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Barcelona, Catalonia · 0.7 mi / 1.1 km

La Gateria is a volunteer-run cat café and second-hand bookshop on Carrer de les Navas de Tolosa in the Sant Andreu district, three minutes on foot from Navas metro (L1). It is run by its own cat rescue association, and every cat living there, many of them born in street colonies, is up for adoption. Only seven guests are allowed in at a time. Visits are booked and prepaid online for a set session window, and session times change from month to month with the volunteers' availability. Some weekday mornings are set aside for quiet co-working sessions with the cats nearby. The plant-based menu includes coffee, chai lattes and croissants, paid separately, and second-hand books and tote bags are sold to support the rescue. Children under ten are not admitted, and those aged 10 to 16 must come with an adult. Use the left-hand door, not the neighbouring vet clinic's.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Barcelona, Catalonia · 1.3 mi / 2.2 km

Espai de Gats is a non-profit cat café and adoption centre on Carrer de Terol in the Vila de Gràcia, about six minutes on foot from Fontana metro (L3) and eight from Joanic (L4). Opened in July 2016, it is the longest-running cat café in Barcelona. The association behind it takes in adult cats from shelters and refuges, often passed over in favour of kittens, and around ten of them live in the ground-floor space while they wait for a home. Visits last one hour and must be booked and paid in advance on the website; the fee goes to the cats' care, and groups of more than four need to email first. The café menu is entirely vegan, with coffee, teas and homemade cakes paid separately. Visits are recommended for children aged four and over, with one adult for every two minors. The association also runs cat behaviour workshops.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Sabadell, Catalonia · 12 mi / 19 km

Momotaro Cat Café is a cat café on Avinguda d'Estrasburg in Sabadell, about 15 minutes on foot from Sabadell Nord station, served by Rodalies R4 and FGC S2 trains from Barcelona. Opened in December 2024 and inspired by Japanese cat cafés, it works with the Lliga Protectora d'Animals de Sabadell: every cat in the lounge comes from the shelter and is available for adoption, including older cats and cats with special needs, and dozens have been rehomed since it opened. Entry is a small fee, with food and drink ordered on top, from coffee and breakfasts to afternoon snacks, cheesecakes and other homemade cakes, with vegan options. Tables can be booked online or by phone and are held for 15 minutes. Children under 13 must come with an adult, one child per adult. The café also runs workshops and special groups and sells merchandise in an online shop.

• Adoptable cats

Terrassa, Catalonia · 14 mi / 22 km

Pingu Cat Cafè is a cat café on Carretera de Montcada in Terrassa, about nine minutes on foot from Terrassa Rambla station on the FGC S1 line from Plaça de Catalunya. Opened in July 2022, it acts as a foster home for cats and kittens from several animal associations: they live in the café until a family adopts them, and then new cats arrive. The cats have a quiet room they can retreat to when they want a break from visitors. There is no entry fee, but each visitor orders at least one drink or item. The menu leans Japanese, with dorayaki, taiyaki and mochi alongside café drinks, plus vegan toasties and vegan chocolate spread. Reserving a table is recommended. The team takes the café's merchandise to manga and comic conventions around Catalonia and sometimes closes on those weekends, so it is worth checking Instagram before travelling.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Granollers, Catalonia · 15 mi / 24 km

Mixu's Cat Cafe is a neighbourhood café on Passeig de la Muntanya in Granollers, about ten minutes on foot from Granollers Centre station on the Rodalies R2 Nord line from Barcelona. The front is an ordinary cafeteria serving breakfasts, sandwiches, tortilla, croquettes, smoothies and homemade cakes, and a separate room is home to rescue cats and kittens waiting to be adopted. Visitors order a drink first, with a small minimum spend, and then go through to the cat room, where treats for the cats are on sale. There is no booking system, so visits are walk-in. The owner also runs an official veterinary clinic on the premises and offers pet products, catering and cat boarding. The café opens early every morning, with afternoon opening from Thursday to Saturday.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Tarragona, Catalonia · 52 mi / 84 km

La Gata Insubmisa is a non-profit social and cultural centre on Carrer d'August in central Tarragona that combines a vegan café, an alternative bookshop and lending library, and a cat café. The cat area is managed by the rescue association La Caseta dels Gats, and the cats living there have been rescued and are available for adoption, so visitors can get to know a cat and see how it behaves with people and other cats before applying. The café, GaTaverna Insubmisa, serves fully plant-based drinks and food, including homemade cakes, using local products. The bookshop focuses on feminist, LGBTIQ+, anti-speciesist and anti-racist titles, and books can also be borrowed. The centre hosts talks, workshops, reading circles, language exchanges, exhibitions and small concerts, most of them free, and describes itself as a safe space for everyone. It opens on weekday evenings and is closed at weekends.

• Adoptable cats