Mamamea Cats Cafe

Malacca · 23 mi / 38 km

Meow Lounge is a dedicated cat cafe in the Taman Melaka Raya neighborhood of Malacca, Malaysia, on Jalan Melaka Raya 16. The lounge offers a relaxed space to spend time with its resident cats over a drink or a light bite, making it an easy stop for locals and travelers exploring the historic city. Outside cats are not permitted, keeping the resident felines calm and safe for every visitor. Straightforward and cat-focused, Meow Lounge is a welcoming spot for anyone seeking a quiet moment of feline company in Malacca.

Malacca · 24 mi / 39 km

Cat Walk Studio, which bills itself as the first cat cafe in Malacca, is on Jalan KF 1 at the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) in Ayer Keroh. Its many resident cats of various breeds live in a special glass-walled cat room next to the dining area, and visitors can go inside to play with, feed and photograph them. The cats are friendly and affectionate, which makes it popular with families with young children. The kitchen serves halal local food and East Javanese Indonesian cuisine, with rice sets of fried chicken, salted egg and smoked meat among the choices. Alongside the cafe, the business runs cat grooming and a cat hotel and sells pet supplies, so local cat owners also come for baths, trims and boarding.

• Adoptable cats

Seremban, Negeri Sembilan · 62 mi / 99 km

Kucingdankopi is a cat cafe, cat hotel and grooming studio in the Rasah Prima commercial centre in Seremban, close to the Seremban toll plaza. It began as a boarding and grooming business and grew into a cosy café-style lounge where around 50 resident cats roam freely among the tables. The cats are mostly pedigree breeds, including British Shorthairs, Persians, Maine Coons, Scottish Folds and hairless Sphynx, and the owner also breeds cats. There is no entrance fee: each visitor orders at least one item from the menu of coffee, drinks and light bites, then can stay and play for as long as they like. Shredded chicken treats for the cats can be bought at the counter. Grooming, boarding, daycare and cat nebulising are offered alongside the café.

Seremban, Negeri Sembilan · 64 mi / 103 km

Catopio Domination is a small cat supply shop with a mini cafe in Commerce Square, Taman Bukit Kepayang, Seremban. Alongside cat food and accessories, the owners keep a group of gentle resident cats in a dedicated glass-walled cat room next to the seating area. Visitors simply buy a drink, and can then go into the cat room to play with the cats whenever they like, which makes it a relaxed stop for families with young children. The menu is short and affordable, with coffee, matcha latte and other drinks plus pastries, and some tables have power points for working. The owners also keep betta fish and a few hamsters on display. The cafe has a quiet, cosy atmosphere and is near several pet clinics and groomers.

Skudai, Johor · 82 mi / 132 km

Inuyama Cat Cafe & Pet Grooming is on the ground floor of Tower B at Garden Residences in Mutiara Rini, Skudai, a few minutes from Mydin Mall and Lotus Mutiara Rini. Styled as a rustic, vintage 'hidden cat museum', it is home to around 20 resident cats of many breeds, including Sphynx and Munchkin cats; most were adopted or handed over by previous owners. Entry is RM15 per person for an hour, and cat treats cost RM5 a stick. The room has a ball pit and plenty of photo corners, and food comes through a collaboration with Kans Cafe next door, known for its Asian fusion dishes. The owner also runs a professional cat and dog grooming service with more than 20 years of experience in Malaysia and Singapore, and offers pet boarding. The cafe moved here from Bukit Indah.

Kajang, Selangor · 83 mi / 133 km

DD Purrfect Nest is a cat hotel with its own cat cafe, Kopi & Koocing, on the ground floor of a shop block in Taman Kajang Perdana, Kajang, a short hop from the highway. The bright, quiet, air-conditioned lounge is home to the owner's friendly, fluffy resident cats, who wander among the seats and are happy to be petted. There is no separate entry charge: buy a coffee, drink or pastry and you can stay and play with the cats as long as you like, which makes it popular with families on weekdays. The menu covers freshly brewed coffee, other drinks, croffles and pastries such as chicken pie. Walk-ins are welcome. The main business is premium cat boarding in private suites with a large enrichment playroom, plus grooming.

• Walk-ins welcome