Granby’s long-awaited cat café finally has a move-in date. 9 Lives Café will open its doors on Nov. 21 at 335 Salmon Brook Street, welcoming visitors into a lounge area stocked with adoptable cats alongside a separate, cat-free café area.
The opening date and other details were reported by Granby, CT Patch, which noted that reservations for the cat lounge are already available through the café’s website. Visitors looking to book a spot can find reservations through the café’s website.
When the café opens, it won’t yet have its full food lineup running. Per Patch’s reporting, 9 Lives Café will start with a limited food and beverage menu of prepackaged snacks, bottled drinks and coffee while improvements to its kitchen continue. The café plans to keep cats completely separate from food-service areas, with interior windows letting café patrons peek into the lounge without stepping inside.
A Rescue Partnership Years in the Making
The café’s cats won’t just be there for cuddles — they’ll be up for adoption. Enfield Community Cat Project has been selected as the café’s rescue partner, the same report notes, and the café’s cats will be available for adoption.
That partnership was first previewed back in June, when the Hartford Courant reported the café was expected to open that summer in a 1,450-square-foot space, with plans to make as many as 20 cats available for adoption from two rescues: Cat Nap Village and Enfield Community Cat Project. Owner Holly Kundrata told the Courant at the time, “We’ll have the lounge area if you want to go in and meet the cats. They’re all going to be adoptable.”
How Many Cats, and What’s on the Menu
Enfield Community Cat Project founder Dawn Struck told the Courant her organization typically helps around 350 cats a year, but was on pace to break its record of 450 cats in 2026. She said she anticipated having between four and six cats at the café at any given time, though that figure was an estimate shared ahead of opening rather than a confirmed count for launch day.
On the food side, Kundrata described broader plans back in June to offer pastries, baked goods, coffee, hot chocolate and other drinks once the kitchen is fully up and running. At opening, the café will offer coffee alongside a limited menu of prepackaged snacks and bottled drinks.
Hours and Location
9 Lives Café is set to be open Thursday through Saturday and Sunday through Monday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and closed Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the Scoop. The café sits at 335 Salmon Brook Street in Granby, giving area cat lovers a new spot to sip coffee, browse the shop side and maybe leave with a new pet.
