Kofe Rok + Kotiki

Moscow · 1.4 mi / 2.2 km

Kotiki ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​⁠na Taganke is a rescue cat cafe in Tovarishchesky Pereulok in Moscow's Tagansky district, between Marksistskaya and Taganskaya metro stations. Opened in 2023 and originally part of the Kotiki i Lyudi project under the name Kotiki: Smena, it is home to more than 30 cats taken off the streets, and all of them are looking for new families. Visitors pay by the minute, with tea, coffee and treats included, and the cafe has several rooms with board games, books, a PlayStation, table football and a children's corner. A busy events programme includes book clubs, charity book quizzes, literary mafia games, craft workshops, live music and grooming demonstrations, with tickets sold separately. A donation box at the cafe helps cover the cats' care.

• Adoptable cats

Moscow · 1.6 mi / 2.5 km

Kotofeynya ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌⁠on Zemlyanoy Val is the second branch of the Kotofeynya cat cafe, on the second floor of a building on the Garden Ring by Kurskaya and Chkalovskaya metro stations. Opened in 2023, it works the same way as the original on Maroseyka: cats from Moscow shelters live in the cafe and are rehomed free of charge after an application and an interview, and visitors pay a fixed amount for the first half hour and then by the minute. Tea, coffee with a choice of syrups, cocoa and biscuits are included, and there are plenty of sofas, board games, a games console and a small cinema corner for cartoons. Outdoor shoes come off at the entrance, hands are sanitised, and feeding the cats or using flash is not allowed. The all-day ticket is valid at both Kotofeynya cafes.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Moscow · 1.9 mi / 3.0 km

Kotissimo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​⁠is a rescue cat cafe on Novaya Basmannaya Ulitsa in Moscow's Basmanny district, 10 to 15 minutes on foot from Krasnye Vorota, Baumanskaya and Komsomolskaya metro stations, with the entrance from the courtyard. Around 50 cats rescued from the streets of Moscow and the Moscow region live there, and more than 400 have been adopted since the cafe opened. It works as an anticafe: visitors pay for their time, with a lower rate after the first hour and no charge after the third, while tea, coffee, cocoa and biscuits are free and guests may bring their own food. There are books, a large cupboard of board games and space for laptop work. Visitors change into disposable socks and slippers, sanitise their hands and are asked not to pick cats up unless the cats come to them. Children must be supervised.

• Adoptable cats

Moscow · 2.3 mi / 3.7 km

Kotofeynya ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌⁠on Maroseyka is a time-cafe with rescue cats in Moscow's Basmanny district, a few minutes on foot from Kitay-Gorod metro station. Opened in 2016, it is the older of the two Kotofeynya cafes, which together house more than 60 cats taken from city shelters; the cats are rehomed free of charge after an application form and an interview with a curator. Visitors pay a fixed amount for the first half hour and then by the minute, with tea, coffee, cocoa and biscuits included, and an all-day ticket is also sold. Board games, a games console and books are available, and the space can be used for remote work. Guests take off outdoor shoes and wear disposable socks or slippers, sanitise their hands and are asked not to feed the cats or use flash photography. No booking is needed, and children up to three enter free.

• Adoptable cats
• Walk-ins welcome

Moscow · 2.6 mi / 4.1 km

Kotiki ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌⁠i Lyudi on Novokuznetskaya Ulitsa is the second cafe of the Kotiki i Lyudi rescue project, in Moscow's Zamoskvorechye district, 7 to 9 minutes on foot from Paveletskaya, Novokuznetskaya and Tretyakovskaya metro stations; the entrance is also given as Vishnyakovsky Pereulok 19. The cafe operated for years as Koteeshnaya No. 1 and passed to the Kotiki i Lyudi charity in early 2026. All of its cats are former strays waiting for adoption. It is a spacious cafe where visitors pay by the minute, with tea, coffee, biscuits and sweets included, and guests can bring their own food and soft drinks or have food delivered. Weekly events include Japanese ink painting workshops, an English conversation club and family evenings for children. Weekend visits are best booked ahead, and guests are asked not to scare, wake or disturb the cats.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Moscow · 3.1 mi / 4.9 km

Murchashka ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌⁠is a cat anticafe in Moscow's Sokolniki district, on 2-y Polevoy Pereulok near Sokolniki metro station and Sokolniki Park. Opened in November 2019, it describes itself as an urban shelter and temporary home where about 35 cats, found by volunteers and then treated, sterilised and vaccinated, wait for new owners; adoption involves an interview. Visitors pay by the minute, with a lower rate for the second and third hours and a maximum charge per person, and tea, coffee and biscuits are included. There is a small library, more than 50 board games, colouring books and free Wi-Fi. Guests take off their shoes, may not feed the cats human food and are asked not to pick cats up unless the cats come to them. The cafe hosts birthday parties, workshops, lectures, acoustic concerts and board-game evenings.

• Adoptable cats