Little Paws Cat Cafe

Sault Ste Marie, Ontario · 231 mi / 372 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​⁠Sault's Cat-urday Cafe is the first cat cafe in Sault Ste. Marie, set inside Thyne's Family Bakery on Gore Street, a few blocks north of the downtown Queen Street strip. Visitors order at the bakery, which has been baking in the city since 2004 and serves specialty coffee, tea, sandwiches, soups, pastries, ice cream and shakes, then take their food into a separate cat lounge behind double doors. The cats come from the local rescue T.A.A.G. (The Animal Assistance Group) and are all available for adoption, with applications handled by the rescue. Lounge sessions run for 50 minutes with a small entry fee per person, and children under 4 enter free. Walk-ins are accepted when there is room, but calling ahead is recommended on weekends and for groups. Everyone signs a waiver, and children under 6 need one adult each. The lounge has colouring pages, puzzles and board games, and hosts events such as cat crafting, paint nights, trivia and cribbage.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Richmond Hill, Ontario · 248 mi / 400 km

Meow ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌⁠Woo Studio is a cat cafe and pet supply shop in a plaza on Yonge Street in Richmond Hill, between 16th Avenue and Major Mackenzie Drive. It first opened in Markham in 2024 and moved to this location in February 2025. The front cafe serves coffee, bubble tea, lattes and cakes, and the shop sells cat treats, supplies and pet clothing. Behind it is a large cat room with around 40 cats and kittens, a mix of breeds such as Devon Rex alongside cats the owner has taken in as strays or surrenders, and some of them can be adopted. Entry is a single flat fee that includes a drink, with no time limit. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult in the cat room. The studio is open every day until late evening and also offers cat boarding.

• Adoptable cats

Port Hope, Ontario · 250 mi / 403 km

Toe ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​⁠Beans Cat Cafe is a cat cafe, bakery and gift shop on Peter Street in Port Hope, just east of the town's historic downtown. It opened in September 2018 and has been run since 2020 by a mother-and-daughter team. The cafe serves espresso drinks, baked goods, paninis and other light lunches, and sells cat-themed gifts and work by a featured local artist. Behind the cafe is a cat lounge where foster cats from partner rescues in Ontario and abroad live while they wait for adoption, and the cafe has placed more than 2,800 cats since it opened. Lounge visits are 55-minute sessions that start on the hour, with an entry fee per person and free entry for children under 3. Booking ahead is recommended, though walk-ins are taken when there is space. Visitors remove their shoes, wear socks in the cat room and sign a waiver. Adoptions require an approved pre-application before an appointment.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Toronto, Ontario · 252 mi / 405 km

Purrfect ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌⁠Café is a cat cafe on McNicoll Avenue near Midland Avenue in northern Scarborough, opened in February 2026. Its cafe menu draws on the owners' Singaporean roots, with pandan, coconut and gula melaka flavours in drinks and cat-shaped desserts such as tofu pudding. A separate cat lounge, visible from the cafe through a large window, houses 15 to 20 rescue cats, and those in the lounge are available for adoption through Finally Home Cat Rescue. The lounge has a cat wheel, scratching posts and a quiet room for the cats. Visits are one-hour sessions for a fee, booked online or taken as walk-ins when space allows, with up to 16 guests at a time. Socks are required, shoe covers are provided, and food and drinks stay in the cafe. Children under 5 are not allowed in the lounge, and children aged 5 to 10 need a supervising adult.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Thornhill, Ontario · 253 mi / 407 km

Purrfect ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​⁠Pet Cafe is a cat cafe in a plaza on the north side of Steeles Avenue West in Thornhill, between Yonge and Bathurst streets on the border with North York, with parking on site. It was previously the North York branch of Lazy Cat Cafe and has run under its own name since the Lazy Cat franchise ended. The cafe serves coffee, matcha drinks, bubble tea and desserts, and a separate cat room is home to around ten cats, from a Maine Coon to younger cats. Most are resident cats, though the cafe occasionally has cats available for adoption. Visits are sold per person in tiers covering cat room entry alone, entry with a drink, or entry with a drink and dessert, each for a one-hour session, and children 12 and under need a parent or guardian. Online bookings take priority and walk-ins are admitted when space allows.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Toronto, Ontario · 261 mi / 420 km

Vintage ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​⁠Cat Cafe is a cat cafe on St. Clair Avenue West in Toronto's Corso Italia neighbourhood, on the 512 St. Clair streetcar line between Dufferin Street and Lansdowne Avenue. Opened in 2024, it pairs a vintage-styled cafe, decorated with ornate wallpaper, mirrors, candlesticks and cat art, with a separate cat room where the cafe's resident cats live. The cafe side is open to everyone without a booking and serves espresso drinks, Turkish coffee, fresh juices, waffles, crêpes and sandwiches. Time with the cats is booked online in one-hour sessions, which include a complimentary coffee, tea or soft drink; walk-ins depend on space. Up to five guests share each session, children under 5 are not allowed in the cat room, and no food or drink goes in. Staff explain the house rules and hand out treats so visitors can feed the cats, and the cats have a private area where they can retreat from guests. The cafe is open every day except Tuesday.

• Booking required