Gorocat Cat Cafe

Seoul · 1.0 mi / 1.7 km

Nyangnyang House is a cat cafe on the third floor of Gangil Plaza, the building with a Lotteria, in Gangil-dong at the eastern edge of Gangdong-gu near Misa. Visitors usually take a bus from exit 6 of Sangil-dong Station. Around 29 cats live there, including British Shorthairs, Ragdolls and Scottish Straights. The cafe does not take reservations; when it is busy, visitors leave a phone number and are called in order. Admission includes a drink, with unlimited time until 7 PM on weekdays and two hours on weekends. Children under 36 months may not enter the cat area, and older children must be with an adult and follow the cafe's rules. Free basement parking is available. The cafe is closed on Mondays.

Guri, Gyeonggi Do · 3.7 mi / 6.0 km

With Nyang is a cat cafe on the second floor of a building in Sutaek-dong, Guri, reached through the Guri Traditional Market alley from the Guri Market bus stop. Some of its cats were raised in the cafe, but many came in after a hard life on the streets, and the owners say each visit helps fund their care. Visitors are asked to treat the cats as living beings rather than toys: no forced lifting or holding, no flash photography, and sleeping cats are to be watched rather than touched. Children aged six through elementary school must stay with a guardian. Entry includes a drink, with a lower rate for children and students, and socks are required. The cafe also runs cat hotel rooms. Use the nearby public car parks.

Namyangju, Gyeonggi Do · 4.8 mi / 7.7 km

Sulrem Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on the fifth floor of Sinhae Central Tower 4 in Dasan-dong, Namyangju, diagonally across from exit 1 of Dasan Station on Seoul Subway Line 8. Visitors must be at least six years old, and children up to 11 need a guardian with them. The entry fee includes one drink, with separate rates for minors and adults, and socks are required (they can be bought at the counter). Staff ask visitors not to grab or lift the cats, to leave sleeping and eating cats alone, to switch off camera flash and to store coats and bags in lockers. The cafe opens at 12:30 PM on weekdays and 11 AM on weekends; it closes on Mondays and Tuesdays, or only Mondays during school holidays. Parking in the building is free.

Seoul · 5.1 mi / 8.2 km

Camping Cat Olympic Park is a branch of the Camping Cat chain on the ground floor of a building in Bangi-dong, Songpa, about two minutes on foot from exit 4 of Bangi Station and close to Olympic Park. Cats that were abandoned or surrendered by previous owners roam freely in a camping-themed space, and visitors are asked to keep their voices down so the cats are not startled. Weekday tickets start at 30 minutes and weekend tickets at one hour, with three-hour and all-day weekday passes and extra time sold in 10-minute blocks. Cat treats are sold on site. Children under ten must come with a guardian. The cafe opens at 1 PM on weekdays and noon on weekends and closes at 9 PM. One free parking space is available in front.

Seoul · 5.5 mi / 8.9 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.

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Seoul · 5.8 mi / 9.4 km

Nae Chingu Goyangi Cafe (My Friend Cat Cafe) is a small neighbourhood cat cafe on the third floor of a building on Myeonmok-ro in Myeonmok-dong, Jungnang-gu, about 100 metres from the crossroads at exit 4 of Sagajeong Station, next to the building with Starbucks. It has been operating since at least 2015 and is deliberately low-key, with quiet music, warm lighting and relaxed, people-friendly cats of several colours. Visitors can also use board games and hammocks, and handmade cat treats are sold. The cafe opens at 3:30 PM on weekdays and 2 PM on weekends and closes at 9 PM daily.