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Yoshkar Ola, Mari El · 76 mi / 123 km

Zoki is a cat cafe on Pervomayskaya Street in Yoshkar-Ola, near the Rynok stop, and the second branch of the Zoki cat cafe from Kirov. It combines a cafe serving coffee, bubble waffles, ice cream, porridge and desserts with a separate paid room where many free-roaming cats live. Staff give visitors a short tour of the cat room and introduce the cats. Some cats are permanent residents, while others are rescues looking for new homes and can be adopted. The cafe runs a busy programme of craft workshops for children and adults, with entry to the cat room included in most of them, as well as games and themed events, and it can be hired for birthday parties, anniversaries and other celebrations. It is open every day.

• Adoptable cats

Cheboksary, Chuvashia · 77 mi / 123 km

Koty-Kruty (Cats Are Cool) is a cat anticafe on Yarmarochnaya Street in central Cheboksary, a few minutes' walk from the Gostinitsa Rossiya stop. Opened in 2019, it is home to about 25 cats of different characters, and visitors can adopt one in agreement with its curator. Guests pay for the first hour and then by the minute, with lower rates for children and students, and unlimited tea, coffee, cocoa, biscuits and sweets are included. There are plenty of board games as well as PlayStation and Xbox consoles, and visitors may bring their own food. The owner and administrators explain the rules and tell guests about the cats. The space also hosts events such as back-health exercise classes with the cats around, and it can be booked for birthdays. It is open every day.

• Adoptable cats

Ulyanovsk · 105 mi / 170 km

Tyoply Kot (Warm Cat) is a cat time cafe on Mira Street in central Ulyanovsk, close to the Tsentrobank stop. Opened in March 2018 as the first cat cafe in the city, it combines a cafe, an art space and a home for rescued cats, which visitors can adopt; dozens have already found new families. Guests pay by the minute, with a higher rate at weekends, and coffee, tea, cocoa and biscuits, board games, a PlayStation and Wi-Fi are included. The space doubles as a coworking spot with day passes for people who want to work among the cats. Drawing and painting workshops for adults and children from age five are held several times a week, and the cafe can be hired for parties. Visitors can also sponsor a cat. It has a ramp and is open every day.

• Adoptable cats

Izhevsk, Udmurtia · 172 mi / 276 km

Kotofeynya is a rescue cat cafe on Militsionnaya Street in central Izhevsk, a few minutes' walk from the DK Aksion stop. It is a small space where many cats rescued from the street live while waiting for new families, and visitors can apply to adopt them after a conversation with the staff about how the cat will be kept. The owners keep separate quarantine areas for new and recovering cats, and the cats have plenty of beds, toys and even a small balcony. On arrival guests wash their hands, change their shoes and are told the house rules; children are expected to treat the cats gently. Visitors may bring food or toys for the cats as gifts, after checking with the staff what is suitable. The cafe is open from Wednesday to Sunday.

• Adoptable cats

Samara · 183 mi / 295 km

More Kotikov (Sea of Kitties) is a cat cafe on Dybenko Street in Samara, about ten minutes on foot from the Sportivnaya stop. Opened at the end of 2025, it has a calm, modern interior where a group of friendly resident cats roam freely among the guests. Visits are charged by the hour, with separate weekday and weekend rates, and tea, coffee, biscuits and sweets are included. Board games, toys and books for all ages are available, which makes it suitable for families with small children. Cat treats are sold on site for visitors to offer the cats, and staff introduce the cats and explain how to approach them. The cafe is closed on Mondays and open in the afternoons for the rest of the week.

Samara · 184 mi / 296 km

Chukotka is a two-storey cat cafe on Molodogvardeyskaya Street in central Samara, entered through the archway into the courtyard, a few minutes from the Molodogvardeyskaya stop. Opened in 2018, it is home to around fifty shelter cats, which act as a temporary home for animals without owners; visitors can adopt a cat they bond with. It runs as an anticafe with a sliding hourly rate that drops after the first hour and per-minute charging after that. Tea, coffee and biscuits, Wi-Fi, books, board games, art-therapy albums and a PlayStation 3 are included, and guests may bring their own food or order delivery. A children's corner and free cat-care lessons for children are offered, and staff explain the rules on arrival, including leaving cats with red collars alone. Booking is recommended at weekends, and the cafe can be hired for birthdays.

• Adoptable cats
• Booking recommended