KITKU CAFE

Szczecin, West Pomeranian · 56 mi / 90 km

Kawiarnia Kota Gacka is a cat cafe and foster home on Kaszubska Street in central Szczecin, on the spot where Gacek, the street cat who became one of the city's best-known attractions on Google Maps, once had his outdoor shelter. Run by a foundation set up by two sisters, it opened on Friday 13 December 2024 at 13:13 and takes in cats from the animal shelter in Choszczno while they wait for new homes. Visitors can adopt them after the usual adoption procedure. The cafe opened with eight cats, and the interior is fitted out for them with shelves and hiding places and decorated with photos of Gacek, who now lives in a private home. The foundation also runs educational work on animal welfare and volunteering. Coffee, matcha, chocolate, cakes and other sweets are served, and the cafe is open every day.

• Adoptable cats

Szczecin, West Pomeranian · 56 mi / 91 km

Koci Zakątek Cafe is a cat cafe on Śląska Street in central Szczecin, opened in late 2023 as the city's first. It is a foster home for rescued cats from TOZ Szczecin and ZTZ and usually has ten or more cats waiting for homes; more than 60 have been adopted through the cafe, which covers their care costs itself. Adoption can be started during a visit and involves a pre-adoption interview, a home check and a contract. Entry is free, and visits are booked by text message, with the booking valid only once the cafe confirms it. Since 2024 the cafe has admitted only guests aged 13 and over, for the cats' welfare. The menu has specialty coffee, tea, matcha, ube drinks, waffles, toasts, homemade cakes and eclairs, and cakes can be ordered for occasions. A cat behaviourist linked to the cafe offers consultations.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Poznan, Wielkopolskie · 74 mi / 120 km

Kocimiętka is a cat cafe on Ratajczaka Street in central Poznań, in the passage by the Apollo cinema. Opened in 2018 as the city's first cat cafe, it has two rooms: a cat room where rescued cats live while they wait for adoption, and a second room where visitors may bring their own pets. Entry to the cat room requires a small minimum order and a visit there lasts about an hour, after which guests can move to the other room. The cat room closes for an hour in the early afternoon so the cats can eat and rest, and children under 14 are admitted only in set time slots. More than 300 cats have been rehomed through the cafe. The menu runs from coffee, cakes and waffles to savoury dishes, with gołąbki (cabbage rolls) a speciality, and the cafe also runs a cat hotel.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Berlin · 76 mi / 123 km

Catnip Coffee is a cat cafe on Warschauer Straße in Friedrichshain, between Frankfurter Tor and Warschauer Straße station. Richard Gottlob and Patrick Frauenheim opened it in 2023 after visiting cat cafes in Hong Kong and Singapore, and four cats adopted from the Berlin animal shelter live there: Mr. Snuggles, Furby, Simba and Princess Junko. The cafe was set up with the shelter, a vet and the veterinary office, with climbing walkways, scratching posts, sound-absorbing ceiling panels and a private room the cats reach through a cat flap. Visitors ring the bell to enter, read the house rules and choose a table; there is no entry fee, reservations are not taken, and the minimum age is 10 on all days. The menu covers coffee, tea and matcha drinks, homemade cakes, muffins, brownies and bagels with vegan and vegetarian options, and the cafe sells mugs, bags and its own matcha.

Berlin · 78 mi / 125 km

Pee Pee's Katzencafé is a small cat cafe on Thomasstraße in Neukölln, a few minutes on foot from the U7 Karl-Marx-Straße and U8 Leinestraße stations. Opened on 1 August 2013 by Andrea Kollmorgen, it was Berlin's first cat cafe. Its original cats, Pelle and Caruso, retired in 2024, and three resident cats, Skadi, Ylvi and Odin, now live in the cafe and move freely among the tables. The menu is cooked fresh from organic ingredients and includes homemade cakes and tortes, quiche, flammkuchen, sandwiches and breakfast plates, which must be reserved at least two days ahead. Guests who take a seat are expected to order, or pay a small cat-petting fee instead. There is no minimum age for children, but prams stay outside and visitors may not bring their own cats. Table reservations are taken for groups of three or more, and payment is cash only.

Berlin · 79 mi / 127 km

Katzentempel Berlin Mitte is the Berlin branch of the Katzentempel chain of vegan cat restaurants, in the Topas Arkade, a listed 19th-century building on Friedrichstraße. It sits a short walk from Friedrichstraße station and the Unter den Linden U-Bahn stop, close to the Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island. Opened in June 2025, it has about 50 seats under a glass dome, free Wi-Fi and step-free access. Five resident cats, Artemis, Eos, Hera, Lotti and Pippi, have walkways overhead and their own quiet retreat; they are not for adoption, and visitors can sponsor them. There is no entry fee: guests order from a fully plant-based menu of breakfast, bowls, burgers, sandwiches, cakes, coffee, matcha and lemonades. Guests of all ages are welcome as long as they follow the cat rules, and reservations are advised, especially at weekends. It also hosts events such as painting evenings.

• Booking recommended