Mao Guo Wu Yu Cat Cafe Zijing Tianjie

Hangzhou, Zhejiang · 3.6 mi / 5.8 km

Mao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌⁠Li You Xian is a coffee shop by day and a small bar in the evening on Tianmushan Road in Xihu District, next door to a Hangzhou United Bank branch. Its resident cats are Devon Rex, a curly-coated breed that sheds little, and they wander among the tables and rub against visitors' legs. Visitors order coffee, cocktails or snacks, and cat treats and canned food are sold for feeding. The shop also offers bathing and grooming for customers' own pets, and dogs are allowed in.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang · 6.1 mi / 9.8 km

DOCA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌⁠Chongheli is a large multi-animal cafe of about 300 square metres on the fourth floor of the Mingzhu Commercial Center office tower on Changsheng Road, near West Lake and Longxiangqiao station on Metro Line 1. The cat room, with more than 40 cats including Maine Coons, Oriental Shorthairs, Munchkins and Ragdolls, sits beside areas for rabbits and guinea pigs, while more than 20 dogs and the alpacas are on the other side. Visitors leave bags at the counter, put on shoe covers and buy a ticket package, some of which include freeze-dried treats. Cats wearing collars should not be picked up. Iced drinks are free, and board games and a Nintendo Switch are available until closing.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang · 6.1 mi / 9.9 km

Ai ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​⁠Mao Zhi Cheng is a cat and dog cafe on the fourth floor of the Mingzhu Commercial Center office tower on Changsheng Road, about 200 metres from Longxiangqiao station on Metro Line 1 and a few minutes from West Lake. Around 14 cats share the room with a large cat tree and hanging chairs, and there is a separate area with dogs and some exotic pets. Visitors put on shoe covers and sanitise their hands, then buy a package that includes a drink. Staff point out which cats are happy to be held, and the cafe has board games, game consoles and massage chairs.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang · 6 mi / 10 km

Miao ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌⁠Zhuangyuan is a multi-animal cafe on the sixth floor of the Gonglian CC mall on Yan'an Road, opposite an internet cafe and about 70 metres from Exit D of Longxiangqiao station on Metro Line 1, near West Lake. Cats have their own room, and a second room holds dogs and alpacas, with mini pigs, call ducks and rabbits also in residence. Visitors leave their bags, sanitise their hands and clean their shoes, then pick up freeze-dried treats or cat sticks. The entry fee includes a drink and unlimited time. Group photos with the dogs are held at set times each afternoon.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang · 7 mi / 11 km

Jiannuo ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​⁠Coffee is a long-running cat cafe in a two-storey house on a side lane off Southern Song Imperial Street (Nansong Yujie) in Shangcheng, Hangzhou, near Xihu Avenue. The entrance is screened by potted plants and the interior has a long bar and large windows. About 20 cats live here, including Persians, Exotic Shorthairs, Scottish Folds, Highland Folds and British and American Shorthairs, and they doze on the sofas among the customers. There is no separate entry fee: any purchase allows visitors to stroke the cats, and small bags of cat treats are sold. It stays open until late at night.

Hangzhou, Zhejiang · 7 mi / 12 km

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌​⁠anime-themed branch of the Mao Shi'er cat cafe chain is on Zhongshan Middle Road along the pedestrianised Southern Song Imperial Street, near the Drum Tower in Shangcheng District. Like the chain's other cafes in the old towns of Shanghai, Suzhou and Wuxi, it combines a cat room with drinks, and visitors order a drink or package to spend time with the resident cats.