Colbert County Cat Cafe

Huntsville, Alabama · 60 mi / 97 km

Cattyshack ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌​​‌⁠is a nonprofit cat rescue with a cat lounge in Studio 1062 of Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment, the converted cotton mill full of artist studios and galleries in west Huntsville. The rescue, founded in 2019, keeps its cats in foster homes and brings a rotating group of adoptable cats and kittens into the home-style lounge on Fridays and Saturdays, so visitors can play with them or simply relax in their company without any plan to adopt. Reservations are required and are made online with a set donation per person. Adoptions start with a non-binding application and are processed by volunteers, so cats are not taken home on the same day. The lounge is reached through Door 2 of Lowe Mill, with an accessible entrance at Door 4, and a visit is easy to combine with a walk through the studios.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Birmingham, Alabama · 96 mi / 154 km

Gatos ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌⁠& Beans is a cat cafe in the East Avondale neighborhood of Birmingham, on 3rd Court South a few blocks from Avondale Park and the 41st Street bars and restaurants. Opened in 2019 in a converted tire shop, it was the first cat cafe in Alabama. A coffee counter at the front serves espresso drinks with cat-breed names, tea, hot chocolate and soft drinks, and a separate cat room holds adoptable rescue cats from Kitty Kat Haven & Rescue, a cage-free rescue in Hoover. Visits to the cat room last an hour and include a drip coffee, tea, soft drink or water. The room takes about 12 people per hour, so booking online is recommended, especially at weekends; walk-ins are seated when there is space. The cafe also sells handmade cat jewelry and gifts and hosts private bookings such as birthday parties.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Murfreesboro, Tennessee · 105 mi / 168 km

Catfeine ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌⁠Cat Cafe is a cat lounge and foster home on Cason Lane in Murfreesboro, southeast of Nashville, where 15 to 20 adoptable cats from local rescue groups live cage-free while they wait for homes. Visits are one hour, charged per person, with up to 12 guests per hour; reservations are strongly encouraged and walk-ins are taken only when space allows. Guests must be 10 or older to book, and children aged 7 to 9 can come with an adult for a short walk-in visit when it is quiet. Shoes come off before entering, so socks are needed. It is not a full cafe: a self-serve bean-to-cup coffee machine, cold drinks and packaged snacks are sold, and drinks go into the lounge with lids. The cafe has a gift shop and holds events such as bingo nights.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Nashville, Tennessee · 113 mi / 181 km

Crossroads ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​⁠Cat Café is a nonprofit coffee shop and cat adoption room on Buchanan Street in the Buchanan Arts District of North Nashville, run by Crossroads Campus, which pairs animal rescue with paid job training for young adults overcoming homelessness. The cafe serves specialty coffee, breakfast sandwiches, salads, pastries and ice cream, and the baristas are interns in the training program. Adoptable cats from Crossroads' own rescue live in a room behind a large viewing window that anyone can watch from the cafe; to go in and play with them, visitors book a session online for a modest fee. Anyone who connects with a cat can start an adoption through Crossroads. The cafe hosts a free open mic night on the second Wednesday of each month and a cat-themed story and craft hour for children on the second Saturday, and it can be booked for parties and meetings.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Nashville, Tennessee · 118 mi / 190 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​⁠Catio Cat Lounge is a nonprofit cat lounge and adoption center on Music Valley Drive in Nashville, near the Opryland and Opry Mills area. Run by Catio Cat Lounge Inc., a 501(c)(3), it rescues and rehomes around a thousand cats a year and puts particular effort into senior, shy, sick or injured cats that struggle to get adopted elsewhere; a second room, the Senior Catio, gives older cats with special needs their own space. Visitors pay a small fee to spend time with the free-roaming cats in a cage-free lounge, with walk-ins welcome and reservations recommended; the last booking starts an hour before closing. There is a small snack and coffee bar and a gift shop with Catio merchandise. Family packages, group rates, prepaid visits and monthly memberships are offered, the lounge can be rented for private events, and it hosts painting and movie nights with the cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Southaven, Mississippi · 130 mi / 209 km

Fancy ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠Cat Cafe is a coffee shop and cat lounge on Getwell Road in Southaven, Mississippi, just south of the Memphis city line. Opened in January 2026 by Matt and Crystal Stephens, who have worked with local rescue groups for more than a decade, it is the first cat cafe in the Memphis area. The cafe side serves espresso drinks and cold brew made from small-batch roasted beans, house-made syrups, teas and pastries baked each morning, and is open daily from early morning. A separate, larger cat room holds around 15 adoptable cats and kittens from local shelters and foster groups, and staff help visitors start the adoption process with the cat's rescue. The cat room is open Tuesday to Sunday from late morning, visits are paid, and reservations are recommended. The cafe partners with the Pet Compassion Centers and does not take in cats from the public.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended