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Hanoi · 1.1 mi / 1.7 km

Bastet's Home Tân Mai is the third branch of the Bastet's Home cat cafe chain, in a quiet lane at 43 Ngách 147/2 Phố Tân Mai in Hoàng Mai, southern Hanoi. The cafe is spread over two floors and is home to a large group of cats of mixed breeds, many of them big, well-fed adults, plus a few kittens; the owners say many are cats they took in and care for. There is no entry fee with a food or drink order, and reviewers mention juices at around 40,000 VND, fries and cheese ice cream, with soup treats on sale for the cats. Staff do not allow guests to pick the cats up, and some cats are bold enough to steal food from the tables. The cats are taken upstairs to be fed late in the evening, and regulars can get a membership card.

Hanoi · 1.3 mi / 2.2 km

Cela Paw Premium is a large pet cafe and pet care centre at 01 Lương Yên in Hai Bà Trưng, Hanoi, near the Red River. It belongs to Cela Paw, a Hanoi grooming and boarding chain founded in 2020, and this premium branch combines a salon, pet hotel, pet shop, cafe, playground and workshops. Visitors order a drink and can then spend time with the resident dogs in one area and the resident cats in a separate, larger cat room, where the cats include a Maine Coon; there is also a courtyard and a small pool where dogs can swim. Guests are welcome to bring their own pets along. Drinks include coffee, juices and fruit teas. The animal areas can close before the cafe itself does in the evening.

Hanoi · 1.6 mi / 2.6 km

Bastet's Home Trung Phụng is the second branch of one of Hanoi's longest-running cat cafes, which first opened in Hà Đông in 2014. Opened in 2022, this branch sits in the B42 apartment block off Ngõ Cống Trắng near Khâm Thiên in Đống Đa. Guests are seated across three floors, and the cafe says it keeps more than 30 cats, rising to over 60 at busy times, from tiny kittens to large adults of local and foreign breeds; most of them stay on the first floor. There is no charge for playing with the cats: visitors order food and drinks, with drinks around 30,000 to 45,000 VND in 2026 reviews. Shoes come off at the entrance and slippers are provided. The cafe stops admitting new guests at around 8 PM, although it stays open later.

Hanoi · 1.6 mi / 2.6 km

Tiệm Cà Phê Mèo JennyMiaw 2 is the second branch of the JennyMiaw cat cafe, at 86 Phố Nguyễn Ngọc Nại in Phương Liệt, Hanoi, in the former Thanh Xuân district. Like the original on Đường Láng, it runs on a single ticket: 85,000 VND per person, or 75,000 VND for children under 12, covers time with the cats plus an unlimited buffet of drinks and snacks for up to three hours. The JennyMiaw cats are mostly pedigree breeds, including British Shorthairs and Longhairs, Ragdolls, Munchkins, Bengals, Maine Coons, Siamese and golden British cats. They are clean, well groomed and generally affectionate, happy to let guests rest a head on them, but they do not like being picked up and tend to doze in the afternoon. The branch is spacious and pleasantly scented, and staff step in firmly when children handle the cats roughly.

Hanoi · 1.7 mi / 2.7 km

Meowbook Café is a book-and-cat cafe at 116 Ngõ 169 Tây Sơn in Kim Liên, Đống Đa, Hanoi, close to the Trade Union University. Its cats were rescued from slaughterhouses and now live at the cafe: a group of soft-coated, well-fed cats, including a calico and a little grey cat, that are mostly calm and not keen on being picked up. There is no entry fee; guests order a drink, such as a matcha latte or salt coffee, and settle in. The ground floor is compact around the counter, while the second floor is roomier and suits studying or working, with shelves of books, many of them second-hand, and board games, and tarot readings have been held here. The cafe fills up at weekends. Meowbook also runs a second cat cafe, Tiệm Mèo Đọc Sách, on Phan Văn Trường in Cầu Giấy.

Hanoi · 1.7 mi / 2.7 km

Ban Công Nam Đồng is a tiny cat cafe on the second floor of an old apartment block at B1 Trần Hữu Tước in Nam Đồng, Đống Đa, Hanoi, with a balcony looking out over the lake. There is no sign: take staircase 3 to the second floor, turn left and walk to the building near the end. The cafe opened in spring 2026 and keeps about five chubby, smooth-coated cats that wander between the tables, although some go out to play during the day. It works like an ordinary cafe, with drinks and simple dishes at around 30,000 VND, and the owner is welcoming to children. The quiet, home-like setting suits people who want a private corner and a few cats rather than a busy, crowded cat cafe.