Goyangi Byeolchae

Chuncheon, Gangwon · 0.6 mi / 1.0 km

Bangapda Changmunbak Goyangi (Nice to Meet You, Cat Outside the Window) is a small evening cat cafe in a house-like ground-floor space in an alley across the road from Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital, reached by turning in at the Uri pharmacy; there is no sign and no parking. A couple runs it and has looked after its 10 to 15 cats for many years, so most of the cats are older and sleep a lot. Visits are sold in one, two or three-hour blocks, each including a drink, and on arrival the owners give a detailed briefing on how to handle the cats. Children are not admitted. It opens from 5 pm to 10 pm every day, although opening can be delayed depending on the cats' condition.

Chuncheon, Gangwon · 0.8 mi / 1.4 km

Chuncheon Goyangijip (Chuncheon Cat House) is a cat cafe on the second floor of a building in the Myeong-dong shopping area of central Chuncheon, in the alley beside the former Piccadilly cinema in front of City Hall. It has a range of active and friendly cats with different personalities, and the room is kept clean, with house rules posted at each seat and toys available for playing with the cats. Admission is charged per person, with a lower price for children and teenagers and a discounted weekday lunchtime rate between 11 am and 2 pm. Some of the cats can also be bought by visitors who want to take one home. It is open from 11 am to 9 pm and closed on Mondays.

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Yangju, Gyeonggi Do · 35 mi / 57 km

I Cat You Yangju is a cat cafe on the second floor of a building on Mansam-ro in Samsung-dong, Yangju. Visitors buy a two-hour ticket per person, with a discount for weekend morning entry between 10 AM and noon and paid one-hour extensions; drinks are ordered separately, and babies under 12 months enter free. The cafe is popular with families. Kittens are also sold here, and the cafe welcomes enquiries about group visits for school field trips. It opens at 1 PM on weekdays and at 10 AM on weekends, and closes at 8 PM.

• Adoptable cats

Yangju, Gyeonggi Do · 36 mi / 57 km

Myohae is a cat cafe on the sixth floor of Poly Tower 1 in Okjeong New Town, Yangju, a building with an arcade and several restaurants on the ground floor. No reservation is needed. Children younger than elementary school age must come with a guardian, and children under 24 months enter free. Visitors buy a two-hour ticket, with a lower rate for minors and a cheaper one-hour ticket on weekdays; drinks and cat treats are optional, and cat toys can be used free of charge. The cafe also runs a cat food cooking experience where visitors prepare a meal for the cats. On weekdays it closes for cleaning from 7:30 PM if there are no guests, so later visitors should call ahead. The building gives three hours of free parking.

Namyangju, Gyeonggi Do · 37 mi / 59 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.

Namyangju, Gyeonggi Do · 37 mi / 59 km

Naman Eobseo Goyangi, a play on the Korean internet phrase for 'I'm the only one without a cat', is a cat cafe in Byeollae-dong, Namyangju, on the second floor above the Chevrolet Byeollae service centre, with the entrance at the back. Its interior was designed by the owner, a former designer, and the cats are mostly sociable lap cats, including British Shorthairs, Munchkins and Devon Rexes. The cafe also puts care into its drinks and desserts, from cake slices and croffles to fish-shaped bungeoppang in winter. Visitors must be at least eight years old. It also runs a cat hotel and sells kittens. Visitors can park at the service centre or the public car park next door.