Cat Lounge Visits
Timed entry, drink included
The lounge is the heart of the place: a bright room with window benches, climbing shelves and twelve resident cats who decide for…
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Cat lounge & coffee bar · Corydon Avenue
Good coffee. Better company.
Twelve resident cats, a house-roasted espresso bar and the warmest room in Winnipeg. Book an hour, order a latte, and let someone with whiskers pick the seat.
Why people keep coming back
Comfy on purpose
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Twelve resident cats
All rescues, all adoptable, all vet-checked. They live here until they find their person.
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House-roasted espresso
Small-batch beans from a Winnipeg roaster, pulled properly, with oat milk as standard.
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Calm by design
Timed slots, a twelve-guest cap and cat-only retreats keep the room quiet for everyone.
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Adoptions that stick
Two visits before applying, notes from staff, and a rescue partner who follows up.
What we do
More than a place to sit with cats
Everything on this list runs out of one warm room on Corydon. Drop in for a coffee, book the lounge, or take the whole place for an evening.
Coffee Bar & Bakery
No ticket needed
The coffee bar sits at the front of the shop, on the public side of the glass, so you can come in for an espresso or a bag of…
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Adoption Program
With Prairie Paws Rescue
Every cat in the lounge is a rescue looking for a home. They come to us through Prairie Paws Rescue, arrive vaccinated, fixed and…
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Private Events & Birthdays
The whole room, two hours
Book the lounge outside public hours and it is yours: birthdays, team afternoons, a very unusual first date. Two-hour buyouts…
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Craft & Movie Nights
Thursdays after close
One Thursday a month the lounge becomes a craft table, and one Thursday it becomes a cinema. "Purr & Paint" hands you a canvas, a…
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Since 2019
Our story
A cafe built around the cats, not the other way round
We opened in 2019 with six rescue cats, a used espresso machine and a hunch that Winnipeg winters needed a room like this. Seven years on, the machine is bigger, the cats rotate through to new homes, and the hunch turned out to be right.
Every resident comes to us through Prairie Paws Rescue. They live here until someone falls for them, and roughly three a month do. The coffee side is not an afterthought either: we roast small batches with a local roaster and bake the morning buns ourselves.
- 212+ Cats adopted
- 48,000+ Cups poured
- 12 Resident cats
- 7 Years on Corydon
Meet the residents
Every one of them is looking for a window seat of their own
The cats you meet in the lounge are all adoptable through Prairie Paws Rescue. Spend an hour, ask us anything, and if it clicks we will walk you through the next steps.
Adoptable Pierogi
Loud, affectionate and convinced every lap is his. Greets the 9:30 slot personally and naps through the rest…
Adoptable Miso
Small, watchful and slow to trust, then suddenly all in. Likes to sit slightly behind you and supervise…
Adoptable Nimbus
Our gentle giant. Brushable, patient with children, and happiest on the highest shelf watching Corydon go by…
Adoptable Maple
Full tortie attitude in a tiny body. Plays hard, sleeps harder, and has strong opinions about the feather…
From the bar
Small menu, done properly
Espresso from a local roaster, oat milk as standard, and a bake case that is empty by two most days. No lounge ticket needed for the coffee bar.
How a visit works
Four steps to a lap full of cat
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Book a slot
Pick a date, a time and your party size. We confirm by email, usually within the hour.
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Order at the bar
Your drink is included. Tell us what you want and we bring it into the lounge for you.
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Wash up and go in
Hands washed, shoes off if you like, phone on silent. Then sit anywhere and wait.
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Let them find you
The cats choose. Staff will tell you who is feeling social and who is having a day.
Lounge pricing
Simple, and every ticket includes a drink
Timed entry keeps the room calm for the cats and gives you space to actually meet them. Kids from six, with an adult.
