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Taipei City · 0.7 mi / 1.2 km

正當冰 台北劍潭店 is a cat cafe and casual eatery facing Qiangang Park, a few minutes from Jiantan MRT station in Shilin District, Taipei. The small, tidy shop has a group of resident cats, including a sleepy orange cat, that can all be petted. The cafe is known for natural ice cream made without artificial flavourings, alongside brunch and full meals such as tomato beef rice, waffles, desserts, grass jelly and drinks. The minimum spend is a friendly NT$200 per person, making it an easy, inexpensive stop before or after the Shilin Night Market. The cats are well looked after and the atmosphere is calm and welcoming, so it suits a relaxed afternoon of food and feline company.

Taipei City · 1.0 mi / 1.6 km

KONEKO CAFE is a fully plant-based cafe with resident cats on Dihua Street Section 1 in the Dadaocheng area of Datong District, Taipei. The shop is decorated with cat touches throughout and is home to three cats, two tabby moggies and an orange cat, who come and go around the room; they sometimes wander off on their rounds, so meeting them is a matter of luck. There is no time limit, and an upstairs seating area opens at weekends. Everything is vegan: oat-milk lattes, whisked matcha lattes and Sicilian-style iced coffee, plus egg- and dairy-free bakes such as cinnamon rolls, Basque cheesecake and puddings. The cafe has recently started late-evening opening on some days. It is a relaxed stop while exploring Dihua Street rather than a dedicated cat lounge.

Taipei City · 1.1 mi / 1.7 km

貓咪摸摸茶 Cat Patting House is a small cat lounge on the eighth floor of an office building on Linsen North Road in Zhongshan District, Taipei. Its main business is cat boarding, but the owner also runs a pour-over coffee bar and yoga classes in the space, and his own family of about five Bengal cats comes to work with him. The Bengals, a mother with her grown kittens and a couple of more aloof elders, are friendly and well groomed, and the owner introduces each one and will coax the shy ones out. Entry costs NT$250, which can be put towards a coffee, and there is no time limit. Shoes come off at the door. The owner speaks good Japanese. The building can be tricky to find, so check the directions on the cafe's social pages before visiting.

• Booking required

Taipei City · 1.2 mi / 2.0 km

紅玥緬因貓藝廊 Red Moon is a Maine Coon cat cafe on Chifeng Street in Datong District, Taipei, between Zhongshan and Shuanglian MRT stations. Guests sit on the floor at low tables so the cats can come right up to them. The resident group is led by more than ten large, calm Maine Coons, joined by two Ragdolls, a Devon Rex and a golden long-haired cat, and staff explain the house etiquette before you go in. Shoes come off at the door. There is a minimum spend of NT$440 per person plus a 10% service charge, paid up front, visits are usually around 90 minutes, and children must be at least six. The menu covers pasta and lasagne, rice dumplings, layered crepe cakes and drinks such as rose milk tea. Online booking is recommended, and the space can be hired for birthdays and fan events.

• Booking required

Taipei City · 1.2 mi / 2.0 km

貓系戀愛研究所 is a reservation-only cat and dog cafe on Shezhong Street in the Shezi area of Shilin District, Taipei. The cafe is split into separate rooms, so you can move between a cat room with a large group of affectionate resident cats and a dog room with four friendly dogs, including two big Alaskan Malamutes and a French Bulldog, plus a few pet geckos. The dining area is kept apart from the animals, so there is no fur in the food, and the space is kept clean and odour-free. The menu is a short list of light meals, pizza, desserts and drinks. All visits must be booked in advance through the cafe's LINE account. It suits visitors who love both cats and dogs and want plenty of hands-on time with each.

Taipei City · 1.3 mi / 2.0 km

貓宅間貓咖啡 is a homely cat restaurant tucked into a residential lane off Jilin Road in Zhongshan District, Taipei, a short walk from Xingtian Temple MRT station. The ground-floor space is bright, open and kept notably clean and odour-free, with a friendly household feel. A good number of resident cats wander freely among the tables and are happy to be stroked, and the owners clearly put a lot of care into them. Unusually for a cat cafe, the kitchen focuses on Taiwanese home cooking: beef noodle soup, stir-fried dishes such as shrimp with scrambled egg, simple sides, plus homemade desserts and coffee. There is no strict time limit on a visit. Booking a table and pre-ordering through the cafe's LINE account is encouraged so food can be prepared in advance, and payment is cash only.