New York City cat lovers get ready – Meow Parlour opened on Monday.

The permanent café, located in Manhattan’s SoHo, allows customers to eat desserts while hanging out with furry friends.

"Our space is designed with both people and cats in mind," co-founder Christina Ha told ABC. "I hope people are happy coming here; to enjoy some coffee and pastries, and to relieve some stress."

Currently, customers are only able to go to the café with a scheduled appointment, but the founders plan to allow walk-ins by January. The store charges adults $4 for every half hour. Children 10 years old and under can also enjoy some time with the cats during a special time for $6 an hour.

Aside from a special customer experience, the two Meow Parlour founders also hope to get their eight cars adopted with the help of the animal rescue KittyKind.

"Our goal is to have as many cats adopted as possible," co-founder Emilie Legrand said. "Our partnership with KittyKind is very important to us."

Meow Parlour comes one month after Cat Town Café opened in California becoming the first permanent one of its kind in the United States. The idea for such an establishment, however, originated in Taiwan in 1998. Now several more U.S. cities are planning to open cat cafes, including KitTea in San Francisco, Purringtons in Portland, Catfe in Los Angeles and Catco in Denver.

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