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Shanghai · 1.0 mi / 1.6 km

Chen ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌⁠Xiao Mao, earlier known as Xu Xiao Mao de Dian, is a small cat-themed cafe and bar inside the Changle Cun residential lanes off South Shaanxi Road in Huangpu, a short walk from South Shaanxi Road station. It has run for close to ten years under a Taiwanese owner. A few resident cats, former strays, wander the room and climb onto empty chairs; they are shy, and staff hand out treats so guests can win them over. It works as a coffee shop by day and a cocktail bar at night, with homemade cakes and cookies. The entrance is hard to find inside the lane, so calling ahead helps.

Shanghai · 1.2 mi / 1.9 km

Jiu ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​⁠Zhi Mao Xiaojie (Miss Nine Cats) is a cat cafe and cattery in Room 509B on the fifth floor of the Mingyuan Art Museum building at 1199 Middle Fuxing Road, part of the Mingyuan Century City complex in Xuhui, Shanghai. The room is fitted out with light wood furniture and plants, and the cats have a roomy, clean play area. Visitors can pet and feed the cats, which are quick to beg for snacks, and kittens are sold. Visits have cost about 109 yuan per person.

Shanghai · 1.6 mi / 2.5 km

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌​​⁠branch of the REDOLL cat cafe chain is on the sixth floor of the Cloud Nine (Longzhimeng) shopping mall on Changning Road, above Zhongshan Park station on Metro Lines 2, 3 and 4. REDOLL began as a cattery in 2014 and its cafes are stocked from its own CFA-registered breeding cattery, with breeds such as Maine Coon, Ragdoll, Golden Shaded British Shorthair, Devon Rex, Napoleon and Abyssinian. Visitors put on shoe covers and disinfect their hands, and an entry ticket covers time with the cats. Bead-art (pindou) crafts and cat merchandise are also on offer. Cats are sold here, after staff check the buyer's home and experience.

Shanghai · 1.9 mi / 3.0 km

MOCHA ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​⁠is a cat cafe in a four-storey old lane house inside Tianzifang, Huangpu, entered from the back door of 20 Lane 248 Taikang Road, across from exit 1 of Dapuqiao station on Line 9. Each floor has a differently themed room, with manga, a board game area and Switch consoles on the third floor. The many resident cats gather for a daily group feeding that draws a crowd. Visitors put on shoe covers, disinfect their hands and pay by time spent, with self-serve drinks and freeze-dried cat treats included; weekday deals are offered.

Shanghai · 2.0 mi / 3.2 km

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​⁠Changning branch of MOCHA, a cat cafe chain that began in Japan, is at 118 Anshun Road on the corner of Kaixuan Road in Changning District, Shanghai. It spreads over two floors with around 20 to 30 cats, many of them pedigree breeds such as Ragdolls and American Shorthairs. Staff explain the rules at the door, and visitors disinfect their hands and put on shoe covers. Drinks from the drinks room are free, and freeze-dried treats and canned food can be bought to feed the cats. Upstairs a room has Nintendo Switch consoles, board games and manga. Only visitors of junior-high-school age and older are admitted.

Shanghai · 2.1 mi / 3.4 km

This ⁠‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​⁠REDOLL cat cafe is on the sixth floor of Building C of the Shanghai No. 1 Department Store at 800 Nanjing East Road, near People's Square in Huangpu. REDOLL is a CFA-registered cattery, and the cafe keeps more than 50 of its pedigree cats, each with a health record covering vaccinations and temperament. Visitors put on shoe covers and spray their hands with disinfectant before going in. Cats and cat merchandise are sold, and staff ask about a buyer's home and experience with cats before a sale. Visits have cost about 85 yuan per person.