Catnips

Dhaka · 94 mi / 151 km

Milk ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌​⁠& Cream BD is an ice cream parlour and casual restaurant with a cat lounge in Pallabi, Mirpur, near Mirpur 11.5 in northern Dhaka. Alongside a dining area serving ice cream, milkshakes, waffles, brownies, coffee, shawarma, hot dogs, sandwiches and Asian fusion dishes, it has a separate cat section where a group of resident cats live and diners can go in to spend time with them. Staff take customers into the cat area, and cat treats are sold at the counter so visitors can feed the cats, including a cat named KissyFace. The cafe calls itself a hidden cat cafe, and its low prices and large portions make it popular with families and groups of friends. It is open every day from noon to 11 PM, opening at 3 PM on Fridays.

Dhaka · 97 mi / 157 km

Mihan's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​⁠Cat Cafe is a small cat cafe on Road 21 in Banani, Dhaka, run from a flat in a residential building rather than a street-front shop, and it also sells pet accessories. A handful of resident cats, several of them Persians, share the room with visitors, who can order snacks and drinks while they play with the cats. There is no published entry fee or booking system, and the cafe has little online presence, so visitors should call ahead to confirm that it is open and to get directions to the flat. It is generally open from midday into the evening, opening later in the afternoon on Fridays and Saturdays.

Dhaka · 98 mi / 157 km

Robbie ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌⁠Bobbie Cafe is a cat cafe on the ground floor of Biraal Bari, a cat sanctuary run by the charity AniRBan Trust on Road 12 in Block L of Bashundhara Residential Area, Dhaka. The two-storey building, arranged around a central courtyard, houses dozens of rescued street cats, including senior, injured and paralysed cats that live on the upper floor. Diners eat indoors, away from the cats, and spend time with the cats in the dedicated cat areas, which include a glass-fronted cat room and an outdoor play space. Instead of an entry fee, each visitor is expected to order from the menu of coffee, mocktails, pizza, noodles and grills. Cats from the sanctuary can be adopted free of charge, and the cafe's income helps pay for their care. The cafe is open every day from noon until midnight, while the cat zone closes earlier in the evening.

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Dhaka · 99 mi / 159 km

Furrycafe ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌⁠is a cat and board game cafe on the third floor of Ayesha Tower on the Gulshan-Tejgaon Link Road (Bir Uttam Mir Shawkat Sarak) in Tejgaon, Dhaka, beside BRAC Nursery and opposite the old Aarong outlet, a short distance from Gulshan 1. Originally called Furryghor Cafe, it shares the floor with the Furryghor pet hotel. The space is split into a regular dining area and a separate cat zone, where a group of calm, well-kept resident cats, several of them rescues, roam among visitors. Entry to the cat zone is free with a minimum food or drink order per person, and a rule board at the door asks guests not to force contact with cats that prefer to be left alone. The menu covers coffee, iced drinks, pastries, croissant sandwiches and pasta, and board games are free to play. The cafe is open every day from noon.

Shillong, Meghalaya · 165 mi / 266 km

Click ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​⁠Cafe is a small first-floor coffee shop in Dhankheti, Shillong, in St. Peter's Building opposite Assam House and near the Dhankheti petrol pump. The owners' resident cats live in the cafe and wander among the tables, and the cafe presents itself around coffee, cats and photography. It is not a separate cat lounge: there is no entry fee or timed session, and visitors simply order food and drink and spend time with whichever cats are about. The menu centres on coffee, including moka pot brews, cold brew and iced lattes, along with hot chocolate, shakes, chocolate French toast, waffles, pasta, burgers and a Japanese-style egg sandwich. The space is cosy and candlelit in the evenings and is reached by a staircase. It is open from late morning to evening every day except Sunday.

Kolkata, West Bengal · 174 mi / 280 km

Mrs. ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌⁠Wilson's Cafe is a small rescue cat cafe in a residential lane of Jodhpur Park in south Kolkata, near Lake Gardens and South City Mall, a short ride from Rabindra Sarobar metro station. Opened in 2021 by Abhishruti Dutta and her family, it is widely regarded as the city's first cat cafe. The cats are the family's own rescues, a large group the cafe puts at more than 30, and they roam a dedicated cat area while a separate non-cat area serves guests who prefer to dine without them. Visitors remove their shoes before entering, and staff ask guests not to pick up, scruff or move sleeping cats and to let the cats approach them. The kitchen serves home-style continental and Asian dishes, coffee and desserts. The cafe has hosted kitten adoption drives with local rescue groups, and its interior uses handmade and recycled decor.