— A cat cafe is poised to open on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill this fall.

Cat Tales Cat Cafe, located at 431 W. Franklin St., will serve an assortment of snacks in the cafe portion, separate from a section with adoptable cats roaming free, according to its Facebook page.

The cats will also be available for adoption from Goathouse Refuge in Pittsboro.

"The cafe provides a home-like, low stress environment for potential adopters to get to know the kitties true purrsonalities," according to the Facebook page.

Potential pet parents can fill out an application to be reviewed by Goathouse staff. The rescue will receive 100 percent of the adoption fee.

Cat cafes originated in Taiwan in the late 1990s as a way for people to enjoy hot beverages and interact with cats. Patrons can sit and drink beverages while looking at the cats in the opposite room or pay to reserve time in the cat room. The concept has expanded throughout Asia and Europe, first reaching North America only a few years ago.

The first permanent cat cafe in the United States, Cat Town Cafe, opened in 2014 in Oakland, Calif.

Cat Tales Cafe will be the Triangle's first cat cafe. A Raleigh couple started a crowdfunding campaign last year to open Purr Cup Cafe. There have been some pop-up events, while the two search for a permanent home for the business.

North Carolina does have some cat cafes including Crooked Tail in Greensboro, Mac Tabby and Daily Mews in Charlotte, and Kosmic Kittens Cat Lounge in Selma.