Siauliai, Lithuania
Katinų muziejus
The Cat Museum (Katinų muziejus) in Šiauliai is a museum devoted to cats, run by the city's Young Naturalists' Centre on Žuvininkų gatvė. Founded in May 1990 by Vanda Kavaliauskienė, whose name it carries, it holds a large collection of cat figurines, tableware, paintings, toys and other cat-themed objects from Lithuania and around the world. Several live cats, usually four or five, roam freely through the exhibition rooms and can be petted, and one of them holds the honorary title of museum director. The visit also takes in the centre's small animal collection with parrots, reptiles and rodents. Admission is charged, with reduced rates for pupils, students and seniors and free entry for preschool children; guided tours are available, and groups must book in advance. There is no café. The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday.
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Cat Cafes Nearby
Katino slėnis
Anyksciai, Utena74 mi / 120 km
Katino slėnis is a cat café and small restaurant in the centre of Anykščiai, a resort town in north-eastern Lithuania known for its pine forests and the Kalita hill. Opened in August 2025, it was the first café of the Katino slėnis concept, which added a second branch in Klaipėda in 2026. About seven resident cats live in the dining room and greet guests; they include cats given up by previous owners and strays, all checked by a vet before moving in. The kitchen serves pancakes, chicken and pork dishes, a homemade burger, shrimp soup, a weekday lunch menu and apple pie made with local apples, along with Italian coffee. There is no separate entry fee, and the café is popular with families visiting the town.
Mr. Kotoffski Cat Cafe Museum
Riga76 mi / 123 km
Mr. Kotoffski Cat Cafe Museum is a cat café and small cat museum on Miesnieku iela in Riga's Old Town, about three minutes on foot from Riga Cathedral, with its entrance from Bīskapa gāte. The café first opened in Daugavpils in 2020 and moved to Riga at the end of 2024, bringing its cats and collection with it. Around nine rescued cats roam freely across two floors filled with more than 30 display cases of cat figurines, paintings, clothing and other cat-themed objects. A fixed entry price includes a hot drink and a slice of cake, with no time limit on the visit. Visitors must be at least six years old. Booking ahead is advised, and on Saturdays the café usually works by reservation only. Payment is by cash or bank transfer. It is closed on Mondays.
- Booking recommended
Katino slėnis
Klaipeda87 mi / 140 km
Katino slėnis is a cat café on Tiltų gatvė in Klaipėda's Old Town. Opened in summer 2026 as the city's first cat café, it is the second branch of a café that began in Anykščiai. About eight cats live on the premises, among them cats whose owners gave them up or moved abroad and strays taken in from the street; each is checked by a vet, vaccinated and dewormed before moving in and chosen for a calm, sociable temperament. The cats can retreat to an upstairs area closed to guests. There is no separate entry fee, and visitors order from a menu of coffee, desserts, meat dishes and snacks. Staff explain the house rules on arrival and expect parents to keep children calm around the cats. Reservations are not taken at weekends, so there is often a queue at busy times. The café is open every day.
- Walk-ins welcome
Cat Cafe Vilnius
Vilnius115 mi / 185 km
Cat Cafe Vilnius, also called Kačių kavinė, is a cat café on Gedimino Avenue in central Vilnius, a few steps from Cathedral Square. Opened in 2014 as Lithuania's first cat café, it is home to a family of about 13 to 15 cats, all taken in from animal shelters, who roam among the tables and sleep on sofas and cat beds. There is no entry fee, only a small minimum spend per person, and the menu covers breakfast, a daily lunch, burgers, soups, cakes, coffee and cocktails. Reservations are recommended, especially at weekends. Children under six are admitted only with an online reservation and one accompanying adult per child, and staff may ask guests who stress the cats to leave. Donations for the cats' care go through an associated public charity, Laimingas katinas. The café is open every day.
- Booking recommended
Myau Myau
Kaliningrad139 mi / 224 km
Myau Myau is a charity cat anticafe in the lower-ground floor of an old house on Gendelya Street in Kaliningrad, about five minutes on foot from the North Station. It is run with local cat shelters, and the cats who live here, including kittens, are looking for new homes. Visitors make a donation at the door rather than paying by the minute, and there is no time limit; tea, coffee and biscuits are self-service. The rooms have board games, books and a television, and the cafe holds creative workshops. The atmosphere is quiet, and guests are free to choose which cats to sit with. The cafe is open every day.
- Adoptable cats
Kotomaniya
Kaliningrad139 mi / 224 km
Kotomaniya is a cat anticafe on Leninsky Prospekt in central Kaliningrad, near the Mayak shopping centre stop. Opened in 2017 as the first cat cafe in the city, it is a social project that finds homes for cats from a local shelter: usually 15 to 17 cats live here, any of them can be adopted free of charge after an interview with the shelter, and more than 210 have been rehomed. Visitors pay for the first hour and then by the minute, or buy an unlimited ticket that includes a hot drink and lets guests feed the cats; tea and biscuits are always included. The room has a fireplace, board games and a projector for films, and the cafe hosts art exhibitions, workshops, birthday parties and games of Mafia. Booking by phone is recommended. The cafe also runs a cat-sitting service.
- Adoptable cats
- Booking recommended