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Montclair, New Jersey · 16 mi / 25 km

Catfé Montclair is a cat lounge and adoption space on Bloomfield Avenue in downtown Montclair, Essex County, in a second-floor walk-up suite. It opened in January 2024 and works with the rescue Homeless Tails, whose cats come largely from the streets of Newark, Irvington and East Orange and live in the lounge while they wait for adopters. It is not a full cafe: admission includes a drink from a self-serve station with coffee, tea and hot chocolate. Reservations are required to guarantee entry, and same-day bookings are final. Shoes come off and clean socks are required, with cat socks for sale. Guests are asked not to wake or pick up the cats and to keep voices low. Children 7 and older are welcome, with monthly Family Cat Time sessions for ages 5 and up. Events include cat yoga, bingo, sound baths and paint nights.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Flushing, New York · 18 mi / 30 km

Kokoro Cat Café is a Japanese-inspired cat cafe on the ground floor of the Tangram mall in downtown Flushing, Queens, by the College Point Boulevard entrance and a few blocks from the Flushing-Main Street 7 train. It opened in 2025 as Queens' first cat cafe. Visitors book 40-minute sessions in a quiet cattery, in groups of no more than 15 guests. The 10 to 12 cats come from Anjellicle Cats Rescue, a no-kill rescue, and all are adoptable through the rescue's application. The cafe sells Japanese drinks such as matcha, and an optional package adds a drink, a cat-shaped treat and an instant photo. Walk-ins join the next open time slot, but booking ahead is recommended. Children under 8 are not admitted, under-12s need an adult, and all guests sign a waiver. The cafe also hosts cat yoga, Paint & Purr and private events.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

New York · 19 mi / 30 km

Meow Parlour is New York City's first cat cafe, opened in December 2014 and now at 43 Essex Street on the Lower East Side, between Grand and Hester Streets, near the F, M, J and B subway lines. Visitors book timed sessions in a cat space designed so the cats can interact with guests on their own terms. More than 20 cats usually live there, and all are adoptable through Meow Parlour Cats, the cafe's own nonprofit and a New York State licensed rescue. Drinks and cat-decorated baked goods from its sister company Macaron Parlour are sold when the cafe counter is open. Reservations are strongly recommended and open two months ahead, as walk-in space is limited. Children under 9 may only visit during special family time slots, guests under 18 need an adult, and groups larger than six must book a private event.

• Adoptable cats

Bayside, New York · 20 mi / 32 km

Espurresso Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on 35th Avenue in Bayside, Queens, a few blocks from the Bell Boulevard shops and the Bayside LIRR station. It opened in spring 2025 with a bright cafe at the front and a separate cat lounge where more than ten adoptable rescue cats live, along with the owner's own cats, who act as cafe 'managers'. The cats come from the rescues Purrific Home and For Animals Inc. Visitors book timed sessions online or by phone, and walk-ins are limited, especially at weekends. Guests of all ages are welcome, but children under 14 must stay with an adult, and some sensitive cats wear collars so visitors know to give them space. The cafe serves specialty-grade For Five coffee, flavored lattes and teas with Hong Kong-style egg waffles, crepes and cakes, and hosts birthday parties and private events.

• Adoptable cats

Brooklyn, New York · 20 mi / 32 km

Brooklyn Cat Cafe is a nonprofit cat cafe on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights, a short walk from the Borough Hall and Court Street subway stations and the Brooklyn Heights Promenade. It opened in 2016 and is run by the Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition, a volunteer-driven 501(c)(3) rescue, with all profits going to its rescue and outreach work. The cats are rescues from the streets of New York City, often 40 or more at a time, and all except the mascot are available for adoption. The building has a main lounge, a kitten room, a separate room for cats with feline leukemia and a low-cost clinic, and the cafe also fosters rescue rabbits, rats and guinea pigs. Visits are paid timed sessions, with reservations recommended and walk-ins welcome on Thursday evenings. Packaged snacks and drinks are sold, and the cafe hosts yoga, movie nights, kids' events and private parties.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Greenwood Lake, New York · 22 mi / 35 km

Tails Up Cat Cafe & Creative Lounge is a cat cafe and art space on Jersey Avenue in the village of Greenwood Lake, in Orange County near the New Jersey line. Founded by local residents Brenda Wiley and Charlie Krack, it opened in August 2026. A separate cat lounge holds around six to eight adoptable cats from the Warwick Valley Humane Society, all vaccinated and spayed or neutered, and visitors book timed sessions in the lounge for a fee. The cafe side serves coffee, tea, sodas, pastries and locally made snacks, and sells work by regional artists. The adjoining creative lounge hosts workshops and events such as paint-and-purr sessions, craft classes and craft fairs, and visitors who do not want to see the cats can still use the cafe and gallery.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required