A LOVE of delicious desserts and finding new homes for lost moggies is the cat’s whiskers for Yvonne Wong.

The West Lakes woman, along with friend Kevin Lei, has opened the doors to MeowMe Cat Cafe on Glen Osmond Rd, Parkside.

Separated into two areas, the cafe gives diners the chance to play with up to 15 cats while waiting for their desserts and sweets.

The pair has partnered with volunteer group Paws & Claws Adoptions to help find caring homes for displaced cats.

“We want to try and help the rescued animals as much as possible,” Ms Wong says.

“In the cafe, we have a lot more traffic than a lot of these adoption shelters so it is much easier to get people in to meet the cats.”

media_camera Cats at MeowMe Cat Cafe. Picture: AAP/Roy VanDerVegt

The dessert bar is the second dedicated cat cafe to operate in the east, following the opening of Hashtag Meow in Payneham in 2016.

Since opening its doors, more than 80 cats had been adopted from the Parkside cafe.

“People are able to really interact and get to know which cat they want to adopt as they have more time with them,” Ms Wong says.

“We don’t want people to commit to adopting a cat just by a picture, actually come in and get to know them.”

To visit the cats, customers must purchase a drink or dessert from the cafe.

MeowMe Cat Cafe is at 106 Glen Osmond Rd, Parkside.

It is open from 6pm-10pm Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 6pm-11pm Fridays, 2pm-11pm Saturdays and 2pm-10pm Sundays.

Information at facebook.com/pg/MeowMeCatCafe