Murchim Blyukhera

Novosibirsk · 2.5 mi / 4.0 km

Murchim is a cat anticafe on the ground floor of Kommunisticheskaya Ulitsa 45 in central Novosibirsk, about 800 metres from Ploshchad Lenina metro station. Opened in 2016, it is the original branch of a two-cafe project whose cats are former strays or cats from difficult homes, all looking for new families; more than 600 have been adopted through the cafe. Visits are charged for the first hour and then by the minute, with tea and biscuits included, and guests may bring their own food and soft drinks. Booking is required at weekends. Slippers are provided, children under 14 must come with an adult, and the rules ask guests not to wake cats, hold them against their will or feed them anything except treats sold at the cafe. A separate small room with game consoles can be hired for birthdays and parties. A second Murchim is on Ulitsa Blyukhera.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking required

Barnaul, Altai Krai · 119 mi / 191 km

Nikomur is Barnaul's first cat cafe, an anticafe on the ground floor of Krasnoarmeyskiy Prospekt 108 near the Molodyozhnaya stop. Opened in 2018, it houses around 15 cats taken in from a shelter and selected for good health and a calm temperament; all are sterilised, vaccinated and up for adoption, and about 235 have found homes. The cafe has two rooms: one with tables, board games and the tea bar, and one with sofas, climbing frames and cat toys. Tickets are sold for one, two or three hours, with lower prices for children under 12, and include a drink and a sweets bar. Children under 12 must come with an adult. The cafe shows films on a projector, has a PlayStation, and runs workshops such as gingerbread painting, and it can be hired for parties.

• Adoptable cats

Kemerovo · 129 mi / 208 km

Plyushka is a cat anticafe in a semi-basement at Ulitsa 9 Yanvarya 12 in Kemerovo, near the Shkola No. 80 stop, and the only cat cafe in the city. Opened in August 2020 by the Kemerovo animal charity Za Zverushek, it is home to about 15 shelter cats chosen for their sociable temperament, mostly between three and five years old with a few seniors; all are sterilised and vaccinated, and any of them can be adopted. Visitors pay by the minute, with a lower rate after the first hour and a family tariff, and tea and biscuits are included. The cats have scratching posts, window niches and a separate room where they can retreat. Guests can read, play board games and give the cats treats, and the proceeds go towards the charity's shelter.

• Adoptable cats

Tomsk · 130 mi / 210 km

Stantsiya Mur (Purr Station) is a cat anticafe in the basement of Tverskaya Ulitsa 92 in Tomsk, at the corner with Ulitsa Kartashova and near the Kiyevskaya stop. It occupies the premises of Tomsk's first cat cafe, Cat Space, which opened here in 2017, and is home to a large group of well-kept cats. Visitors pay by the hour, with a slightly higher rate at weekends. Besides the cats, there is a separate games room with a PlayStation, a library, board games, air hockey and table tennis, and the cafe holds film nights and hosts birthday parties. Children under 7 must be closely supervised by parents, and children up to 12 must come with an adult. The cats tend to be most playful soon after opening.

Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo Oblast · 190 mi / 305 km

MyauCafe is a cat anticafe at Prospekt Metallurgov 56 in central Novokuznetsk, next to the Dvorets Sporta stop. Opened in 2022 by a local woman who started it with the help of state social contracts, it is home to about a dozen former stray cats, and around 70 have been adopted in its first three years; each cat is posted with its age and character when it is ready for a new home. Visitors pay for the time they spend, and an album at the cafe describes every cat and how to approach it. Guests can play board games or use a game console, and the cafe doubles as a creative studio, with paid workshops such as wood burning and figure painting and film screenings on a big screen surrounded by the cats. It is popular with families and for children's birthdays.

• Adoptable cats

Abakan, Khakassia · 354 mi / 569 km

Leopold is a cat anticafe combined with a pet shop in the basement of Ulitsa Torosova 8A in Abakan, near the Shkola No. 29 stop. Opened in September 2025, it is the only cat cafe in Abakan, and about 13 cats live in the space shared with the shop, where visitors can also see small animals such as rats, guinea pigs, parrots and snails. Guests pay for their time with the cats and can play board games, use the Wi-Fi and celebrate birthdays, when the cafe may be reserved for a few hours. Several cats have been adopted by visitors since the opening. The cafe is open every day.

• Adoptable cats