Bark and Brew

Jaipur, Rajasthan · 120 mi / 193 km

Meowcha is a rooftop cafe with resident cats in Vivek Vihar, Bajaj Nagar, Jaipur, opposite the RAS Club and near the Dainik Bhaskar office. Opened in the late summer of 2026, it calls itself Jaipur's first rooftop cat cafe. The house cats, including a lively black cat, move freely around the terrace and indoor seating, and visitors can play with them and pick them up when the cats are willing. There is no separate cat lounge or entry fee; guests order from a budget-friendly vegetarian menu of coffee, mocktails, pasta, pizza and Indo-Chinese dishes, including a cat-themed cappuccino. The cafe is also cat-friendly, so owners may bring their own cats. Seating is spread across cosy indoor corners and an open rooftop that is popular at sunset, and the space is used for small parties and celebrations.

Jaipur, Rajasthan · 122 mi / 197 km

Beanstalk Cafe is a cafe with resident cats on Gandhi Path Road West in Lalarpura, on the western edge of Jaipur near Shehnai Marriage Garden and the Ajmer Road side of Vaishali Nagar. It bills itself as Jaipur's first cat cafe and has a farm-style setting with indoor and rooftop seating, away from the busier city areas. A small group of house cats, around four, roam freely among the tables and often nap under the chairs, so visitors who want to meet them can ask the staff. There is no separate cat room or entry fee; guests simply order from the menu, which covers coffee, shakes, pizza, pasta, sandwiches, Chinese dishes and desserts. Visitors are asked to let the cats approach on their own and leave sleeping cats alone. The cafe is open daily and also hosts occasional events, including an India-Korea themed evening.

New Delhi · 251 mi / 405 km

Meow & Munch is a small cat cafe on the ground floor of K-1/11 in Chittaranjan Park, South Delhi, near Deshbandhu College. It opened in late 2025 in a cosy room with seating for about a dozen people, where the owners' resident cats, including Persians, wander among the tables. Visitors can pet and play with the cats but are not allowed to pick them up, and the owners ask guests to let sleeping or shy cats be. The menu covers sandwiches such as katsu and fried chicken, wings, boba drinks, matcha and strawberry lattes, shakes and Nutella-filled doughnuts. Tables can be reserved through Swiggy Dineout. Because one kitchen serves the whole room, food can take a while at busy times, and weekday daytime visits are quieter. The cafe also takes event bookings and catering orders.

New Delhi · 256 mi / 412 km

Oven Kissed Cats Cafe is a bakery and cat cafe in Sunder Vihar, Paschim Vihar, West Delhi, a short auto ride from Paschim Vihar metro station. It is run by Shaili and Sandeep Dhawan, whose Persian cats lived with them at home before becoming the cafe's residents. The cats roam the seating area, and guests can pet them, play with them and feed them treats. The bakery makes custom celebration cakes, breads, cookies and pastries, and the cafe kitchen serves pizzas, Continental and Indo-Chinese dishes, coffee and shakes. The cats are with visitors until 10 PM, and the cafe asks guests to call or message before coming. The space is small and popular, so groups may have to wait at busy times, and staff sometimes ask diners to finish eating before playing with the cats. The cafe is open every day.

Vadodara, Gujarat · 260 mi / 418 km

Escape by the Portal is a board game cafe with a cat cafe section on Vasna-Bhayli Main Road in Bhayli, Vadodara, in The Food Castle building beside the Nayara petrol pump. It describes itself as the city's first cat cafe and first dedicated board game cafe. The cat area opened in mid-2026 and is home to a small group of rescued cats, which are vaccinated and looked after by the owners, and the cafe rehomes cats through its own adoption process. Visitors pay to spend time with the cats and are asked to call ahead to visit the cat area. The rest of the venue has more than 60 board games, VR games, an open terrace, a private party room and a menu of coffee, burgers, pasta and snacks, and it hosts game nights, open mics, comedy and music jams. It opens in the evenings and is closed on Mondays.

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Surat, Gujarat · 328 mi / 528 km

Whisker's Pet Cafe is a pet cafe on the second floor of the KBC 2 building near Gajera Compound in Mota Varachha, Surat. It opened in September 2026. Several resident cats share the space with the cafe's dogs and puppies, and visitors can sit with the animals while they have a coffee or a meal. The menu centres on specialty coffee, including an espresso tonic, along with brownies and other cafe food. It stays open late every day, past midnight. The cafe has not published a visit fee, the number of cats or where they come from, so it is worth calling ahead before a first visit.