Knead Catffeine

Upland, California · 8 mi / 13 km

Cats ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​⁠and Comics Rescue is a comic book and trading card shop in downtown Upland that doubles as a nonprofit cat rescue. Behind a door at the back of the store are two cat rooms where adoptable rescue cats live, and visitors can pay a small fee to sit with them for as long as they like. Sales of comics, Pokemon and other trading cards, board games and handmade accessories help pay for the cats' food and veterinary care, and the shop also buys comics and cards. All the cats can be adopted through the rescue after an application. The shop moved to its current address on North 2nd Avenue from East 9th Street. It also runs adoption events, takes volunteers and points pet owners to low-cost spay and neuter services.

• Adoptable cats

West Covina, California · 11 mi / 17 km

Meow ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌⁠Tea is a bubble tea bar with a cat adoption room inside Miko's Pet Supplies in West Covina, in South Hills Plaza next to Tokyo Central Market on South Azusa Avenue. Visitors who buy a drink, or give a small donation instead, can go into the cat room and spend time with the cats without a set time limit. Most of the cats are rescues available for adoption through a partner rescue, and a few are permanent residents, including a large orange shop cat. The shop sells milk teas, fruit teas, slushes and smoothies, and the attached pet store stocks food, treats and supplies for cats and dogs. The cat room is small, so it can get busy at peak times, and children need to be supervised. The business also holds weekend adoption events. It is open every day from late morning to evening.

• Adoptable cats

Tustin, California · 19 mi / 30 km

Fluffy ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌⁠Tail Cafe is a cat cafe on Newport Avenue in Tustin, Orange County, split into a coffee shop open to everyone and a separate cat lounge where foster cats live while they wait for adoption. The cats are placed through the foster rescue Tiny Paws and Whiskers, and apart from a few resident ambassador cats, all of them can be adopted. Lounge visits are paid sessions of 30 minutes or an hour that include a free drink; one-hour sessions can be booked online at a lower price, and walk-ins are taken when there is room. Guests sign a waiver and remove their shoes. Children 9 and under need one supervising adult each and groups with children up to 14 need an adult present, and teens 15 to 17 may visit alone with a parental waiver. The coffee bar is known for its matcha pour-over.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Costa Mesa, California · 24 mi / 39 km

Purrs ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌⁠in Paradise is a tropical-themed cat lounge at The CAMP, the outdoor retail center on Bristol Street in Costa Mesa. Founders Ben and Michelle Lioe opened it in September 2026, and it keeps around 15 adoptable cats in the lounge at a time, all placed through the nonprofit Friends of Normie Rescue. Visits are paid, timed sessions of about 30 minutes or an hour, booked online or taken as walk-ins when space allows; the lounge holds up to 10 guests at once. Shoes come off at the door and a waiver is required. Children 9 and under need one adult each, ages 10 to 14 need a supervising adult, and teens 15 to 17 can visit alone with a signed parental waiver. The front shop sells ice cream, cookies and treats separately from lounge entry, along with merchandise, and private events can be arranged.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Pasadena, California · 25 mi / 40 km

Tail ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌⁠Town Cats is a nonprofit cat lounge and adoption space on East Washington Boulevard in Pasadena's East Washington Village, next door to Sarkis Pastry. Founded by Carol Warren in 2021, it works with Kitten Rescue Los Angeles and keeps 30 to 40 adoptable cats in its lounge, many of them under two years old. Visitors book a one-hour pass, open to ages 6 and up, with one adult required for every two children under 12; the last entry is an hour before closing. A monthly membership allows repeat visits. There is no cafe on site, but drinks and pastries from next door can be brought in. Kitten Rescue also holds lobby adoption hours on weekend afternoons, and more than 500 cats have been adopted since opening. Evening events include watercolor and art classes, journaling, movement classes, cat art shows, bingo and beginner mahjong nights.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Wrightwood, California · 25 mi / 41 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​⁠PurrGround is a cat arcade in the mountain community of Wrightwood, in the San Gabriel Mountains of San Bernardino County. It is a family-run space where adoptable rescue cats roam freely among old-school arcade and video game machines, so visitors can play games and spend time with the cats in the same room. The owners ran an animal rescue for years before opening it, and the arcade is presented by the local pet shop Wrightwood's Littlest Pet Shop. The cats have cozy nooks, cat trees and toys around the room, and a bulletin board introduces each one. Entry is a paid visit charged by the hour, which covers both the games and time with the cats, and all the cats can be adopted. It opens on Friday afternoons and on weekends, which suits day-trippers coming up to Wrightwood from the valleys below.

• Adoptable cats