Cafelino Cat Café

Concepción, Biobío · 135 mi / 217 km

Karuna ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​⁠Cat Café is the cat cafe of Karuna Clínica Felina, a feline veterinary clinic on Calle Ejército between Paicaví and Janequeo in central Concepción. Opened in August 2023 as the city's first cat cafe, it is a small room with a handful of tables where six or seven cats, including rescued kittens and cats recovering from illness or disability, roam freely and climb onto visitors' laps. All the cats are looking for homes, and visitors can apply to adopt them through the clinic's responsible adoption process. Visits are booked in advance online for a one-hour slot, and the booking fee is deducted from what visitors order. The short menu has coffee from the in-house barista, cat-named drinks such as a vanilla catpuccino and hot chocolate, cinnamon rolls and other sweets. Visitors may not bring their own pets, and staff ask guests to handle the cats gently.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Puerto Montt, Los Lagos · 188 mi / 303 km

Miaow ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​⁠Cat Café is a cat cafe on Avenida Austral in the Jardín Oriente area of Puerto Montt, and the only cat cafe in the city. Several resident cats live in a space built with shelves and resting places for them, and they sleep, play and watch visitors while staff introduce each cat by name. A sign at the entrance sets out the rules for handling the cats, and the staff ask visitors to keep noise down so the cats stay calm, which makes it better suited to older children and adults than to toddlers. The menu covers coffee, frappuccinos, cakes, pizzas and sandwiches, with a menu online. Reservations are taken by phone or message, and the cafe opens Wednesday to Sunday in the afternoon and early evening.

Buin, Región Metropolitana · 361 mi / 582 km

Naranjosos ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​⁠Cat Café is a small family-run cat cafe and cat refuge in the Maipo area of Buin, in the south of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, on José Joaquín Pérez. The family has taken in cats rescued from around the comuna, many of them abandoned or mistreated, and the cats share the home-style cafe with visitors, often settling on laps while the owners tell each cat's story. The menu is simple and homemade, with burgers, pancakes with dulce de leche, banana milk, coffee and sweets. The cafe opens in the late afternoon and evening every day, and visits can be arranged earlier by appointment through WhatsApp. It is a modest, informal space rather than a polished cafe, and the rooms can be cold in winter, so warm clothing helps.

Santiago, Región Metropolitana · 381 mi / 614 km

Tetería ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​⁠Cleopatra is a tea room with resident cats in a 1920s house on Pasaje Adriana Cousiño, a heritage passage in Barrio Yungay in central Santiago, near Plaza Yungay and a short walk from Quinta Normal metro station. Opened in late 2018, it calls itself the first tea salon with cats in Latin America. Eight resident cats, including Cleopatra, Hipatia, Bastet, Osiris, Nefertiti and Platón, live in the house and move freely among the tables, and each house tea blend is named after one of them. The menu covers loose-leaf teas served in pots, homemade cakes and pastries, ice cream and a few savoury dishes, with vegan options. The rooms double as a small cat museum, with cat paintings, sculptures and a large cat mural, and there is a shop with cat-themed gifts. There is no entry fee; visitors order from the menu, and bookings can be made by WhatsApp.

• Booking recommended

Providencia, Región Metropolitana · 382 mi / 615 km

La ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠Casa de la Gata Horacia is a cat cafe in a house on Julio Prado at the corner of Dr. Torres Boonen in Providencia, Santiago. Open since 2016, it grew out of a 2015 cat cafe pop-up run by Fundación Adopta, and its cat hosts are rescues from the foundation's Santuario Emilia, all of them available for adoption. The cats roam the cafe rooms and a play area, and staff explain the house rules before visitors spend time with them. The menu is vegetarian and largely vegan, with sandwiches, pizzas, cakes and coffee, and each visitor is asked to order a minimum amount. There are no reservations; visitors are seated on arrival, so there can be a wait at busy times. Adoptions go through Fundación Adopta's interview process, and the cafe also holds adoption days, sells cat books and gifts, and has hosted yoga, workshops and talks.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Vina del Mar, Valparaiso · 399 mi / 643 km

MiauMore ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌⁠is a cat cafe and shop on 5 Oriente in central Viña del Mar, billed as the city's first cat cafe. It combines a specialty coffee bar and a store selling cat products and goods from local makers with a separate area where six resident cats live, all adopted from rescue foundations the cafe works with. Entry to the cat area is by turns with limited places, booked by WhatsApp. Older children and adults can stay for a set session with a minimum spend, while children under ten have a short visit. Staff explain the rules before visitors go in, and a notebook introduces each cat. The cats' routine is planned with advice from vets and a feline behaviourist, so they rest at set times. The menu has coffee with latte art, hot chocolate, cakes, biscuits and sandwiches. The cafe uses recyclable packaging and eco-friendly cleaning products.

• Booking required