Meow & Mocha Cat Cafe

Oklahoma City · 29 mi / 46 km

don't ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌⁠stress meowt is a cat cafe on Linwood Boulevard west of downtown Oklahoma City, and it was Oklahoma's first cat cafe when it opened in May 2023. The coffee shop is free to enter and serves espresso drinks, local beer and wine, paninis and cat-shaped mochi taiyaki, and a full glass wall looks into the cat lounge. The lounge holds around 25 to 40 adoptable cats from community rescue partners, chosen from cats at high risk in shelters, with high walkways, perches and a private retreat the cats can use whenever they want. Visits are hour-long sessions for a fee, with reservations recommended and walk-ins taken when space allows, as only eight guests are inside at a time. There is no minimum age, but children under 12 need an adult. Hundreds of cats have been adopted, and it also offers cat grooming and boarding.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Tulsa, Oklahoma · 86 mi / 139 km

don't ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌⁠stress meowt in Tulsa is the second location of Oklahoma's first cat cafe, opened in January 2025 in The Farm Shopping Center at 51st Street and Sheridan Road in midtown Tulsa. The coffee shop is free to visit and serves specialty coffee, non-coffee drinks, paninis and cat-shaped mochi taiyaki, while glass walls give everyone a view of the cat lounge. The lounge is home to around 30 to 50 adoptable cats from community rescue partners, mostly cats at high risk in shelters, and it has high walkways, perches and a private retreat where cats can go to rest. Lounge visits are hour-long paid sessions; reservations are recommended and walk-ins are accepted when space is available. There is no minimum age, but children under 12 must be with an adult. The Tulsa cafe also offers cat grooming and boarding.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Broken Arrow, Oklahoma · 92 mi / 149 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​⁠Chat - A Cat Cafe is in the Rose District of downtown Broken Arrow, just off Main Street and about 20 minutes from central Tulsa. It has two sides: a cafe that is free to enter, with coffee, tea, quiche, sweets and simple snacks, games, cat-themed books and a small gift shop, and a separate cat lounge with adoptable cats from the Broken Arrow Animal Shelter and other rescues. The lounge is fitted with a wooden cat tree, climbing ladder, spiral staircase, cat treadmill and wall-mounted furniture. Visits are paid by the half hour or the hour, with lower hourly rates for seniors, military, students and small children, and the fees help pay for veterinary care, food, litter, spay and neuter surgery and testing. Guests can buy treats to feed the cats. Walk-ins are welcome, and reservations are taken for groups and out-of-town visitors. Birthday parties can be booked.

• Adoptable cats

Wichita, Kansas · 128 mi / 206 km

Snick's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌⁠Cat Cafe is a coffee shop, boutique and cat lounge on East 21st Street North in northeast Wichita, near Rock Road. Opened in late 2024 as Wichita's first cat cafe, it serves espresso drinks, teas and pastries, and its boutique sells cat-themed gifts, local art and vintage and upcycled cat fashion. The coffee shop and boutique are free to visit, while the cat lounge is entered for a paid session of 50 minutes, booked online in advance or taken as a walk-in when space allows. Around 12 to 15 cats live in the lounge, and the adoptable ones come from a local rescue partner; several hundred cats have been adopted through the cafe. Children aged 6 and under are not admitted to the lounge, children 7 to 13 must stay with an adult, and teenagers need an adult's signature on the waiver. Private lounge events can be arranged.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Fayetteville, Arkansas · 183 mi / 294 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​⁠Smitten Kitten NWA is a nonprofit cat cafe on West Sycamore Street in north Fayetteville, a short drive from the University of Arkansas, and calls itself a cat cafe for the underdogs. Its cats are adoptable felines from local rescues and shelters that are often overlooked, such as shy cats, seniors and cats with quirks or special needs. Unlike most cat cafes, one entry fee covers unlimited time during opening hours and includes free coffee and tea; sodas and water are sold, and outside food and drink are welcome. Visitors must be at least 6 years old. Reservations are recommended, but walk-ins are welcome. All cats are fixed, vaccinated, microchipped and tested, and adoption applications are reviewed by each cat's original shelter or rescue. The cafe grew out of the former Purr Catfe in Fayetteville and also holds occasional events such as holiday craft days.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Pittsburg, Kansas · 185 mi / 297 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​⁠Literary Cat Co. is an independent bookstore and cat lounge on North Broadway in downtown Pittsburg, in southeast Kansas. It works like a regular bookshop, with a curated selection of new books, special orders, gifts from small makers, and coffee or tea to drink in comfortable reading chairs, but it is also a foster home for up to 10 adoptable cats who live and roam freely in the store. The cats come fully vetted from SEK Animal Advocates, a local foster-based rescue and spay and neuter group, and visitors can apply to adopt them. There is no separate cat room and no entry fee, although donations toward the cats' care are welcome. A few resident cats live there too. The shop can be reserved for birthday parties, bridal showers and other events, and it runs book registries for special occasions.

• Adoptable cats