Drop-in
$12per 30 minutes
- Any drink from the bar
- Walk-in when there is space
- Kids 6+ with an adult
- Same-day only
Full Hour
$18per person
- Any drink from the bar
- Bookable up to 30 days ahead
- Staff introductions to the cats
- Kids 6+ with an adult
- Adoption chat any time
Regulars Pass
$59per month
- Unlimited lounge visits
- 10% off at the bar
- Priority booking on event nights
- Your own mug hook
- Cancel any time
Around the room
A few of our favourite corners
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The window bench at ten in the morning -
Latte art, Biscuit supervising -
Cat walk along the north wall -
The bake case before the rush -
Sunday yoga, one participant asleep -
Pierogi claiming the 9:30 slot -
Purr & Paint night -
Corydon Avenue, first snow
Kind words
What regulars say
I came in for a coffee on a minus-thirty day in January and have been here every week since. The flat white is the best in the city and Nimbus is, frankly, my therapist.
Hannah W.Regulars Pass holder
We visited three times before we applied, exactly like they suggested, and it made all the difference. The folder of notes Marc wrote about her was spot on. She still sleeps on the radiator.
Devin & SamAdopted Clementine, 2026
Fourteen eight-year-olds, twelve cats and not a single scratch. The staff ran the whole thing and the kids talked about the cat-manners talk for weeks. Cake was good too.
Aisha K.Booked a birthday buyout
This month
Good reasons to come on a weekday
Kitten Hour Tuesdays
Tuesdays, 5:30 pm slot
The youngest residents get the room to themselves and you get a half-price ticket. Loud, chaotic, lovely.
Claim itStudent Wednesdays
All day Wednesday
Show a student card for fifteen percent off any lounge ticket and anything from the bar.
Claim itLatte Happy Hour
Weekdays, 3–5 pm
Two dollars off every latte, flat white and maple oat while the afternoon sun is on the bench.
Claim itGood to know
Questions we get every day
If yours is not here, send it through the contact page and we will answer within the day.
Do I need to book?
For the lounge, yes, especially on weekends. Slots are capped at twelve guests and go quickly. The coffee bar at the front never needs a booking; walk in any time we are open.
Can I bring children?
Kids are welcome from age six with an adult, and under-12s stay with their grown-up in the lounge. We give every child a short "how to be around cats" chat on the way in. Saturday morning birthday parties are a thing; ask us.
Are the cats really adoptable?
All of them except Biscuit, who owns the building in spirit. Every resident comes from Prairie Paws Rescue and stays here until they find their person. Ask any staff member and they will walk you through it.
I have a cat allergy. Can I still visit?
The coffee bar is on the other side of a glass wall from the lounge and most mildly allergic people are fine there. The lounge itself is a full-cat environment with air filtration, but we cannot promise it will be comfortable. An antihistamine beforehand helps many visitors.
Can I bring my own cat?
No, sorry. The residents have a stable social group and a visiting cat is stressful for everyone, including your cat. Dogs and other pets are not allowed in either.
Is the drink really included?
Yes. Every lounge ticket includes one drink from the full menu, brought to you in the lounge. Bakery items are extra and can be ordered at the bar.
From the notebook
News from the lounge
How a lounge visit works (and why we cap it at twelve)
New here? This is what happens between booking a slot and leaving with cat hair on your sweater, and the reasoning behind the headcount.
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Meet the residents: fall 2026 update
Three adoptions, two new arrivals and a bonded pair of one-year-olds who are running the place. Here is who is in the lounge this season.
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Our house roast: what is actually in the cup
We get asked about the coffee more than you might expect for a cat cafe. A short note on the beans, the roaster and why oat milk is the…
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Ready when you are
Book your hour in the lounge
Pick a day and a time slot, tell us how many of you there are, and we will confirm by email. Walk-ins are welcome when there is space, but weekends usually fill up.
- Drink included with every ticket
- Confirmed by email, usually within the hour
- Free to move or cancel a day ahead
Prefer to talk? (204) 555-0142