Laura is an interesting person who I met by chance many years ago while participating in the Maratona di Roma. We’ve kept in touch through social media. She was in Rome earlier this year and we decided to catch up.
(Picture stolen from Laura)
Since she was game enough to try a vegan joint and loves cats, I decided to bring her to the cat cafe in Garbatella. I’ve never been here before and have always wanted to visit, so it was a good opportunity for the both of us.
Garbatella by itself is an interesting area, so many things to see here, easy to reach by the metro and full of colourful murals such as this one :
Before you know it, we reached the cafe. From the outside, it looked quite unassuming. But when you get in, it looked so cosy and inviting, especially with their resident cats.
I’ve been to other cat cafe, but most of the cats there seemed anti social – shying away when you try to approach them. Which is understandable when you think about the number of guests who have tried to cuddle with them day after day. But the cats here were amazingly chill and adorable. They didn’t mind you cuddling with them.
Almost everywhere you turn, there would be something interesting to see, making this cafe extremely instagrammable.
Laura and I were quite hungry then, so we ordered the food which looked interesting. And between us, we had :
Tempura all’erba cipollina con maionese all’aceto balsamico e salsa spicy
Patatas Bravas
Dahl croccante su salsa pink raw allo zenzero
Riso rosso al mango cocco con broccoli e cavolfiore saltati al peperoncino e lime
(Picture stolen from Laura)
Mousse cake
The food here was delicious albeit on the pricey side with the price of each dish starting from 7 euro. But I guess it was okay for the once as a while treat. I especially liked Laura’s rice and would definitely get that the next time I’m there.
And in the middle of our meal, I had an interesting talk with Laura – what she’s been up to, her ventures and what she’s been doing during her free time. I admire her in that she’s so courageous, being brave in travelling to different countries for example, and trying to set up her photography business.
If you haven’t seen her photographs, come and take a peek here. She’s very very good!
To end here is an instagram stories montage of our trip there 
Romeow Cat Bistrot
Via Francesco Negri, 15, 00154 Roma
