A cat cafe finally lands in Albuquerque’s lap

[TexasTowelie]

[font color=330099]Dis iz impurrtant mews!!![/font]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Cat people, your next lunch date could be with some feline friends.

After months on the prowl, Julia Grueskin said she’s found a spot for her cat cafe and she expects to open Gatos y Galletas by early next near. The first-time restaurateur has signed a lease for a pair of EDo spaces, 412 and 414 Central SE, where she plans to create a space where customers can sit, mingle and even eat — she’ll offer a vegetarian menu— alongside the meowing set.

“I think it’s definitely appealing to people who can’t have cats (at home) — either because of the people they’re living with or because of their apartment — to be able to get to spend quality time with cats and do their work and socialize around cats,” she said. “It’s also for people who already have (them) and want to be around other cats.”

The cat cafe concept has taken off around the world — perhaps most notably in Japan — but Grueskin’s would be the first of its kind in Albuquerque.

Read more: http://www.abqjournal.com/694462/abqnewsseeker/albuquerques-first-cat-cafe-lands-location.html

[SheilaT]

1. Nice. I'll have to try to get there some time.

Lots of restaurants are happy to allow dogs. It will be nice to find one that hosts cats.

[PasadenaTrudy]

2. I predict

that ABQ will be a tech magnet one of these days. San Francisco, Austin, etc are way too $$$ now. Time for new frontiers. I think the current issue of NM Magazine has a story on the plans for an innovation corridor in downtown. Something needs to happen, as downtown is kinda scary with the aggressive panhandlers and tweakers.