El Gato Coffeehouse

Purr-fect

What makes it fun

El Gato Coffeehouse is a purr-fect spot for a date, especially if you and your sweetheart adore cats. El Gato is Houston's first cat café. It opened in 2017 to provide a cozy space where coffee lovers and feline friends can connect. The ambiance is quirky and inviting, with comfy seating and a separate Cat Cottage where adoptable cats roam freely, ready for cuddles. The café serves locally roasted coffee, teas, and delightful pastries that pair perfectly with whiskered company. El Gato also hosts fun events like "cat yoga," "meowive" night, painting with cats and more.

Google Reviews

El Gato Coffeehouse

4.5

Based on 813 reviews

Lisa Sotolongo

04:15 08 Dec 24

Briana Bianco

03:36 28 Nov 24

Loved everything about this place! Very sweet, cute kitties. They had lots of space to run around and things to climb up. We really enjoyed our iced chai lattes and just hanging out with the kitties. They have a great mission and have rescued a lot of cats! I would highly recommend visiting if you are a cat lover.

danae sepúlveda

02:58 18 Nov 24

Fernando Gonzalez (Jay)

09:11 12 Nov 24

Jake Anderson

05:33 28 Oct 24

Great experience! All the cats were adorable! Definitely will be back!

Mirka Mendez

17:01 20 Aug 24

Loved this place.
Visited for a morning cat yoga class. Instructor was great and it was very relaxing. Having the cats all around you makes it a great and super cute experience. All cats are for adoption. They have some adults and some kittens, all well behaved so it's easy for you to pet all of them. Definitely reccomend!

Stephanie Thompson

19:43 13 Jul 24

Were looking to have some coffee after a couple of afternoon cocktails, and this place was a few minutes away. I thought it was just a coffee house with a couple cats inside. Nope! You order coffee and snacks from a food truck. You pay to have an hour in a room with a couple dozen cats! All adoptable kitties! It was great playing with them and feeding them treats and watching them run around and lounge and play with the other people as well. It was fun!

Claire Reynolds

22:06 11 Jun 24

My boyfriend and I visited the Cat Studio and it was so cool. The workers said that there were 31 cats in the studio. There were quite a few small kittens and then many adult cats. All of the kitties were so sweet and even only being in there an hour, I could see all of their different little personalities. If I didn’t already have a cat at home, I would’ve definitely started the adoption process with Lucy and Ben. All of the cats look super healthy and the studio didn’t have a gross litter box smell like some of the reviews said. I definitely recommend!!!!! If you go, make sure to buy the cat treats! They love them

Cherie Chalk

14:14 04 Jun 24

I went for the "cat yoga" on Sunday morning.
It was so much fun. Plenty of time to pet and "squish" some kitties. Nicole is an excellent yoga teacher and led a very relaxing class, with a few cats joining us on the mats.
All for a good cause, which was even better.