Mew Haven Cat Cafe

East Haddam, Connecticut · 28 mi / 46 km

Two ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌⁠Wrasslin' Cats is a coffee house and cafe in a cobalt blue house from 1784 on Town Street in East Haddam, a few miles from Devil's Hopyard State Park. Opened in 2013 by Mark Thiede, a retired molecular biologist, and named after his cats Bruno and Larry, it serves breakfast, sandwiches, coffee and baked goods in rooms filled with cat art and memorabilia. Six sibling cats adopted by the owner live in a separate cat room that can be seen through glass doors from the cafe. Customers can visit the cats in small groups, about six people at a time, and a donation is requested; on busy days there can be a wait. The cats are residents and are not for adoption. There is outdoor seating, and the cafe is open daily except Tuesday until mid-afternoon.

Old Saybrook, Connecticut · 30 mi / 49 km

All ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌⁠the Single Kitties is a nonprofit cat cafe on Main Street in the center of Old Saybrook, near the mouth of the Connecticut River. Opened in November 2022, it houses rescue cats saved within Connecticut by its local rescue partner, all fully vetted and available for adoption, and it has passed 280 adoptions. Visits are by appointment only, in 25- or 50-minute sessions paid per person, and last-minute bookings are accepted when space allows; the cafe may close early if no slots are booked. The minimum age is 6, except for a weekly Saturday morning Kids and Kitties session open to all ages, and children under 13 must be with an adult. Snacks and merchandise are sold in the lounge, and events include yoga with cats, shy cat social hours and themed evenings.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Glastonbury, Connecticut · 33 mi / 53 km

Marcie's ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌⁠Angels Cat Cafe is a cafe and cat adoption lounge on Main Street in Glastonbury Center, southeast of Hartford. Named after owner Beth's late cat Marcie, it opened in August 2024 with the rescue Protectors of Animals; all lounge cats are adoptable through that group, and more than 200 have been adopted. The cafe serves coffee and baked goods from local vendors, sells cat-themed merchandise and looks into the lounge through large windows. The lounge has its own entrance and is open Wednesday to Sunday, while the cafe also opens on Monday and Tuesday mornings. Visits are 50-minute sessions for a per-person fee; booking is recommended and walk-ins are taken when there is space. Visitors must be at least 6, children under 13 need an adult, and each adult may bring two children. Cafe food and drink may be taken into the lounge. Events include tarot and yoga.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Torrington, Connecticut · 34 mi / 54 km

Perk ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​⁠and Paws Cat Cafe is a family-run cat cafe on Franklin Street in downtown Torrington, the first retail tenant of the Pennrose Riverfront Torrington mixed-use building. The cafe serves coffee from Great Minds Coffee Roasters, Harney & Sons teas and baked goods. Visitors book 50-minute sessions in the separate cat lounge, arriving a little early to check in on the cafe side and sign a waiver, and they wash their hands before and after the visit. All of the cats come from a local rescue partner and are adoptable, and an application can be filled out during the visit. The cafe is open Thursday to Sunday.

• Adoptable cats

Huntington, New York · 40 mi / 64 km

Catpurrccinos ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌⁠is a cat cafe on Main Street in Huntington Village on Long Island's North Shore. It opened in 2019 to support Feral to Family, the animal rescue behind it, and all of its cats are fosters waiting for adoption. A quick-service cafe at the front serves coffee, specialty lattes, tea and lunch. The cattery is entered through a vestibule and is set up like a large living room with chairs, benches, tables and TVs, plus a medical and isolation room and regular visits from a mobile vet. Entry to the cat room is a separate timed fee, and food bought at the counter can be taken in packaged to go. Walk-ins are welcome, but booking is advised on weekends, holidays and school breaks. Guests 13 and under need an adult. Adoptions go through the rescue, with checks and a home visit. Trivia and bingo nights are held.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended

Sayville, New York · 41 mi / 67 km

The ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​⁠Shabby Tabby Cat Cafe & Kitten Lounge is a cage-free cat cafe on West Main Street in downtown Sayville, on Long Island's South Shore. It opened in 2018 as Long Island's first cat cafe and moved to its current, larger space in 2021. More than 30 cats live in a large cat room, with a separate kitten lounge. Since 2024 the cats have come from the cafe's own rescue, Friends of Ollie, which takes cats from high-kill shelters, the streets and poor homes, and all are adoptable. Visits are paid by the hour or as an all-day pass, with a hot drink included. Walk-ins are welcome when there is room, though weekend booking is advised. There is no food on site, only drinks for sale. Children under 13 need an adult, and Thursday evenings are for guests 16 and up. Events include cat yoga, paint nights and drag bingo.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended