The craze that started in Japan – where else – is now starting to take hold in the west. Last year it was Paris, now London has its very own cat café, a place where feline lovers can have a cup of tea while getting their cat fix.

The first restaurant where patrons could dine among cat companions was started in 2004 in Japan. Copy cat cafés and restaurants popped up all over Japan and other Asian countries. Western countries, with all their health and safety regulations, took a bit longer to join in on the cat action.

London’s first, called Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium, is already fully booked ’till July. Not everyone has the space or the time for a cat of their own and these cat cafés are the perfect place for cat lovers to snuggle and pet cats to their hearts content.

The US might soon join in on the fun, with a cat café in San Francisco in the works.

To read more about these feline cafés, click here.

[ Source : TheDailyBeast ]