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Leeuwarden, Friesland · 18 mi / 29 km

Kattencafé ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌⁠Poespas is a living-room style cat cafe on the Noordvliet canal in central Leeuwarden, next to the Tromp theatre. It opened in April 2017 and is run by the care provider Rondomzorg as a day programme for people with disabilities, who look after the cats and work in the kitchen, behind the counter and in service. Five resident cats live there: Boefje, the eldest and first resident, Lily, Saartje, Yara and the young part-Siamese Boris. The room has a climbing wall, window ledges and resting spots, and the cats have a private back room to retreat to. Guests come for coffee, homemade cakes, lunch or an extended high tea, and there is no entry fee. Flexible workspace is available. The cafe is open on weekdays only, closed at weekends, and table reservations are taken by phone.

• Booking required

Zwolle, Overijssel · 40 mi / 65 km

Kattencafé ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​⁠Skatjes is a cat cafe on Korte Smeden in the Eiland quarter of Zwolle's old town. Corinna Schat opened it in August 2019 after a crowdfunding campaign, starting with cats from the Stichting Flappus rescue. Five resident cats now live in the cafe, and the cat theme runs through everything from the wallpaper and tableware to cat-shaped bread and biscuits. The menu covers breakfast, lunch, cakes, an extensive coffee and tea list and high teas, and a gift shop called the Katdoshop sells cat-themed items. Reservations are recommended but not required. Cats may not be picked up, held, woken or fed, and play is only allowed when a cat shows interest. Children are admitted from age four; at most four children aged 4 to 12 are allowed in at once, and those under eight must be supervised at all times.

• Booking recommended

Alkmaar, Noord Holland · 42 mi / 67 km

DigiBeet ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​⁠en Katten Café is a cat cafe on Ritsevoort in the centre of Alkmaar. About ten resident cats, adopted from Greece, live here permanently and roam freely among the tables, with plenty of places to retreat; a booklet introduces each cat by name and character, and it is available in English, as is the menu. The cafe serves coffee, tea, homemade cakes, lunch dishes such as toasted sandwiches, and a high tea with the cats that is booked in advance. It also works as a 'digibeet' cafe, where older people and others who struggle with technology can get help with phones, tablets and computers, and as a day-activity workplace: staff and participants, partly through Stichting De Waerden, serve guests, cook and help care for the cats. It is open Wednesday to Saturday.

Groningen · 45 mi / 73 km

Kattencafé ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌⁠Op z'n Kop is a cat cafe on Oude Ebbingestraat in the centre of Groningen, about a minute's walk from the Grote Markt. Hielkje Wester opened it in February 2016 as the second cat cafe in the Netherlands. Furnished like a living room, it is home to about ten cats adopted from animal shelters, who live there permanently and have a private room to retreat to. Guests pay a small entrance fee towards the cats' care, plus their food and drinks: coffee, tea, homemade cakes, breakfast and sandwiches, as well as high tea and high coffee, including vegan versions. Booking a table is advised, especially at weekends and in school holidays. The cafe runs movie nights, cat bingo, seasonal brunches and a private VIP arrangement, and has an online shop with cat merchandise whose sales support the cats. Visitors with children are asked to read the cafe's guidelines first.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Almere, Flevoland · 45 mi / 73 km

Kattencafé ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌⁠The Coffee Cat is a cat cafe on Brouwerstraat, by the canal in the centre of Almere-Stad, which describes itself as the largest cat cafe in the Netherlands. About 13 resident cats of various breeds, long- and short-haired, live here, among them Olaf, Pixie, Nala, Wasabi, Jet and Smokey. They have climbing poles, wall shelves, a cats' corner and a walkway along the ceiling, and toys are left out so guests can play with them; children can follow a search game to find all the cats. There is no entrance fee and no need to book, except for the high tea with unlimited tea and coffee, which is reserved at least a day ahead for groups of up to 12. The menu covers coffee, sandwiches, salads, panini and homemade cakes. The cafe opened in 2018 and has been under new owners since 2025. It is closed on Mondays.

Balkbrug, Overijssel · 46 mi / 75 km

Kattencafé ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​⁠De Kattenbak is a small cat cafe at Teun's Hoeve, a care farm and children's farm on Maatschappijwijk in Balkbrug, in the municipality of Hardenberg. Opened in 2021, it is run as part of the farm's day programme by participants who love cats, with volunteers. Ten resident cats live in its indoor and outdoor rooms, from the elderly Simba and Kofu to the young brothers Gijs and Gert. Guests drink coffee they grind themselves or tea picked in the farm's tea garden, and can book a two-hour cat-themed high tea called the kittentafel. Hands are disinfected on entry and exit, cats are not picked up, woken or fed, and photos are taken without flash. Children are admitted from age six, accompanied by a parent, with at most two children inside at a time. Visitors can also walk around the farm and its animals.