Black Forest Cat Café

Portland, Indiana · 48 mi / 77 km

CAT ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​⁠TALES Books, Crystals & Cats is a nonprofit used bookstore and crystal shop on North Charles Street in Portland, in Jay County in East Central Indiana, run by and connected to the Midwest Pet Refuge rescue. It fills a spacious former church, with tens of thousands of used books in the old sanctuary, a section of antique and pre-1950 titles, and crystals, jewelry, handmade gifts and pet supplies. Several adoptable cats, typically 8 to 10, roam the bookstore and greet browsers, and visitors can go through to the rescue side to spend time with many more cats in free-roaming rooms, a catio and kitten suites. There is no charge to visit, children are welcome and comfy chairs invite people to stay. All the cats are spayed or neutered, vaccinated and microchipped and can be adopted through Midwest Pet Refuge. All proceeds from the shop support the rescue.

• Adoptable cats

Goshen, Indiana · 48 mi / 78 km

Catitude ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​⁠Cafe is a cat lounge and cat-themed gift shop on South Main Street in historic downtown Goshen, and the first cat cafe in Elkhart County. Owner Brenda Summers, a longtime Goshen teacher, opened it in September 2025. Around 15 to 20 cats from Here Kitty Kitty Rescue live in the lounge, and all of them can be adopted, with fees going to the rescue. Besides the main lounge there is a book room with cat books to read or borrow, a meeting room and a study room. Visits are booked online in half-hour or hour blocks, with longer stays and a day pass available, and adults get a free drink with an hour or more. The cats cannot be picked up, and young children have shorter visits. Events include storytime with cats, yoga with cats and Cats and Canvas, and groups can book the lounge outside regular hours.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Kokomo, Indiana · 69 mi / 111 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌​⁠Kokomo Humane Society Cat Café is a free-roaming cat colony room at the Kokomo Humane Society on East Hoffer Street in Kokomo. It opened in 2018 to give the shelter's adoptable cats a relaxed, home-like space. Between 10 and 30 cats live in the colony, and up to about 20 guests can visit at once. Admission is free and walk-ins are welcome: visitors check in at the café entrance, read the rules and sign a waiver before going in. Children must be at least 3, and one adult is needed for every two children under 12. The cats are not to be picked up, chased or fed human food. Despite the name there is no coffee bar, only a drinks machine. Every cat in the colony can be adopted through the humane society, and the café also hosts events.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

South Bend, Indiana · 69 mi / 111 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Cat Lady Cafe is a coffee shop and cat lounge in the Commerce Center on the East Race in South Bend, just east of downtown across the St. Joseph River. Owner Kim Sult opened it in March 2023. All the cats in the lounge come from the Humane Society of St. Joseph County and can be adopted. The cafe serves coffee, lattes and glittery lemonades and is free to enter, while the lounge is booked per person and reservations are strongly encouraged because walk-in space is limited. One adult is needed for every two children aged 12 and under, every child needs a paid admission, and the cats should not be picked up. Free two-hour parking is available off Colfax and LaSalle, and longer stays can be validated. The cafe runs a membership, holds events such as bingo with cats and organizes the Midwest Meow Fest cat festival.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Bowling Green, Ohio · 79 mi / 127 km

Good ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​⁠Day Cat Cafe is a woman-owned coffee shop and cat lounge on West Wooster Street in downtown Bowling Green, about half a mile from the Bowling Green State University campus. It began in 2023 as Tabby & Fidos, Northwest Ohio's first cat cafe, and later reopened under its new name at this address. The cafe is open to everyone without a booking and serves coffee, flavored drinks, frappés, smoothies and local baked goods, along with merchandise and products from local makers, free Wi-Fi and bar-top seating. A window looks into the separate lounge, where up to 12 adoptable cats from For The Love of Cats and the Wood County Humane Society roam free. Lounge visits need a reservation, though walk-ins are taken when there is space. The cafe sometimes closes during listed hours for holidays, private parties or bad weather and posts those closures on Facebook.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Kalamazoo, Michigan · 81 mi / 131 km

Kzoo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌⁠Cat Cafe and Rescue is a cage-free cat cafe on South Westnedge Avenue in Kalamazoo, now on the south side, away from its original West Michigan Avenue home near Western Michigan University. It opened in July 2017 after a Kickstarter campaign and became its own nonprofit rescue in 2018; more than 900 cats were adopted in its first five years. Admission covers time with the cats plus complimentary coffee, tea, soda, water and small snacks, with a lower rate for students and under-18s. Booking online is recommended, and walk-ins are taken every day as space allows. Everyone needs a waiver on file, signed by a parent or guardian for minors. Cats may not be picked up and guests are asked to remove their shoes. All cats are spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated before adoption. Private bookings, weekday lunch visits, cat coaching and a nine-visit punch card are offered.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended