!!!!

Cons: More options

ChristianLajoie

Points +431

Vegan
30 Jun 2018

Chat

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vegieseitan

Points +180

Vegan
18 Jun 2018

Birthday with cats

We came to Montreal for my birthday and I wanted to spend it here surrounded by cats and it was awesome. The cats are so chill and fun to watch and the food, while on the lighter side, is pretty good. I got the La Pele-Mele because I'm a sucker for cauliflower and pickled red onions and pecans. It's like they read my mind for flavor combos. My partner got the Cat Lady which I'm told was very delicious so there was no regrets about missing out on meat. It's a nice place to hang out and chill at after a long flight.

SoniaLéger

Points +17

Vegetarian
Owner
25 Sep 2017

Super !

Un café/restaurant à découvrir ! Portions généreuses et on nous laisse amener notre pain sans gluten ou notre fromage végan pour rendre pratiquement tout le menu végan. Bien sûr les chats sont mignons, il y a souvent des chatons disponibles à l'adoption. Et ils sont très bien traités et heureux ! On m'a conseille d'y aller les matins à l'ouverture ou les soirs après 17h. Je recommande :)

Pros: végan friendly, spéciaux du jour

Cons: pas fait pour les enfants

AliceBernier

Points +225

Vegan
03 Sep 2017

Great Ambiance!

Really cool and relaxed ambiance with cats everywhere. The food is good, but I wish there were more vegan options in the menu such as grilled cheese with vegan cheese.

Pros: Cool cats everywhere

Cons: Need more vegan options in their menu!

mcsnv

Points +3484

Vegan
12 Jan 2017

Un café incontournable pour les amoureux des chats

J'ai vu grandir le café de sa campagne de financement jusqu'à maintenant. Quel joie de voir que tout semble aller pour le mieux! Si vous en avez l'occasion, allez discuter avec le propriétaire. Il suffit de quelques secondes pour se rendre compte d'à quel point il aime les chats. Le café organise aussi parfois des conférences. La nourriture est très bonne, autant les salades que les desserts. Par contre, l'endroit n'est pas très grand et, en fin de semaine, il n'y a souvent pas de place. Beaucoup de touristes et d'enfants, ce qui est un peu dommage (y compris pour les chats).

Vitapita

Points +155

Vegan
04 Jul 2016

Fantastic!

Great atmosphere, the cats are super cute!
I came with my 3 year old girl and they made a drawing of a cat on her hot chocolate mousse, it was really nice and artistic!

Pros: cats, great staff

LaVanessa

Points +367

Vegan
01 Apr 2016

Delightful and cosy

Thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Came on a Saturday afternoon so the place was almost packed but everyone was very respectful of the kitties (kitties everywhere!). Had a tasty mocha. Nice service. Recommended.

Pros: cats, location

Babette

Points +2107

Vegan
18 Feb 2015

Cats!

I really liked my experience at Café Chat L'Heureux. Because there were cats, but also because the atmosphere is great. The place is clean and tidy and you really feel like you are at home. The decoration is perfect, probably the best I have seen in Montreal as far as vegetarian restaurants are concerned.

Please note you have to take your shoes off, so you might want to bring slippers.

The food is not bad, but the vegan options could be improved.

Pros: Lots of cats, Nice staff, Beautiful place

Veroniquemeow

Points +31

Vegan
17 Oct 2014

Meowmazing!!!

This place is heaven. All vegan and vegetarian foods. Small menu, but very tasty. Coffee, Kombucha and lovely desserts.
Best part the wonderful cats and kittens that roam around visiting you.
If you need to clear your head from the stress of city life, this place will not disappoint.
I'm in love!! ❤️

Pros: food, atmosphere and furry kitties

Cons: cash only, but bank machine nearby, so not really




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