Meow Dyer Cat Cafe

Alexandria, Virginia · 42 mi / 68 km

Mount Purrnon Cat Café + Wine Bar is a colonial-themed cat cafe a few steps from King Street in Old Town Alexandria, opened in July 2020. Downstairs is a cafe and wine bar open to anyone without a ticket, serving coffee, tea, sandwiches, salads, cookies and cookie dough along with wine, beer, cider, mead and seltzer. The cat room is a separate lounge where adoptable rescue cats roam freely. They come through Canines and Kitties Rescue, mostly from shelters in Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, West Virginia and Tennessee. The cafe deliberately does not house young kittens, and the youngest cats are about six months old. Hourly reservations are highly recommended, especially on weekends, and 30-minute walk-in visits, daily passes and monthly passes are also offered. Children under 5 are not allowed in the cat room, and from 6 PM on Thursday to Saturday it is for adults 18 and over.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Washington, District Of Columbia · 48 mi / 78 km

Crumbs & Whiskers is a kitten and cat cafe in an old house on M Street in Georgetown, Washington DC. It opened in 2015 as the city's first cat cafe, and its founder, Kanchan Singh, later added a second branch in Los Angeles. More than 25 adoptable cats and kittens, rescued from overcrowded shelters through partner Homeward Trails Animal Rescue, live in the upstairs lounge. Visits are ticketed in 15-, 30- and 70-minute sessions, with higher prices on weekends, and every person entering needs a ticket and a signed waiver. Groups are limited to six, children under 7 are not admitted, and private events are available for larger parties. Snacks and drinks are sold before each session but not prepared on site. Booking ahead is recommended. The cafe closed in February 2026 and reopened in May 2026, after its staff unionized.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Washington, District Of Columbia · 48 mi / 78 km

Meow Maison, also written Mèo Maison, is a French chateau-themed cat cafe and adoption lounge on Wisconsin Avenue NW in Georgetown, Washington DC. Opened in November 2023, it is home to about 15 to 25 rescued cats and kittens from Lucky Dog Animal Rescue, which handles all adoptions. More than 550 cats have been adopted from the lounge. The cats arrive spayed or neutered, vaccinated and health-checked. Visits are booked as timed tickets, with weekday and weekend prices and short 15-minute slots on weekdays, and walk-ins are welcome when there is space. All visitors sign a waiver, minors need an adult to sign for them, and groups larger than six book a private event. Coffee, tea and lattes are served, and the lounge offers weekday coworking passes and monthly memberships. Events include cat yoga, mug painting and plush-making workshops. Free two-hour street parking and paid garages are nearby.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Fairfax, Virginia · 52 mi / 84 km

Patriot Pawsabilities, known as P2, is a veteran-owned cat lounge on the back side of University Mall in Fairfax, between McAlister's and the ABC store, close to George Mason University. It was founded by Monique Ryan, a retired Army warrant officer. Up to 35 cats and 20 kittens from partner rescues, including Homeless Animal Rescue Team and To the ResQ, live cage-free in a main lounge and a separate kitten room, and more than 1,100 have been adopted. Visits last one hour, start on the hour and are charged per person, with a child rate and discounts for students, seniors, military, teachers and medical workers. Reservations are recommended, and guests remove their shoes and wear socks. Children must be at least 4 on weekdays and 7 on weekends, and Friday evenings are for ages 16 and up. No food is sold, but guests may bring food from the mall.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Mclean, Virginia · 53 mi / 86 km

MeowTown is a nonprofit cat lounge in the Salona Village Shopping Center on Chain Bridge Road in McLean, decorated with New York City scenes such as Central Park, Times Square and a loft apartment. Founded by Whitney Albrittain, it has two aims: finding homes for rescue cats and creating paid jobs for people with special needs and neurodivergent adults. About 20 cats live in the lounge, all from Herndon-based Fancy Cats & Dogs Rescue Team, which handles adoptions, though not on the same day. Standard visits last 50 minutes and are charged per person, with lower prices for military, first responders, teachers and seniors, plus a four-hour pass and memberships. Every visitor needs a ticket and a signed waiver. Children under 4 are not allowed, and those under 16 must come with a parent. Guests may bring their own food and drinks. Events include games nights and sensory-friendly movie nights.

• Adoptable cats

Sterling, Virginia · 65 mi / 105 km

Meows Corner is a cat lounge in the Cascades Overlook Town Center in Sterling, Loudoun County, opened in 2019 as the county's first cat cafe. Visitors pay a per-person admission for an hour with adoptable cats in a large lounge, with weekday and weekend rates and adults-only sessions on Thursday evenings, including a two-hour option. Drinks and snacks are available. Reservations are highly recommended, although walk-ins are accepted when there is room. Each visitor signs a waiver, children must be at least 7, and those under 12 need an adult with them in the lounge. Up to 16 people can be in the cat room at once, and extra guests can wait in the front room. All the cats come from 4Paws Rescue Team, which handles adoptions. The lounge also hosts birthday parties and private events and sells cat-themed merchandise.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended