Meet the snazzy cats of El Gato Coffeehouse and Cat Cottage in the Heights. They’re claw-some, have a great cat-titude, and some are even looking for their fur-ever homes. Here’s a look at just a few of these potential purr-fect pets, then come down to El Gato to hang with Alice, Cuddles, Daisy, Ellie Kitty, Francesca, Harley, Lucille, Milo, Monica, Penny, Phoebe and Rosi. All photos by Gwendolyn Knapp.
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El Gato is now open at 503 Pecore -
Francesca on the catwalk, created by local craftsman James Waters. -
Francesca chills for a nanosecond. -
On the hunt. -
Highway to cat heaven. -
Lucille takes a little break from the cat walk. -
Lucille up close. -
Lucille shows off. -
Small-scale catwalks will be available for purchase at El Gato soon. -
Alice, in the mood for a meet and greet. -
Alice takes a rest. -
Daisy is a total lap cat. -
Daisy gets comfortable. -
Daisy, prepared to snooze on your leg all day. -
Cheerful paint and cool signage at Houston’s first cat cafe. -
A mural in the cottage’s back room gives thanks to the start up’s donors. -
The who’s who of cats at El Gato. -
Guests visits with Harley the cat. -
Harley gets a treat. -
Harley is the biggest cat at El Gato. -
He basically spans the length of a table. -
And he loves to sunbathe. -
The El Gato logo. -
Milo likes to chill in a cabinet. -
Monica takes a time out. -
Monica has the coolest splashes of orange on her grey coat. -
Color me impressed. -
Queen of the feather wands -
If cats got Glamour Shots. -
Phoebe is the chillest cat you’ll ever meet. -
Snoozing in the sunbath. -
Rosi doesn’t like to wake up before 5 p.m. We can relate. -
Lucille gets ready to pounce. -
The cat cottage gets great sunlight, perfect for sunbaths. -
Alice and Lucille luxuriate.
