Camping Cat Olympic Park

Seoul · 1.0 mi / 1.6 km

Stray Cat Town Jamsil (Gilgoyangi Maeul) is a rescue cat cafe and shelter on the fourth floor of a building in Bangi-dong, Songpa, about 460 metres from exit 10 of Jamsil Station and 500 metres from exit 3 of Mongchontoseong Station. It houses abandoned and surrendered cats, as well as street cats that became used to people after being rescued from road accidents or illness and are too trusting to return outdoors after TNR. Visitors buy a one-day guardian ticket, and drinks and wet food for the cats can be bought as donations. Cats are rehomed free of charge after a careful adoption process, with basic vet care through volunteer vets and partner clinics. One hour of parking is free. The cafe opens at 11 AM on weekdays and 10 AM on weekends and closes at 10 PM.

• Adoptable cats

Seongnam, Gyeonggi Do · 2.7 mi / 4.3 km

Jipsaui Haru Wirye is the Wirye New Town branch of the Jipsaui Haru cat cafe chain, in Room 404 of Jungang Tower on Wiryegwangjang-ro, Changgok-dong, on the Seongnam side of Wirye. Like the chain's other branches, it is a rescue cat cafe whose cats were previously abandoned, and it has a following of local repeat visitors. Visitors pay an entry fee, with a reduced rate for children under 36 months, and drinks, bottled water and cat treats are sold separately. It is a popular indoor outing for Wirye families and couples. The cafe opens at noon on weekdays and at 11 AM on weekends, and closes at 9 PM every day.

Seoul · 3.5 mi / 5.6 km

Annyang is a small cat cafe that opened in 2026 in room 208 of the welfare shopping building of Eunma Apartments in Daechi-dong, Gangnam, a short walk from exit 4 of Daechi Station on Line 3. The cosy, carefully decorated space is home to friendly, well-groomed cats and kittens and is popular with local families with children. A one-hour ticket includes a free bottled drink, and coffee, lattes and bead ice cream are sold separately. The shopping centre has a car park, though it is often crowded. The cafe opens at 1 PM on weekdays and 10 AM on Saturdays, and is closed on Sundays.

Seoul · 3.7 mi / 5.9 km

Woozoorocat is a space-themed cat cafe on the third floor of a building at the Konkuk University Station crossroads, about 40 metres from exit 5. Around 20 cats live in the bright white interior, and a board by the entrance introduces each cat by name and personality so visitors can find one that suits them. Admission has no time limit, and cat treats and drinks are sold separately. Staff ask visitors to let the cats approach in their own time and to avoid rough handling, and some cats are marked as not to be touched. Children under 12 must come with a guardian. There is no parking. The cafe is open every day from 1 PM to 9 PM.

• Walk-ins welcome

Seoul · 3.8 mi / 6.1 km

Playdogs is a board game cafe with resident dogs and cats in the basement of a building on Neungdong-ro, about two minutes on foot from exit 4 of Children's Grand Park Station and eight minutes from Konkuk University Station. Around 20 dogs, including a separate area for large dogs, live alongside a few cats, and visitors can play board games while the animals wander between the tables. Admission has no time limit, with a lower rate for children up to elementary school age, and drinks are sold separately. Outside food is allowed, but treats for the animals must be bought at the counter. The cafe stays open until midnight, closing earlier if no guests are left after 10:30 PM.

Seoul · 3.8 mi / 6.1 km

Meerkat Chief is an animal cafe on the third floor of a building in Jayang-dong, near Konkuk University Station, where visitors can meet meerkats, raccoons, cats and dogs in one place. Visitors can feed the cats in the main room, enter a separate meerkat room to hand-feed the meerkats, give treats to the dogs and hold the raccoons, without having to buy extra snacks. The admission fee includes a drink. On weekdays visitors must be at least ten years old (third grade of elementary school or above), and on weekends and public holidays at least 14, and staff ask for proof of birth year. The cafe is open daily until 9:30 PM.